Inspiration and Information for your Tabletop

Nothing brings dinnerware to life like the holidays. In this November 2012 Deep Plate exercise, we enjoy holiday platings with chef Elizabeth Buckingham of Kitchen Table Cooking School in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

This series from Eric Stein was created for the March 2011 Deep Plate exercise while Stein was the Wellness Chef at Enlightened Flavors and Johnson & Wales University in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. 

Executive Pastry Chef of the Piedmont Drivng Club in Atlanta, Georgia, Natasha Capper, created this stunning dessert plate for the May 2012 Deep Plate exercise.

This stunning poached pear Sundae was created by Pastry Chef Jason Reaves as part of the October 2009 Deep Plate exercise.

Thomas Allen of the Cook Street School of Fine Cooking in Denver, Colorado shows a cone-inspired dessert in this Deep Plate exercise that was originally published in October 2009.

S'mores are a campfire tradition that is usually better when kept simple, but in this Deep Plate exercise from August 2009, we found a way to make them better.

This Deep Plate Challenge between Keith Lord and Tom Jankovich originally took place in July of 2009. Take a look at these extravagant platings from both chefs.

The Reaves' Peanut Butter Cup was created by Pastry Chef Jason Reaves as part of the June 2009 Deep Plate exercise.

This Deep Plate Spotlight from 2009 is on Chris Ivens-Brown, Vice President of Culinary Development and Corporate Executive Chef at Eurest Dining Services.