Boards and platters, arranged like a chef would
A board is plating at table scale: anchors, negative space, color and flow, with a shopping list that survives arithmetic. Each guide here gives you the quantities, the build order and the ideas.
How to make a charcuterie board: the flagship guide
How much per person, what to buy, how to arrange it, the folds, the safety windows, and themed boards for every occasion.
Halloween charcuterie board: palette, skull, clock
Black, orange and purple from real food with the pigment named, a brie skull built silhouette first, quantities for six to twenty, and a safety clock that starts at dusk.
Thanksgiving charcuterie board: the opener, built small
A turkey board built silhouette first, the relish tray that opened the dinner before it, pre-dinner portions for eight to twenty, and a two-hour clock that ends when the turkey is carved.
Throwing a whole party? The 22 Halloween appetizers hub builds the rest of the table around the board, with a make-ahead timeline, and every season's menus live in Holiday and party food.
Thanksgiving and Christmas boards, cheese boards and grazing tables are next. Meanwhile the plating fundamentals behind every board live in Plating 101 and Color on the plate.