A great plate doesn’t appear by chance.
It comes together. Step by step.You begin by asking:
- what do you want to show
- who’s the main element
- how the GDC (define each role clearly!) will look
Now —
how to assemble it so it holds.Steps that make the presentation a system:
Concept Think through who’s the king and why.
Don’t plate until you’ve decided.
Sketch Draw a layout. Not a design — blocks. Squares.
Where’s the King? The Support? The Compliment?
Mock-up Test with real ingredients and real plates.
Remove everything in the way. Check: is the king still visible?
Execution Only what’s tested goes on the menu.
Not “kinda pretty,” but repeatable. In real kitchen speed.