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• Petit four a french word pronounce pati-fur, referring to a small cake or appetizer
• Petit four refers to hard, buttery biscuits
• Three kinds of petit four

  • glace

  -glazed

  • sale

  -salted

  •Sec

  -dry
• Filling for petit fours

  • custard

  • cream

  • fresh fruit
• Container for petit fours

  • Decorated trays

  • metallic platter
• classic - the main item is placed in front of the plate
• Stacked - the proper arrangement of the different items
• Shingled - main item is leaning on the side food items
• Common types of plating

  • classic

  • stacked

  • shingled
• Food presentation is also known as plating
• Food presentation - is the proper arrangement and overall styling of food placed on the plate