An Ocean of Lost Opportunities, to Please the Guest
Fruit is almost never suggested to a guest, as an after dinner dessert. This befuddles me, especially when so many people battle obesity. Why get a "no", response when you can receive a gracious "yes", by simply offering fruit that is ripe and firm. Fruit is divine and ordained, as such by the Gods. It is natures nectar, in its purest form.
Europeans regularly finish their meal with fruit. It's fresh, light and cleanses the palate. Fruit gives the guest a satisfied completeness, in bringing their dining pleasure to a close. With fruit there are no regrets, no guilt or chastising, as to why a self imposed fasting was broken. With fruit there is no punishment.
Here are some creative fruit presentations that achieve a satisfied completeness.
Click on each button to view some unique possiblities...
It's all up to clever presentation.
1. Miniature Watermelon served in a porcelain egg cup.
2. Decorative dessert with assortment of fruit.
3. Home-made raspberry ice lollies in a rack.
4. Fruit jellies; fruit: berries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries.
5. Maple Almond Fig Galettes (round crusty cakes) with fresh figs on an apricot almond paste, topped with a vegan maple
Mascarpone.
6. Candied pears
7. Panna cotta with figs and biscotti
8. Glass of red wine with chestnuts.
9. Champagne, bowls of fresh grapes, figs, pears, green salad and tomatoes, a slice of cheese.
After dinner, when guests relax, suggest a fruit platter or fruit dessert. It is a grand prix finish to what we hope was a wonderful dining experience. Possibly, your establishment offers chocolates along with an after dinner drink or coffee. If so, don't hesitate to suggest it. It is the little things, that make the biggest difference.
Don't settle for anything less, than a grand prix finish!
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