The Plateist Training Kit

£15.00

The Plating Training Kit is a practical, step-by-step collection of worksheets, planning tools, and visual checklists designed to help chefs and cooks design better plates with intention. It gives you a clear process for researching ideas, planning layouts, using colour and garnish purposefully, and critiquing your own work—so your food doesn’t just taste good, it looks considered, confident, and consistent.

If you want to understand the thinking behind these tools, bundle it with The Plating Gym – Digital Edition. When both are added to your basket, £10 is automatically taken off at checkout, making this the easiest way to learn the principles and put them into practice at the same time.

The Plating Training Kit is a practical, step-by-step collection of worksheets, planning tools, and visual checklists designed to help chefs and cooks design better plates with intention. It gives you a clear process for researching ideas, planning layouts, using colour and garnish purposefully, and critiquing your own work—so your food doesn’t just taste good, it looks considered, confident, and consistent.

If you want to understand the thinking behind these tools, bundle it with The Plating Gym – Digital Edition. When both are added to your basket, £10 is automatically taken off at checkout, making this the easiest way to learn the principles and put them into practice at the same time.

The Plating Training Kit is designed to bridge the gap between knowing what good plating looks like and actually being able to do it on demand. Rather than copying trends or decorating at the last minute, this kit gives you simple frameworks to plan your plate before you cook—so every element has a purpose, a place, and a reason for being there.

Inside, you’ll find practical worksheets, checklists, and creative prompts that help you make better visual decisions around layout, colour, balance, garnish, texture, and negative space. These tools are designed to be used repeatedly, whether you’re plating at home, developing a new dish, or refining something that already works flavour-wise but feels visually unresolved.

Who it’s for & why it works

This kit is for chefs, home cooks, and food creatives who care about presentation but don’t want fussy rules or fine-dining gimmicks. If you’ve ever felt unsure about where to place elements, when to stop, or why a plate looks “off” even when the food is good, this gives you a clear process to follow.

Think of it as graphic design for the plate. You’ll train your eye, build confidence through repetition, and develop a plating approach that feels intentional, personal, and repeatable—so beautiful plates stop being accidental and start becoming second nature.