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FEATURE | F&B TRENDS 24 MAR-APR 2018 MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS • MCMAG-ASIA.COM Food Does Not Need to be Boring 10. Wow presentation How do you get people talking about your food? Get creative with your plating and presentation. Try adding layer and texture to your food, experimenting with interesting dishes and utensils, or reconstructing traditional food. According to My Private Chef, event planners are using food presentation to impress their guests. Be it canapés, live stations, or the signature drink, clients want to see "a stronger branding and corporate image with the F&B elements for our events," says Crystal Chua, director, My Private Chef Pte Ltd. 11. Edible gold Gold might be eye-catching and even ostentatious, it does not have any taste. If you want to want to add blink to your dish, make sure it is 24 karat gold so it is unadulterated by toxic heavy metals. 12. Miniature food Consumers like kawaii food – almost too cute to eat. You can shrink almost any everyday food, from fried chicken to cola bottles. Mini-meals can help boost metabolism and keep the consumer full longer. 13. 3D Printed food In 2013, Beehex revolutionised the food industry with its NASA-funded 3D food printer that could print 3D pizzas with edible ingredients. Today, applications for 3D food printers continue to evolve and excite consumers. "...clients want to see a stronger branding and corporate image with the F&B elements for our events." CRYSTAL CHUA, DIRECTOR, MY PRIVATE CHEF PTE LTD 14. Lighter desserts, less is more When it comes to dessert trends, Thea Tan, co-founder, Once Upon a Table Pte Ltd said, "There is a craving for simplicity in avours and some familiarity after a year of unicorn and rainbow desserts." She created a Christmas-themed dessert table display with handcrafted edible favours in the trademark Tiany Blue to showcase the brand-new Tiany & Co. homeware and accessories. collection. Jazz it up with entertaining live stations Gold accents on a Thai mango and sticky rice dessert for a touch of class PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES