7-Step Guide to the Perfect Cheese Board

PSA to all my fellow cheese connoisseurs! The holidays are the perfect time of year to show off your cheese board skills at parties and indulge in an endless amount of cheese cuts. I made a beeline for Stepladder Creamery on my recent trip to the Playa Vista Farmer’s Market. All of their cheeses are creamy and bursting with flavor. I asked the vendor for some tips on creating the perfect cheese board spread. Wines included.

Here is a 7 step guide to the perfect board:

 #1- Pick your cheese board base

🔹 cutting boards, pizza boards, baking sheets

#2- Pick your cheese & start to arrange them

🔹combination of 3 (2 hard 1 soft)

#3- Add charcuterie and nuts

🔹Arnette Farms has dried fruit and jams!

#4- Add a salty option

🔹olives, pickles, peppers

#5- add crackers and breads

🔹 Natural Combo, Bake Shack, Boule de pain has assorted crackers\breads

#6- Add sweet fruit & Honey

🔹Berries and grapes are tasty. LSG's Buckwheat honey is sweet and bitter

#7- Choose your wine

🔹merlot, Cabernet, Sauvignon, dessert wines

Hillary Michelle is a social media intern with the Playa Vista Farmers’ Market. She is super passionate about the arts, climate change and is on the hunt for the perfect cheeseboard. She hopes to inspire positive change for the planet’s future.