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Can you imagine a dish served on a plate in a way that such a work, which in the vast majority of cases ends in
you first can‘t get enough of it and then you feel sorry to our bowels ...
cut the splendor with cutlery? Do you know what com- On the other hand, the durability of the image we love is
mon gastronomy and fine arts have in common? There is virtually endless, or alienated almost endlessly, and see-
much more than an ordinary „mortal“ could expect. It‘s ing it can bring us repeated pleasure. However, if we di-
MOREE ... sregard the specific smell of colors, canvas and frame, we
However, there are also significant differences. have to say that it does not smell. How about to taste it?
For example, aesthetically arranged food has a few advan- No, it would be total barbarity ...
tages over an artist‘s creation. It is enough to realize the What unites these two worlds at first glance is aesthetic
fact that first we “consume” it with our eyes only, then we ecstasy, the pleasure of a multisensory experience, peace
begin to perceive its fragrance, then Paul‘s reflex comes of mind, the establishment of inner harmony and, last but
and finally we engage our taste cells in the process of per- not least, the ego‘s caress. So be careful, consume only in
ception. The disadvantage is usually a very short life of reasonable quantities and know your peace.

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