Cooking is an art

We all need food to stay alive, and cooking satiates this need. But in my perspective cooking is not just about eating and staying alive. Cooking has many dimensions to it. From choosing the best and freshest ingredients to cooking them and plating them up, each is its own world. To me, more than being a skill, cooking is an art. Every artist presents his/her art to the world thought a certain medium; the painter on her canvas, the musician through his instrument and for me the plate is the canvas upon which my creations take form. It is on the plate that the chef, presents her talents. So equally important as the recipe is the presentation of the food.