In modern culinary culture, a food garnish is often a contentious topic. Yet flash back to the 1980s, and curly parsley twigs fell onto just about everything, landing on the plates of both upscale ...

Most people have been there: a beautifully plated dish arrives at the table, and somewhere on it sits a small flower, a dusting of shimmer, or a spray of dark green leaves that looks vaguely herbal.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hand adding garnish to a plate. - PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock No matter how well you cook a dish, sometimes it ...