Fandango Catering Offers 5 Fast Garnishes to Make Your Food Tres Chic

After weeks of work and meetings we finally chose our 2012 garnishes for serving pieces--some modern, some traditional.  While we can't give away the company secrets, today we offer 5 fast garnishes that most people can do to make their serving pieces tres chic at their parties and events.

Champagne grapes--So cute and fun with their small size, and the lavendar-to-purple color sets off many different colors of food.  For an of-the-moment look, don't center the grapes but put them in a corner of a square, rectangular, rounded corner, leaf-shaped or fan-shaped serving piece and arrange the food in horizontal or vertical rows or a diagonal.  We've been fans of champagne grapes since our NYC days, when we bought them at Balducci's.

Long chive strands--Lay two or three long chive strands, crossed, in the center or corner of a serving piece, with the food arranged in horizontal, vertical, or diagonal rows.

Two decorative chopsticks--Laid diagonally across the center of a serving piece, especially with Asian-inspired food spread out geometrically on either side of the chopsticks.  Ceramic chopsticks are cool; our favorite colors are black, blue and white, and red, even gold.

One rather LARGE orchid, bougainvillea, or gerbera daisy bloom--Lay on a serving piece or passing tray off center or in a corner.

Baby Vegetables from the farmer's market--Raw and laid out in a little triangle at the top, bottom, or corner of a serving piece, put tiny carrots with their stalks, tiny eggplants or radishes, very tiny tomatoes...You don't have to do anything but wash and arrange them, then put the food below the baby vegetable triangle in horizontal or vertical rows, or center the baby vegetables and radiate out the food in rows from that (or around it if using skewers).

Tres chic and easy.

Warmly,

Kristina

Fandango Catering and Events
(713) 522-0077
www.fandango-catering.com