Typically speaking, you'll want to light the food from the back with a large light source using a fair amount of fill on the front to open up the detail in the shadows. My only attempt at food photography was this:





I should have used another strobe toopen upthe shadows, but I didn't. I also shouldn't have chopped off some of the plate with my framing. If I were re-editing it, I'd brighten it up and, if the shadows were not as strong, possibly increase the contrast. Setup shot ]here.