Culinary Presentation Techniques

noun a small bowl filled with water or scented liquid used for rinsing the fingers, especially at the dining table

• During the formal dinner, the waiter brought out the finger bowl for guests to cleanse their hands.
• At the fancy restaurant, they gave us finger bowls after the meal to clean our hands.
• I didn't know what to do with the finger bowl they put in front of me at the upscale event.
• The CEO used the new project as a finger bowl to cleanse the company of its past mistakes.

noun a long, thin metal or wooden pin used for holding pieces of food together during cooking

verb to pierce or stab with a skewer

• The chef carefully prepared the meat and vegetables before placing them on the skewer.
• I love grilling skewers at summer BBQs.
• Let's throw some shrimp on the barbie and skewer them.
• His words seemed to skewer her heart, leaving her feeling hurt and betrayed.