Table Styling

Ami Kothari of Dining Couture conducted a lesson in table styling at The Gourmet Lab. The workshop was in association with IexperienceFEA, and many members attended. She talks about her of table styling in this article.

Photos: Avinash Talluri

Location: The Leela Goa

To offer a memorable dining experience taste is extremely important, but overall presentation cannot be missed .Customised tables are a great way of making your guests feel special & also setting the mood for what’s to come.

I have always enjoyed having friends and family at home . Experimenting in the kitchen & presenting to friends and family was always satisfying.Over a period of time people started asking me how I put it all together. This led to my hosting my first table styling workshop.

We work with homemakers wanting to make dining at home stress-free but a memorable experience,hotels , restaurants, home chefs and brands in the table accessory space

Our workshops are most known for using things from around the house and easily available things to spruce up the tables. Our ready to use decor kits make it very easy for customers to dress up the tables effortlessly and in minutes .

What gives me joy is meeting different participants, understanding their culture, thoughts and then introducing them to ways and hacks of seamlessly hosting at home. To see them dress up their tables, share their experiences & the compliments that they receive is most encouraging and heartwarming.

I enjoy working on projects that give us the freedom to be creative and also the opportunity to work and explore with different colour combinations and mediums.

My aim is to bring the ‘unexpected’ on the table as that’s what brings an element of surprise and that’s what I love doing the most.