Hi, long story short for the last year I’ve been doing boards for parties I attend. Last party a friend said that I need to start doing this on the side an I shrugged it off.
Anyways, I’ve been thinking about it would like to get some honest feedback on my boards and how you guys even price this out!
by NPT-Dan
11 Comments
so pretty!!
It is very pretty! Are there crackers or bread of some type to go with the more spreadable items?
I would eat food that has flowers laying on it.
Try adding pickles and maybe cornichons – good crackers – beautiful spread!
Feedback, given in no particular order:
I’d cut the marbled wheel entirely, probably in smaller pieces.
I personally dislike flowers all over the board. Make sure any flowers you use are edible, if you include them. In this case, the flowers feel shoved on top rather than incorporated. If you love the flowers and will not part with them, I’d use 6 flowers or so as singles through the board, rather than clusters which hide the actual food.
I assume you’ll add utensils long tongs and spoons; make sure to account for space for that. It’s too cramped to use a lot of knives. Put the cheese folks will cut on the edges where there’s room to scoop with a knife, and the cheese they’ll grab with tongs toward the middle (also so it doesn’t fall out).
I think the brie wall holding the cranberries around a jar is clever but the Brie will be more popular and the cranberries will roll away. I’d swap it to grapes (cut in tiny bunches of 3-5). Tbh it’s a lot of cranberries. Idk how often folks eat plain cranberries.
It looks like your grapes are halved to prevent rolling, which is also clever but feels like a poor eating experience once it’s sat a while. Clusters will work similarly and be less difficult to pick up.
The meat feels hidden. Buried under flowers and tucked into places rather than on display. I think you could try some roses or rivers to vary the presentation.
The bowls feel oversized for the width of your board. The nuts in particular take up an entire end. Maybe two instances for nuts and olives, throughout the board.
I am going to assume the jars are pickled things or stuff like roasted red peppers or artichoke hearts so you have brine/wet covered.
I would like to see something sweet. Dark chocolate is my go-to (or things like dried cherries, pretzels, or almonds covered in dark chocolate). Something individually wrapped helps you dot the board with them — lindt truffles are an easy, accessible option.
You could include a seasonal or complimentary cookie (lemon or ginger snaps), or a fun flavored item (ube cookie, apple cider caramels, pistachio date cluster), or other sweet treat. Trader Joe’s is great for a random seasonal find.
This is a fun board, with a lot of options and different cheeses. Let that shine through. Let the food be the decoration and you’ll have a more refined board.
Also consider a board with edges if you like to go hard on abundant things. I use a plastic serving tray regularly for parties so it’s easy to transport and cover without smushing things.
Again, a good start! Looking forward to seeing what you do in the future.
I would personally like smaller cuts of the cheese. u/squishybutstrong gave you some solid feedback!
I concur with u/SquishyButStrong’s notes. I must ask where did you get the giant olives??🫒
Can you tell us where those nuts are from/the recipe if you made them please?? They look divine
Lots of potential here. Needs some good crackers, better fruit variety, and for the love of God get rid of those flowers!
it’s really great but i’m curious…are those flowers tiny or are those green olives gigantic?
Personally I like smaller guys and I dont like the inedivle flowers on my food. They look good but way too many and not on the food itself.
Smaller Bowls of nuts.