India Today – August 13, 2018

INDIA TODAY SPICE 18 AUGUST 2018

Put your best fork forward

as you eat food that reflects

fine design

DESIGN

COVER STORY I FOOD

The ARTOf

PLATES

as you eat food that reflects

fine design

Put your best fork forward

as you eat food that reflects

Photographs by RAJWANT RAWAT

W

hat is a plate if not

a canvas, the chef as

artist using imagi-

nary strokes of genius to paint

a dish that may not always

be pretty but is provocative for

sure. As dishes get more and

more complex, the plating gets

simpler in an attempt to bal-

ance the frenzy in the food. The

diner is no longer seen as a

passive consumer of a dish; he

is someone who likes to be chal-

lenged in terms of taste, texture

and even presentation. Chef

Abhishek Gupta, 33, from The

Leela Ambience, Gurugram,

is a chef who likes putting

thought-provoking concepts on

a plate. His dishes are mostly

inspired by nature and art. He

tells India Today Spice why

plating is important and how

food design has changed

down the ages.

FISHY TALES
This fish dish by
Chef Abhishek
is placed on a
live fish bowl for
design effect