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Just in case anyone thought that the Fidget Spinner craze had reached peak annoyance — the toy was recently used to plate food.
Houston restaurant Reef wants in on the trend, and recently used one of these ubiquitous spinners to plate a dish’s sauce. Say what you want about the spinner craze — but the meal actually turned out great. See it in action…
Although most junk food doesn’t need anything more than garish packaging and a shiny sugar-coating to appeal to our eyes — there are ways to make it seem more sophisticated.
Chef Jacques Lamerde, using master plating skills, takes some of our favorite sugary and salty items, and makes them appear gourmet.
He even applies fancy menu-naming techniques to the plates of Hot Pockets, Pop-Tarts and Munchkins, to help complete the culinary ruse. See more below and over at his Instagram.
