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food styling

food styling noun: the act of arranging food to make it appear attractive.

food styling: the act of arranging food to make it appear attractive
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Noun

food styling (uncountable)

  1. The act of arranging food to make it appear attractive.
    • Food styling is not exactly catering, but is an artistic niche you may consider.1994 March, George Erdosh, “Types of catering”, in Start and Run a Profitable Catering Business: From Thyme to Timing: Your Step-by-Step Business Plan (Self-Counsel Business Series), North Vancouver...
    • The combination of being an artsy girl and having a solid background in food, including food chemistry, nutrition, and presentation, made me a natural in the world of food styling.2008, Linda Bellingham, “About the Authors”, in Linda Bellingham, Jean Ann Bybee, Brad G. Rogers, Food Styling for Photographers: A Guide to Creating Your Own Appetizing Art, Burlington, Mass....

Forms of food styling

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Questions about food styling

What does food styling mean?
Food styling means the act of arranging food to make it appear attractive.
What part of speech is food styling?
Food styling is a noun.

Words near food styling in the dictionary

  1. food stamps
  2. food steamer
  3. food steamers
  4. food street
  5. food streets
  6. food styling
  7. food stylist
  8. food stylists
  9. food supplement
  10. food supplements
  11. food swamp

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