Caitlin Freeman made a name for herself selling modern art-inspired pastries at the SFMOMA. The museum's cafe just reopened with a new caterer — whose desserts look suspiciously familiar.

The visual appeal of your food matters just as much as its taste. I’ve watched the transformation of food plating from a ...

But starting with the pop art movement in the 1970s, a seismic shift occurred in the depiction of food in art. Instead of shorthand for a pastoral ideal, food became a source of satire, Bender says.

Highlighting the relation between food and art, Chimere Cisse said: "We need only look back to the Romans to see many outdoor frescos were painted, whilst banquets of food were enjoyed.

Tina Girouard, Carol Goodden, and Gordon Matta-Clark outside Food restaurant before its opening in SoHo, Manthattan, in 1971. Photo: Richard Landry/The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark ...