Buttermilk + olive oil chiffon, milk chocolate + blood orange mousse, buttermilk ice cream, raspberry + blood orange gel, raspberry milk crumb, milk chocolate pearls
Last dessert of 2025, loosely inspired by the NYE ball drop in NYC. More of a “messy” plating than I normally do, but I’m trying to expand my repertoire.
Thank you to every person who left a comment on any of my posts this year. Still trying to find my personal plating style, but your critiques have helped me move in the right direction.
by bcr0
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As a chef I always assume everyone else in this sub are also chefs working in a professional kitchen. It always throws me when I see something as fabulous as this and then swipe to see a cute apartment or even better a cat! I love this sub.
Great job! Very well done
Yes, yes, yes, yes! Love both platings, the inspiration and your cat is sooo cute!!! Cheers Chef!
The first plate is a little scruffy but very appealing. Like something you’d get at a really good 1 star place that’s not aiming to do haute cuisine. The fact that it’s so densely plated makes it exciting, like digging around for treasure in a forest.
The second one is a big no for me, although it’s work most would/should be proud of. It’s fallen into the culinary uncanny valley whereby it’s too try-hard to get away with being messy, but not pristine enough to achieve what it’s aiming for. It looks cramped, the raspberries lack gloss, and everything lacks a little precision.
Looking back over some of your previous posts, I think the dry fruit surface thing is a consistent (but not ubiquitous) fault in your dishes. Dull surfaces rarely look good. The classic French solution is to brush things down with either sugar syrup or a weak apricot glaze, but in many contexts a little oil also works well. As an exercise in comparison, look at the mandarin segments from a month ago (dull) vs the pear 2 months ago (shiny) vs the blueberries 3 months ago (dull) vs the plum and strawberry (both shiny), both 4 months ago. Teeny tiny step that makes a dish look better.
This is beautiful. Do you have any advice for how to get into more advanced plating techniques?
Even with this new style, I could still tell it was made by you before I saw your username. I’m a huge fan of your work. Super distinct and really inspiring.
Did you just discover how to make crumbles and powders?
Looks great!
HAPPY NEWYEAR EVERYBODY!
thank you as always for showing your station, adds so much to each post. Happy New Year! 🎆
this is so fun and festive!! looks delicious
Wow, it looks and sounds delicious!
This is so cute and festive. I love everything about it! Well done
You don’t fucking miss. Your playing inspires me.
Brilliant! I love every component of this dish and can practically taste it through the monitor! Well done!
Thank you for showing your set up and adding cat tax. The desserts look awesome