Grazing & Feasting Boards: 50 fabulous sharing platters for every mood and occasion

by Theo A. Michaels

Overview

Impress and excite family and friends with 50 bold ideas for beautifully presented sharers from MasterChef UK’s Theo Michaels, including cheese, charcuterie, and beyond.

In this exciting follow up to SHARE, Theo Michaels’ new book provides everything you could possibly need to delight a crowd with beautiful boards and platters. Designed for effortless entertaining, this book contains the perfect combination of how-to instructions, shopping lists, and recipes to create sharers for unforgettable snacks, meals and social events. The cheese board is often the most anticipated delight of any festivity, and here the concept is taken to the next level, with recipes to suit all tastes and occasions. These beautiful boards are both aesthetically pleasing and easy to put together; picture an “Indian Thali Board”, with chutneys, curries, and sundries on a banana leaf, or “Summer Garden” treats of crudités, dips, and edible flowers brightening up any outdoor get-together. Casually entertain in style with recipes from Movie Night Boards to Bagel Boards, plus classic boards for cheeses “Wine Bites”. Chapters include Brunch Boards, Everyday “Big Night In” Boards, Globetrotting Boards, Seasonal Celebrations and Sweet Treats Boards. Whimsical, tasty and visually enticing, these stunning centrepieces will ensure that you are the life of any party!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788794664
Publisher:	Ryland Peters & Small
Publication date:	10/11/2022
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.85(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Theo A. Michaels was born in London to a large Greek Cypriot family. Making the 2014 semi-finals of BBC TV's MasterChef spurred him into giving up corporate life to become a chef. He gained an appreciative 22K+ Instagram following when he and his three children took to YouTube with live cookery demos during lockdown and became a news story in the national press. This is Theo's fifth book for RPS. He lives in Hertfordshire, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Lazy Brunches 10

Overnight Oats Tray

Rainbow Fruit Platter

Build-your-own Pancake Stack

Build-your-own Bagel Board

All-day Brunch Sheetpan

Continental Breakfast Board

Uarcuterie' Buffet

Chapter 2 Everyday Sharers 40

Salad Bar Board

Build-your-own Cheese Plate

Wine Bites Sharer

Charcuterie Tray

'Fritto Misto' Platter

BBQ Skewers Board

Bespoke Burger Board

Sunday Roast Sharer

Chapter 3 Big Nights In 60

Kitchen Disco Canapés

Carpet Picnic Board

Movie Night Grazer

Game-night Wings 'n' Dips Tray

Date-night Decadence

Box-set Binge Picky Tray

Grand-slam Treats

Build-your-own Taco Tuesday

Campfire Cook-out

Chapter 4 Around the World 96

Antipasti Bruschetta Bar

A Taste of the Levant

Greek Mezze Spread

Spanish Tapas

Build-your-own Sushi Bowl

'Fruits de Mer' Platter

Indian-style Thali Tray

Scandi Smorgasbord

Chinese Dim Sum Feast

Ploughman's Platter

Chapter 5 Seasonal Celebrations 134

Valentine's Day Love Letters

Giant Easter Chocolate Slab

Mother's Day Afternoon Tea Board

Father's Day BBQ Board

Summer Garden Crudités

Snow Day Fondue

Halloween Warmer

Thanksgiving Board

Christmas Treats Tray

Boxing Day Buffet Board

Party Grazing Table

Chapter 6 Sweet Treats 174

Mini Pavlova Tray

Donut Break Board

Build-your-own Ice-cream Cone Board

Cupcake Party

Banoffee Sharer

Index 190

Acknowledgments 192