Pick a plate that is big enough to handle all your food but not too big to make it look lost. Got small food? Use small plates, or try a bowl instead. Don’t overload. Square plates make sense ...

The art of arranging food, known as plating, has entered a freewheeling ... Soon, stacking up the components of a dish on square or rectangular plates and decorating them with colorful dots ...

The food historian and writer will open the festival which is set to attract an estimated 5,000 visitors over the weekend of June 7. Mr Sitwell added: "'A square plate is at odds with nature ...

During the last few months countless food photos arrived at the ... serve the sauce on the side in a fun shaped plate like the easy-to-find modern Japanese square plates used for dipping sauces.

food tastes better when it looks good. With that in mind, fine dining chefs must approach plating as art. They strive for perfectly prepared food presented with a “wow” factor on the plate.

But you don't have to be a professional chef to master plating techniques — Chef Shahir let us in on the secrets to taking your food from good to great with a little added visual appeal.