Dishing with Style

Rori Trovato is the not-so-secret ingredient behind scores of major cookbooks--including Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa books. As one of today's top food stylists, it's Rori's job to make dishes look their best for the camera--and for the eyes of food lovers. Rori is also a fabulous cook, and she has packed Dishing with Style with recipes for delicious main courses, side dishes, drinks, and desserts--from bloody marys you can eat with a spoon to elegant and easy chocolate pots de creme. For each recipe, Rori gives at least two ideas for making the dish look good enough to grace the cover of a fine cookbook--to say nothing of a tabletop at your next party. From tricks of the food stylist's trade to simple tips for everything from tossing the perfect salad and cutting a flawless slice of cake to ladling soup into a bowl without splashing, Dishing with Style is filled with ingenious advice and spectacular photos every home cook and entertainer is hungry for.