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December 16

Michelin-starred dessert

Look at this image, which shows a dessert selection at a Michelin-starred restaurant. I see no plates in the picture. Do they put the desserts directly onto the tablecloth? JIP | Talk 19:04, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

A silicone mat. Video. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 19:07, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Nouvelle cuisine at it's worst: A truly silly and unattractive presentation, IMHO. At least I'm confident that it achieved it's goal of parting a fool from their money. Shall we smear some mashed potatoes on a dog's back, next ? Or perhaps we should have fun with the Michelin ratings and serve it in the treads of a Michelin tire ? StuRat (talk) 19:17, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

As a food hygiene matter, plates have edges for a reason. This prevents non-food items placed on the table, like your gloves, from accidentally touching and contaminating the food. StuRat (talk) 19:19, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

This shows the plates used by the restaurant. I'm not sure if any of them appear in the picture above, but it gives you an idea of the effect they're going for. I'd imagine it'd be difficult to get the food safety authorities to agree to using no plates at all. - Cucumber Mike (talk) 21:08, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Really? I thought the effect they were going for is exactly what's shown on Finlay's link above. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 21:31, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, that's what I meant. You can see here that they give a sort of 'edgeless' look. - Cucumber Mike (talk) 21:40, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Oh dang. I should have actually read the link, shouldn't I. Fools rush in, and all that. Sorry. - Cucumber Mike (talk) 21:42, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

For your penance, you're required to come up with a nouvelle use of cucumbers. (No, not that, silly.) -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 22:01, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

@ Stu, "mashed potatoes on a dog's back"? Surely you mean peanut butter on the roof of a dog's mouth? μηδείς (talk) 22:19, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Are photos in Wikipedia all public domain?

Are photos in Wikipedia all public domain? I want to use some of them (often reduced and/or cropped) on the World Chronology pages of my website. http://www.sanityquestpublishing.com/time/tindex.html I will link to the page where I got them if necessary.

Cary Cook — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cary Cook (talk • contribs) 23:24, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Some are public domain. Probably the majority are under copyright, but licensed under some sort of free license that allows you to use them under very liberal terms as long as you apply the same license to any derivative work. Some are used under a claim of fair use and are more problematic to reuse. There's a tag on each photo saying which — just click on the photo and go to its page. --Trovatore (talk) 23:35, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Answered in more detail at User talk:Cary Cook. --Guy Macon (talk) 20:22, 17 December 2012 (UTC)