So I often get comments on presentation of food, and how great it looks ... while I would love to tell you that it is super hard to make food look restaurant quality at home ... that would be a lie. Today however, I'm going to dispel the myth and teach you what makes Shell's photographs look so good.
First thing you need to do is pick your base. This is usually a starch (think mashed potatoes or pasta), although sometimes it can be a veggie, and should be something that doesn't flatten out. For this dinner, I am using batter bread as the base. Center it on the plate so that you can build around it.
After you lay down the base, start building your layer. When using a vegetable such as the greens I used here feel free to hang it off the side of the base, if you're using a solid vegetable like this like asparagus or broccolini just build it up like a wall off to one side of the base.
Next, get ready to lay down your protein. In this case I'm using a solid protein (think: steak, pork chop, chicken breast) but there are other ways to accomplish this if you have a non-solid protein (think: cuban roasted pork) I'll share those in a later iteration of Presentation School. For the solid protein, lay it down mostly off of the base, in the opposite direction of the veggie layer.
Finally, if you have anything you're topping your dish with, in this case sauteed shiitake mushrooms but it could be something like a sauce or a salsa, go ahead and put that on top. For a sauce, pour it over the middle so that it spreads evenly around the dish. At this point present, enjoy the photographic moment and enjoy!
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