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Maria Nguyen is the Founder and Creative Director of The Art of Plating.

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Maria Nguyen is the Founder and Creative Director of The Art of Plating, a media and events company that celebrates food as a form of high art. With over a million fans and followers, The Art of Plating feeds the food obsessed with highly engaging culinary content and hosts one of a kind dining experiences around the world. Her work has been featured on outlets like ABC, Forbes, Food & Wine, National Geographic, and more.
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