Finger food is the latest lifestyle thing. Anything goes, but in dainty-sized portions; food is sophisticated but nibbled strictly without cutlery. This sums up the success of a phenomenon that is winning over gourmets and great chefs, editors and designers, TV and Hollywood stars and A-listers.
Mini materpieces for the palate are served up to a growing public which moves nonchalantly from quiches and pasta to vegetables and sweets, then back again to tartlets. Hors d’oeuvres, first courses, second courses, side dishes and desserts no longer exist in the tastebud-tantalizing world of appetizers. Every food is perfect for creating exquisite titbits to be served in unrestrained freedom. Nibbles have become an art form, an indulgence which it seems no-one is able to do without.
