33 Amazing Plates Of Food

Part 1: Adorable Animals

1. Fruit Lion

Follow @idafrosk on Instagram for more delightful plate art every day.

2. Teddy Bear Toast

By Sayaka Minemura.

3. Grape Balloon Dog

Brock Davis is a genius. His stuff usually isn’t on a plate, BUT that doesn’t make it any less delightful.

4. Porky Pig

The Mensa Battle is an awesome project that challenges people all over the world to create art out of their lunches. You can check out more photos on Flickr and Facebook.

5. Friendly Doggy Breakfast

Looks like cottage cheese and oat bars?

6. Magnum Bar Polar Bears

Malaysian artist “Red” Hong Yi spent a month making amazing artwork out of food. Check out more of her work here

7. Foxy Scone

So terribly British.

8. Sleeping Bear With Egg Blanket

Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the humans bite.

9. Eggshell Chickens

Hahahaha GET IT?

10. Pear Penguin

Oh gosh, that little tummy.

11. Teddy Bear Dinner

Samantha Lee updates her Instagram daily with adorable foodscapes.

12. Cucumber Orca Whale

Ok again not on a plate but whatever.

Part 2: Clever Cultural References

13. Meatloaf Totoro

With a CUCUMBER UMBRELLA.

14. Hamburger E.T.

E.T. phone tater tot!

15. Space Invaders Gnocchi

I can beat this game, no problem.

16. Italian-Style Spongebob And Patrick

17. Oscar The Grouch Salad

Good way to express your feelings about having salad for lunch.

18. Easter Island Egg Statues

Hey guys, sup, how’s it going?

19. Cheesy Pikachu

20. Angry Bird Snacks

21. Frida Kahlo Toast

Part of Ida Skivenes’s awesome “Art Toast Project” series.

22. Monet Toast

A+ use of color.

23. Van Gogh Toast

The sunflowers are made with dried apricots and raisins.

24. Van Gogh Patty

O NO MY EAR

25. Illuminati Lunch

That olive eye can give a grown man nightmares.

Part 3: Other Whimsical Things

26. Tropical Blue Cheese Island

If you HAVE to be stranded on an island, an island made out of cheese seems like a pretty good deal.

27. Hot Pepper Chopper

Follow Dan Cretu on Tumblr for more nifty little sculptures.

28. Citrus Camera

29. Jelly Bean Balloons

30. Carrots Ampersand

Check out more of Emily Briscoe’s “This Ampersand That” series here.

31. Oatmeal Garden

32. Spaceship Sandwich

33. Diet-Conscious Ice Cream Cone

Maybe you can trick your stomach into thinking it’s real?