Comments on: How do cafes present and decorate macaroni and cheese? http://www.cafetropedc.com/cafes/how-do-cafes-present-and-decorate-macaroni-and-cheese Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:09:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JellyBean Bri http://www.cafetropedc.com/cafes/how-do-cafes-present-and-decorate-macaroni-and-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-4 JellyBean Bri Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:13:59 +0000 http://www.cafetropedc.com/cafes/how-do-cafes-present-and-decorate-macaroni-and-cheese#comment-4 do you mean like when you go to a resturant and the food comes kind of present? if so i would put the mac very very neatly in the middle of the plate and dust with paprika or cayne pepper aount the plate and a little of top of the mac and cheese and add a bit if pasley somewhere on the side of the mac and cheese<br><b>References : </b><br> do you mean like when you go to a resturant and the food comes kind of present? if so i would put the mac very very neatly in the middle of the plate and dust with paprika or cayne pepper aount the plate and a little of top of the mac and cheese and add a bit if pasley somewhere on the side of the mac and cheese
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]]> By: Fat Mack http://www.cafetropedc.com/cafes/how-do-cafes-present-and-decorate-macaroni-and-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-3 Fat Mack Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:33:59 +0000 http://www.cafetropedc.com/cafes/how-do-cafes-present-and-decorate-macaroni-and-cheese#comment-3 The most common presentation of macaroni and cheese I have seen is on a steam table in a serving line. Sometimes crumbs and extra cheese have been sprinkled over the top and the pan broiled briefly to create an attractive (and tasty!) crust. When the diner indicates that he wants a serving, the server uses a wide spatula (the utensil used to turn pancakes over; British "fish slice") to slice out a relatively square portion, scoop it up, and deposit it on the diner's plate/tray. In that presentation, any runniness to the macaroni & cheese is undesirable. The other presentation I have seen is in table-service (where the waiter brings each diner's filled plate to the table). The macaroni and cheese is in a heap, much as plain pasta would be, and a small amount of runniness is desirable. As for decoration: A nice dusting of bright red paprika is well-received on either presentation. I have seen slices of pimiento used atop the steam-line presentation to wonderful effect (for maximum color, add them after the pan is removed from the broiler). For table-service, a slice or two of bright-red tomato placed beside the macaroni and cheese not only catches the eye, it is also a delicious complement. For decoration that will remain on the steam-table, you could make some fancy cuts of red and green bell peppers and arrange them around the border of the macaroni and cheese pan, or maybe plant a palm tree (carrot trunk and green bell pepper foliage -- any spud-coxswain knows the trick) in the middle of the macaroni and cheese desert.<br><b>References : </b><br> The most common presentation of macaroni and cheese I have seen is on a steam table in a serving line. Sometimes crumbs and extra cheese have been sprinkled over the top and the pan broiled briefly to create an attractive (and tasty!) crust. When the diner indicates that he wants a serving, the server uses a wide spatula (the utensil used to turn pancakes over; British "fish slice") to slice out a relatively square portion, scoop it up, and deposit it on the diner’s plate/tray. In that presentation, any runniness to the macaroni & cheese is undesirable.

The other presentation I have seen is in table-service (where the waiter brings each diner’s filled plate to the table). The macaroni and cheese is in a heap, much as plain pasta would be, and a small amount of runniness is desirable.

As for decoration: A nice dusting of bright red paprika is well-received on either presentation. I have seen slices of pimiento used atop the steam-line presentation to wonderful effect (for maximum color, add them after the pan is removed from the broiler). For table-service, a slice or two of bright-red tomato placed beside the macaroni and cheese not only catches the eye, it is also a delicious complement.

For decoration that will remain on the steam-table, you could make some fancy cuts of red and green bell peppers and arrange them around the border of the macaroni and cheese pan, or maybe plant a palm tree (carrot trunk and green bell pepper foliage — any spud-coxswain knows the trick) in the middle of the macaroni and cheese desert.
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