For a wedding party, where the banquet is always bustling with noise and excitement, the food sculpts should based on themes like “Double happiness melon lamp” and “Dragon and phoenix sculpt”. Sculpts can break the ice and delight visitors at a party while sending wishes to the bride and groom.

For a large banquet or cocktail party, small sculpts don’t fit the grand occasion and cooks prefer to choose big sculpts while considering the goal of the banquet. Besides the goal of banquet, the identity, nationality, ethnic group and religious faith of each guest should be taken into consideration. The customs and traditions of different countries vary greatly and chefs have to understand the different aesthetics and taboos when decorating the banquet of a certain country. The food sculpts should be new and unique while valuing the local tradition to delight the guests.

2. Select suitable materials

There are usually two ways to select materials. One is to imagine according to the shape, color and texture of materials and assign the theme. The other is to choose the materials according to the established theme.

3. Design and sculpt

Design means arranging the contents based on themes and materials. The arrangement should consider the main part of sculpt first before mulling over the other details. The guiding rule of design is to highlight the theme with appropriate contrast. A sculpt must also show a clear distinction between its major and the minor areas.