Title:	Gathering Boards: Seasonal Cheese and Charcuterie Spreads for Easy and Memorable Entertaining
	Author:	Sarah Tuthill
	Published:	June 4, 2024, Globe Pequot
	No. of Pages:	152
	Cover Price:	$22.00 Hardcover, $20.90 Kindle

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If you’ve joined the charcuterie board bandwagon when entertaining, you’ll want to pick up Gathering Boards: Seasonal Cheese and Charcuterie Spreads for Easy and Memorable Entertaining, an excellent book written by Sarah Tuthill, a food and lifestyle journalist who is featured on local Pittsburgh television and teaches classes on boards in the local area.

In this book, Tuthill shows cooks and non-cooks how to make beautiful boards, with step-by-step instructions and tips that will help anyone make a beautiful board presentation. The beginning of the book outlines different cheeses, meats, etc. that go on the boards. The end of the book has pairing suggestions. There are a few recipes included that go well on the boards. Otherwise, Tuthill presents unique ideas for seasonal boards. She includes decorations that go with the boards and expand the theme of the board. There are boards for everyday, such as a baked potato board and taco board, as well as holiday boards. There is a beautiful mouthwatering charcuterie and cheese wreath for the holidays, and a cute “CharBooterie” board for Halloween (clever!). She includes a basket for Mother’s Day (which isn’t actually a board but is similar), and a cute presentation in a fishing tackle box for Father’s Day. This author certainly has an imagination, and that really helps those of us who need the ideas for entertaining.

There are beautiful professional photographs for every board or presentation, and others for supporting décor. She explains what makes a suitable board to start with and the basics. She also adds ideas on how to make the meats and cheeses look fancier by folding or arranging them into roses.

All told, anyone who is interested in making a showstopper board will want to pick up this excellent book. The ideas are doable for anyone and guests will love the variety and artistic presentation.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.