I was taught that blue plates always made food look unappetizing. My mom's theory was that there was very little naturally blue food and blue plates made your food look more blue and therefore you wanted to eat it less. She did an experiment once where she made two batches of chocolate chip cookies, one dyed blue. Everyone ate the normal looking ones, even though the blue food coloring was the only difference between the two.
On the other hand, we own white plates with a blue flowery pattern on the edge, so you can see how well I learned that lesson.
I've always thought the exact opposite of Kate's mother! That since there's no blue food really, blue is the perfect opportunity for a contrasting color. Green salad on green plate: blah. Green salad on blue plate: fresh and bright. But you know I like color. As for restaurants... I know dark plates show knife marks more easily, so maybe it's a wear and tear concern. Plus, how many restaurants use plates of any color? (Are you going plate shopping, hmm?)
I heard that blue light makes food look unappetizing, but I haven't heard about blue plates. I like several excellent seafood restaurants that use blue-patterned plates and linens. However, in these instances, the light is very warm-hued....
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On the other hand, we own white plates with a blue flowery pattern on the edge, so you can see how well I learned that lesson.
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