Duck, Truffled Mushrooms, Pumpkin Puree, Zucchini

by bertgrozhen

3 Comments

  1. bertgrozhen

    The pumpkin puree made just so I can try the spoon spread thing. I considered putting the Duck onto it, but I feel like it would’ve just covered it anyway.

    Could’ve used herbs to decorate but didn’t have any.

    Carrots lost their colour (tips appreciated) when I blanched them. They were supposed to be a nice deep rich purple and bright orange.

    Cooked mushrooms, pureed and added truffle oil and cream. Pumpkin has some acidity added.

  2. Thin_Locksmith6805

    What is your technique with the puree? Made a butternut squash/pumpkin puree for Thanksgiving as a “shot” during dinner. It came out too thick, strained it, and added more stock. Nice dish! Bon Appetit!

  3. cash_grass_or_ass

    the pumpkin smear is too far away from the rest of the food, and it’s drawing attention to the negative space in the center of the plate. if i were plating it, i would move the puree close to the center, and just off center by an inch. also the rest of the food i would move 1 inch closer to the center.

    it’s perfectly ok to put food on or adjacent to puree smears. in fact that’s what most chefs do to increase synergy. i would go as far as to say putting a puree smear arbitrarily on the other side of the plate is bad plating design. it’s using the puree for the sake of using a puree, and offers little value to the overall aesthetic. having nothing but white space arguably would be a better design choice than to have a smear isolated from the rest of the dish.

    other than that, everything else looks great and professional level.

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