Just because we need food to literally survive doesn’t mean that it needs to be reduced to some hyper efficient paste. We call it the culinary arts, after all. And some folks out there truly take cooking, baking and decorating to the absolute next level. While it might be an exaggeration to say we eat with our eyes, there is no denying that pretty food is somehow more enjoyable.

So, we’ve gathered the best culinary pics of all time for your enjoyment. So get comfortable as you scroll through, prepare to get very hungry, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section below.

#1 Stracciatella Maqui Berry And White Chocolate Cheesecake

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#2 A Mirror Glaze Doughnut

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#3 Don’t Stare Too Long. Brioche Feuilletée

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#4 Homemade Steak Fajitas

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#5 My Apple Pie Trifle

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#6 We Have So Much Fruit Coming From The Garden. Brownie-White Chocolatemousse Pie With Fresh Fruit

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#7 French Berry Tartlets I Made For My Fiancé

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#8 My Mom And I Made A 100% Edible (Except The Lights) ‘Up’ Themed Gingerbread House

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#9 Doggie Cupcakes

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#10 Christmas Mood Cake! Hand-Drawing On The Mirror Glaze 🙂

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#11 Gingerbread House: 3-Story Low-Income Rent-Controlled Brownstone Apartment Building In A Gentrified Neighbourhood With Candy Glass Windows, Cinnamon Gutters, And Fondant Dumpster. [oc][1126×1600]

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#12 Piano Cake For Desert. Aesthetically Unbelievable

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#13 French Fry Board

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#14 Warm Glazed Donut Ice Cream Sandwiches

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#15 Husband Is A Wood Worker. Made This Cake For Father’s Day!

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#16 Perfect Flan

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#17 I Made Rainbow Cupcakes… Couldn’t Be Happier With The Result!

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#18 My Girlfriend Made Cookies For Our Upcoming Camping Trip To Glacier National Park

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#19 My Grandma Held My Hand Through My First Attempt At Baklava ?

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#20 I Make Sushi Once A Week, This Week I Bought A Train! (#20)

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#21 My Experiments With Cake Pops , It Turned Out Very Cool

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#22 I Drank Very Pretty Coffee

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#23 Wow

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#24 Late Night Ratatouille – Before Baking

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#25 Here’s A Strawberry And Cherry Mixed Cake! What You Think Guys?

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#26 My Wife Attempted A Gingerbread Windmill This Year, I Call It A Success! (Oc)

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#27 Homemade Dumplings, Everything From Scratch!

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#28 I Made A Poke Bowl At Home

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#29 My Girlfriend Made A Prinsesstårta!

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#30 Puff Pastry Apple Turnover

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#31 Potato Pavé

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#32 My Girlfriend And I Don’t Bake But We Made Her Birthday Cake From Scratch And It Looked Really Beautiful

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#33 Homegrown Tomato Spread

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#34 Pot Roast Bread Bowl Topped With Smoked Gouda Mashed Potatoes

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#35 Homemade Salted Caramel Cheesecake

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#36 Sourdoughbaguette

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#37 [oc] Butter Chicken

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#38 Strawberry Vanilla Crepe Cake

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#39 [oc]custard And Marbled Chocolate Tart With A Cashew Nut Sable Crust

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#40 Dijon Chicken W/ Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes And Green Beans

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#41 A Few Awesome Tarts My Sister Has Made

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#42 Homemade Zucchini Quiche

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#43 A Stunning Chocolate Rose (599×602)

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#44 Sugar Wave I Made Prepping For A Foodnetwork Show

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#45 Homemade Cream Puffs That Are Filled To The Brim

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#46 A Perfectly Cooked Marshmallow

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#47 Chocolate Birthday Cake Decorated To Look Like A Dig Site, With Marzipan Fossils Hidden Beneath Crumb “Dirt” [oc]

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#48 Plum And Apple Pie

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#49 My Boreal Strawberry Oreo Cheesecake Chocolate Bars

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#50 Croissant I Did This Morning For The So

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#51 I’m 15 And I Just Cooked My First Batch Of French Fries And They Were Delicious

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#52 Chef Friend Invited Me For Dinner

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#53 Daughter Wanted A Pink Birthday Cake With Strawberries. Filling Is Custard And Strawberry Jam

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#54 My Wife’s First Attempt At A Charcuterie Board. How’d She Do?

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#55 I Made My Birthday Cake! Its A Chocolate Espresso Cake With A Chocolate Cremeux, Espresso Swiss Meringue Buttercream, And A Dark Chocolate Glaze!

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#56 Butter Chicken W/ Garlic Butter Naan

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#57 The First Butter Cake I’ve Ever Made. There’s Just Something About It

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#58 Munchmallow Cubes

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#59 I Made Homemade Apple Pie Egg Rolls With A Caramel Vanilla Sauce

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#60 I Had A Dream I Made Cottage Pie With Starry Night Mashed Potatoes And I Haven’t Been Able To Stop Thinking About It.. So I Present To You The Starry Night Cottage Pie ✨

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#61 Halloween Pizza ??

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#62 Poppy Semolina Bread

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#63 Pan Grilled Jiaozi. And A Cat

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#64 Homemade Asian BBQ Chicken Lo Mein

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#65 Lemon Custard Dessert Called “Not A Lemon” In Duoro Valley, Portugal

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#66 Amazing Curry Platter At My Local Curry Shop

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#67 My Mom Picks A Dessert Every Sunday, I Make It For Her. This Sunday It’s Pistachio Cheesecake!

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#68 Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Pecan Cookies – Usually Found In The Oven 20 Mins After The Kid Is In Bed

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#69 Creole Spicy Shrimp Étouffée

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#70 A Couple Of Fruit Tarts I Made A While Back

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#71 I Hope My Pizza Is Worthy Of This Sub. Today’s Margherita ?

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#72 Pretty Chuffed With How This Dish Turned Out. Honey Panna Cotta, Pear Vanilla Caramel, Honey Tuile And Honeycomb ?

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#73 My Husband’s Epic Roast Dinner!

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#74 Lobster Benedict With Homemade Cheddar Bay Biscuits

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#75 Made My Brother’s Wedding Cake This Weekend

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#76 Made Fried Chicken Nuggets (BBQ, Normal, Garlic Parm, Buffalo), Baked Macaroni And Cheese, And Herby Potatoes For Brother’s Bday Dinner

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#77 I Made A Croque Madame

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#78 Homemade Spaghetti Bolognese With Sourdough Garlic Bread

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#79 Birthday Dinner. Birria Quesa Tacos, Elote Corn Salad (Esquites), And Coffee Brownie Cheesecake

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#80 My Pistachio Chocolate Bonbons

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#81 Quite Possibly The Most Beautiful Loaf Of Bread I’ve Ever Made

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#82 My Cousin Baked The Periodic Table

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#83 This Cake My Wife Stayed Up All Night Making For Our Son’s Birthday [oc]

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#84 My Mom Made A Pineapple Tree Fruit Display

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#85 A Fall Themed Charcuterie Board My Mom And I Made!

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#86 Assorted Bonbons I Made In Pastry School Last Week!

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#87 Made A Snickers Cake For My Father In Law’s 70th Birthday

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#88 Chocolatine I Made

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#89 Made An Extra Pretty Apple Pie Because They’re In Season And I Wanted To Try Out My New Pie Pan

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#90 Woke Up With Craving For Roast Potatoes

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#91 Juicy Lemon Bars From The Homegrown Lemons I Made ??

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#92 Birthday Sushi Platter For 1

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#93 My Fiancé Made This Incredible Rose Style Apple Pie. It’s As Delicious As It Looks And I Had To Show It Off

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#94 Celebrating With Some Prosciutto, Capocollo, 3 Year Aged Cheddar And 21 Days Of Sobriety

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#95 Went Strawberry Picking

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#96 Crunchy Grilled Garlic And Pesto Bruschetta

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#97 My French Toast Jam Sandwich ?

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#98 Chicken Katsu

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#99 On A Cold, Winter Night Nothing Beats A Pot Of Stew

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#100 [homemade] My Attempt At Spicy Miso Ramen

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#101 Happy Pancake Day

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#102 Bulgogi Burrito With Bok Choy, Rice, And Cheese. We Call It The “Korrito”

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#103 This Chocolate Cake My Mom Baked

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#104 My Beef Wellington

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#105 Homemade Tuna Salad

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