Kaiseki is a Japanese multi-course dinner where the presentation of the food is just as important as its taste.

Watch Los Angeles chef Niki Nakayama prepare a gorgeous kaiseki dinner while she explains her take on the traditional and tedius meal. The plating is so beautiful you may leave feeling more inspired than hungry.

If this video hasn’t satiated your appetite for food porn you can see more amazing displays of plating at TheArtofPlating.com.

Pat Sandora-Nastyn is a writer and video producer. You can find Pat talking about pop culture and relationships with his husband, Billy, on their super creatively titled YouTube channel Billy & Pat.