Food as Art

With reports surfacing that food purchases are lagging in a number of areas, it might behoove us to find alternate uses for our foods. Or, as Monty Python would say: “And now for something completely different.”

Since many chefs consider food an art, why not real art? Does anyone remember the calendars sent out by the company formerly known as Warner Jenkinson with landscapes featuring ice cream Alps and actual waves of grain? Well, here are similar scenes by photographer Carl Warner. Or, if you’re a carnivore, Meatscapes by Nicolas Lampert.  Or perhaps, you’re into more traditional work, like Picasso by way of peas by Ju Duoqi, or the Mona Lasagna by Prudence Emma Staite?

Have fun, and a safe and sane April Fools’ Day.

—Lynn A. Kuntz