The Difference Food Presentation Makes to Your Dinner | Caiger & Co.

When you plan the food for an event you’re hosting, you might find yourself thinking about several different elements. Above all, you want food that tastes good, but food that looks good is essential too. Thoughtful and attractive food presentation has a number of excellent benefits, some with interesting psychological reasons behind them. 

Some people might think that fiddly food presentation is a waste of time and that it doesn’t really matter what it looks like. However, when you’re choosing a bespoke caterer, it’s worthwhile to choose one that will present your menu in a way that suits your event.

Create a feast for the eyes with great food plating

Food served at any event should impress the guests. You want people to be amazed by what you have to offer and be enthusiastic about tucking into their food. Offering them something visually exciting creates a talking point, ensuring that your menu is impressive straight away. It adds to the atmosphere and the overall look and feel of your event. The food you serve should make people want to start eating as soon as they can, while at the same time making them a little reluctant to ruin their pretty plate. 

A good-looking plate makes your food taste better

The right food presentation doesn’t just make your menu visually interesting. It could actually make your food taste better. Other senses can affect how we taste things, including smell and sight. A well-presented plate of food can tell our minds that what’s on it is going to taste great. 

Almost everyone has been reluctant to eat something because it doesn’t look so good, and we’re all familiar with eating food that tastes as good as it looks. 

Sometimes you can almost taste what you’re about to eat, especially if it smells great too. And it’s not just theory either – behavioural studies have shown that people think pretty food tastes better. Definitely something to consider for your next dining experience!

Enhance the theme of your event with how you plate food

Good presentation of your food can play an important role in enhancing your dinner party, wedding breakfast or corporate event. If you’re hosting an informal dinner and your food presentation is fussy, with portions on the small side, it probably won’t be what your guests are expecting. 

A formal event should have formal plates, although it can still be playful and creative too. Going for a rustic theme for your event? A hog roast would be a fantastic way to present your food – no need for delicate presentation when you can go for the wow-factor and social sharing.

Encourage people to take their time

Presenting your food properly using plating tools helps people to be more mindful when they’re eating. They’ll take things slowly and enjoy each bite, instead of rushing to finish. Including edible garnishes like edible flowers can really draw attention to the detail of your event as well as being pleasing to the taste buds.



The right food presentation will also encourage people to combine all the flavours you’re offering.

Each flavour on a plate should be chosen to complement the others, but your guests won’t get the benefit of all of them if the food isn’t presented to them in the best way.

Choose a good catering company to do it for you

Still not sure how to go about it? Food presentation can be tricky to get right, so why not hire an experienced expert to help you? A good catering team can help with the plating process, using practised plating techniques to meet the first class standards that your guests might expect.

Choosing the right caterer for your event can potentially save your menu (no matter how good the food itself tastes!) from disappointing presentations, and thus, guaranteeing your event a success.

Caiger & Co. Bespoke Catering | London

Want to see some of our food presentations? Check out our gallery to see what we can do. Caiger & Co. are a bespoke catering company based in London, so if you’re looking for bespoke menus, buffets, drinks, and even event organisation, reach out to us to see how we can help you specifically.

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