You’ve just made the most phenomenal dinner for some pretty phenomenal guests. All it needs is some garnish ideas for the final flourish – a sprig of parsley or a few mint leaves, right? Wrong.
You want to make your diners gasp with amazement, you want your table to look like a fin de siècle banquet, you want sumptuous creativity, and extravagance is key. Decorate your platter with a piece of ephemeral art.
These stunning carvings made out of foodstuff will only last for one meal, and take a talented sculptor to create. Dish up pure elegance by whittling away the hours at a large root vegetable, or do what we always do – hire a consummate professional to create a work of genius that wouldn’t have looked out of place on an emperor’s dinner table.
Sculptural garnish ideas
Play squash
Not exactly a garnish but a lot of fun, place this carved squash in the centre of your holiday table for a bizarre and beguiling centrepiece.
Piña envy
If these pineapple garnishes look too big for your cocktail, maybe your cocktail isn’t the right size.
Flesh and bud
Sculpt your watermelon into a floral tribute that pips the competition.
Beets me
Harness some flower power and catapult yourself into higher circles.
Fix your leek
Turn your spring onion into a celebratory tassel that's the perfect companion for your Bloody Mary.
Twisting your melons
Rose to the occasion with a game old Galia.
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