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Fabulous Fresh Fruit

From Kyle Phillips, About.com

You can make beautiful banquet decorations with fresh fruit, and come the close of the meal, they're a tasty dessert too!

The fruit pictured in these photos was carved and arranged by Giuseppe Mitrangelo, Maitre of Rimini's Hotel Biancamano, to celebrate Ferragosto (Ascension Day, August 15), the traditional highpoint of the Italian summer.

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  1. A Carved PumpkinBirds and Flowers on a Pumpkin
  2. Giuseppe put a bunch of grapes on one side of the pumpkin.A bunch of grapes, carved into a pumpkin
  3. The Whole SpreadA Fabulous Fruit Bar!
  4. A flower, carved from a watermelon.A Carved Watermelon
  5. A detail of the arrangement, with wild berry fruit...Watermelon, Kebabs and More
  6. Mangos, pineapples, currants, grapes and more, beautifully laid out.Watermelon, mangos, papayas, and berry fruit
  7. A pineapple starburst, with grapes, currants...Grapefruit, Pineapples, Grapes and More
  8. A watermelon basket filled with grapes and surrounding fruit.A Watermelon Basket, Filled With Grapes and Surrounded By Fruit
  9. The heart of the spread, with the pineapple starburst in the foreground.All Kinds Of Beautifully Arranged Fruit
  10. A cantaloupe basket filled with strawberries.Strawberries in a Cantaloupe Basket
  11. A cantaloupe basket filled with cantaloupe.Cantaloupe in a Cantaloupe Basket
  12. Strawberry and grape spiedini, or kebabs.Grape and Strawberry Kebabs, or Spiedini
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