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Martha Stewart goes to prison (Reply to this comment)
by cdolcourt
You know why people are glad Martha Stewart in trouble? Because she is so pretentious. Now, when I read your recommendations, I hear this nagging voice in my head (no, I don't need medication, not that kind of voice) that says "and now we take our beautiful filet of fish and place it on a beautiful plate decorated by our beautiful bed of greens and surround it with Balsamic vinegar and wild dandelion buds imported from Venezuela"
Here's the thing: you plan to eat this, right? You plan to, after assembling this masterful creation, sit down, stick a fork into it, chew, swallow, and digest this cornucopia of flavors, colors and shapes? Thus, after all the time spent plating, it will all be undone in 5 seconds, after the first bite. So, make it look nice, but you dont need to make presentation your main goal: that's for sushi restaurants creating the plastic versions of their menus for display. If it tastes bad, all the presentation won't be useful. It's dinner. In all likelihood you are not cooking for some bigwig, and if you are, hire it out to someone else so you can concentrate on entertaining.
Oh, and I prefer Wustof Trident over Global. Heavier, easier to maintain an edge as Global puts on a slightly different edge (they claim) making honing a bit more difficult.
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Aug 09 '02
12:25 am PDT
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Thanks (Reply to this comment)
by marrone
Thanks!
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Jan 30 '01
10:27 am PST
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Great tips! (Reply to this comment)
by NFP
Now all I have to do is figure out an easy form to give height to my inimitable 153rd version of my macaroni and cheese supreme.
Just kidding, but only partially. Your review does give one pause to consider what one could do with a little patience, imagination and forethought, regardless of one's culinary credentials.
Bravo.
nick
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Jan 28 '01
11:22 pm PST
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