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Food Stylists Are Magicians
Food stylists are wizards. They will use anything and everything, no matter how unnatural or artificial, to make food look as delicious as possible. We know the food that we get isn't going to be spritced with motor oil or filled with toothpicks or swimming in glue. All of these advertising tricks and embellishments are innocent enough. It's telling a story. Besides, we like having the platonic ideal of a chicken sandwich in our heads when we bite into the soggy, smushed version.
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