Raspberry bavarois, tried out two different plating styles in terms of raspberry coulis/ puree, now need to pick one but I really can't decide, help is very much needed and will be well appreciated 🥲 TIA 🙂

by systematic-paragon2

26 Comments

  1. BostonFartMachine on

    None.

    That smear is useless and ugly AF.

    The teardrop swoop is played out and your technique could really use some practice.

    A simple heavy puddle in the middle with the bavarois on top is all you need.

  2. Sterling_-_Archer on

    This looks like my girl’s tampon came out on the floor of a yacht

    Just do some in the center and let the negative space work for you. The smear looks awful

  3. LobsterInYakuze-2113 on

    B! And get yourself a rotating cake turntable. This way you move the plate rather then your hand giving you a better finish.

  4. I think A looks better, but I would prefer to eat B. I don’t hate the smear like many here, but I’d be super irritated if I had a bunch of thinly spread sauce all over the plate that I couldn’t even get a bit of onto my dessert.

  5. I don’t particularly like brushes, it doesn’t add flavour and can’t be scooped up. Option B looks better if you thicken up the sauce (with some xanthan for example) so it’s more regular. Otherwise i’d keep option B without the drop or replacing it with 3 dots of different sizes

  6. I’m just a consumer, but I eat with my eyes and I think 3 looks the prettiest. 4 looks too much like what everyone’s been doing for the last few years to make things look fancy. Although I do understand everyone’s concerned about the amount of sauce you’d get with 3 so maybe a good bit of sauce underneath or maybe instead of the brush, a thicker sauce on the plate with an indented swirl with a spoon or something 🤷🏾‍♀️

  7. As a normal person and not a food art expert I like A. It gives me coral vibes which I think goes well with the green coral like thing in the desert.

  8. Certain-Entry-4415 on

    French pastry chief here.
    Well none, it look very un profesional.
    For thé plating leave the sauce. Use a mold for gelatine. To have something clean to put your dessert on.
    Put your chocolaté learn on top of your dessert to hide your dessert.
    Ask the service ti pour your sauce directly in your dessert

  9. CandidateAccording60 on

    I wouldn’t do any of those

    What I would do a feeler as a barrier for the souce and make a mirror on the bottom you can decorate with litle pearls of fake caviar

  10. Beyond aesthetics, think about actually eating the dish.

    Yeah, yeah, I know “you eat with your eyes first”, but the lasting impression is mainly from actually eating with your mouth imo.

    Think about how the dish will be consumed. Structure your plate around that process. Everything should follow that.

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