Cooking: It's in the Presentation

Cooking can be addictive. However, there are some people out there that have an aversion to it. It can be simple or extremely complex, and half the time it's both. But I'll give you a secret, if you follow a recipe you're going to make a fabulous meal. Now if you're going try something new, maybe to your family or to a group of friends you'll need to know a few things about presentation.

There is a great difference between how a meal taste and the perception of 'how a meal tastes.' Think of all those expensive restaurants that you have never been to, or maybe you have who am I to judge, it takes forever to get your meal. The longer you wait the better your food taste, or so you think. The next thing you will notice is how beautiful it will look when it comes out. Some would say sculptural foods taste better, but I've been to many restaurants that the food is not elaborate but still well presented that taste wonderful. I mean come on which would you rather eat a bag full of individually wrapped food or a perfect Eggplant Parmesan with a crisp, season batter laid on a bed of angel hair pasta with a garnish of fresh basil. (Can you tell I used to write menus?) The eggplant will win hands down every time. Even People who hate eggplant will try it, if it's presented correctly.