Apparently, wrong, according to our panel of pastry chefs. “Whipped cream star piping with mint garnish, strawberries sliced like a rose … these are giveaways that the dessert may have been supplied ...

Of course, we couldn't do it without a little help. We spoke to professional pastry chef and cookbook author Saura Kline to get an idea of all the tips you should know about plating desserts ...

So we asked six notable pastry chefs what their red flags are ... What lackluster, generic, one-size-fits-all plating tells her is that the dessert doesn’t have someone with professional plating ...

The truth is, vinegar works just as well for sweet dishes as it does savory ones, and pastry chefs all over the country are showing off creative new ways to incorporate vinegar into dessert.