There are some people live to eat. For them, food is the ultimate pleasure. Food is a billion dollar business sector which caters from simple street food to highly expensive five star gourmet spread. It is no wonder that food industry is an intricately planned industry with inputs in food preparations, secret recipes, interior decorations, architecture or even fashion. One of the major arenas of food industry is Food Art.
Food art is presentation of food items in a creative artistic manner. Skilled artwork is involved with carving and sculpting of fruits, cakes, vegetables or any kind of food item. Salads, cakes, muffins are presented with spectacular food art presentation. Often entire pictorial depictions are created using fruits and vegetables. Exotic salads, elaborate beautiful cakes even magnificent center pieces of party tables are created. Each such piece is a work of art. Just as a sculpture or painter creates their masterpiece, similarly food art designers meticulously plan and create their food art pieces.
Food art designers are in great demand as their show pieces are often used in promotional events like fashion shows, galas, movie premier or any other glamorous occasion. They are center pieces for fine dining and add glamor to the event. Though food design cannot be a permanent art feature yet there is intense creativity and art involved. The creators of food art have great eye for detail and color combinations.
Some fabulous food design samples by experienced designers for inspiration are as:
