Many people who love interior design also love cooking - and why not, the kitchen is the heart of the home, after all!   Have you ever thought about the "Jeuje" in cuisine?    And the many palettes of food plating?

I was so impressed with the amazing food creations I saw being made before my eyes on Dessert Masters, that it made me wonder what it was that was impressing me. What was the 'jeuje'?   Some of the desserts were not only masterpieces of taste, they were also masterpieces of design, and that's why we "eat with our eyes".

 

Chocolate, Yellow and Pink Palettes

Just look at the luscious  'Dessert Trolley' by contestant 'Cake Boi'.   What "jeuje" did he use?

Dessert Masttrs'Cake Boi dessertttrolley- yellow, pink and chocolate palettes

Well, for a start, look at the vibrant  flowers he added to his dessert tray, which smartly added even more depth of colour than the chef could add to his serving, and evokes the vintage cake trolleys of yesteryear.  And  look at the colour palette in his incredible creation. What do those colours evoke to you?  (And note, how few of them are neutrals).  This palette is bold, inviting and exciting, with its pops of warm yellows, while adding both soft and bold pink. The soft pink for everyone instantly spells 'sweet'. The hot pink also gave it sass.  The backdrop of chocolate is 'grounding', giving rich earthiness in all the right ways.

Can you imagine a room, using these colours?

 

 

Delicate Yellow Palettes

Dessert Masters episode 1 coconut dish
Dessert Masters' Episode 1 jeujed coconut masterpiece, showing the power of soft yellow palettes and jeuje

 Then there's this masterpiece made of coconuts, which also 'sung' with its gentle use of the colour yellow, elevating the dish and saving it from invisibility as the coconut is floating in a dish of 'barely there' neutrals (the tapioca).  To give the finishing touch - and flair- to his dish, the design of its shape was artistic. So fragile,so light, so magical.  The chef kept his colour palette soft, emphasising its delicacy and purity.  Again, have a look at the colour palette, because the subtle addition of the light yellows to the neutrals, as well as its 'fine dining' plating and topping,  gave it a "jeuje". 

How would you score each contestant's dish, for the 'jeuje' factor?

Write to us and let us know!
 

In case you missed it, here's the link, so you can enjoy it for yourself. 

https://10play.com.au/dessert-masters/episodes/season-1/episode-1/tpv231109ekwbn