Creative charcuterie
By Lily O'Brien
Special to the Marin IJ
A
s we gather for the holidays, what
to serve and share with family and
friends becomes especially meaningful.
A delightful way to start is with a
beautifully appointed charcuterie
board. Although charcuterie boards have long been
a staple for entertaining at home, due to social
media, and more recently during Covid, they have
become extremely popular. So what exactly is a
charcuterie board?
The word "charcuterie" is derived from the
French words for "chair" and "cuit" which literally
means cooked flesh, and refers to the "charcutiers"
in France in the 1400s who specialized in creating
products made from just about every part of the
pig. But fear not — these boards have come a
Brighten your holiday table
with a beautifully styled
Food stylists
create edible art
by sourcing
locally
"I like to think of food as my paint palette and as an artistic expression of what I love to do. I put a lot of heart and soul into it" says Sue Caniglia, owner and chef of Luving Spoonfuls.
– Photo by Vaschelle André
12 December 12, 2021 Holiday Guide 2 A Marketing Supplement of the Marin Independent Journal | marinij.com
