Charcuterie Board Gifts for Every Host

A charcuterie board is the easiest way to feed a crowd beautifully – cured meats, a few cheeses, fruit, nuts and bread, set out for everyone to share. That makes a handsome board one of the most useful gifts you can give a host: it comes out for every gathering of the season. Here are our favorite charcuterie board gifts, plus the bowls and knives that finish the spread.

Cheese Boards with a Matching Knife

A board that comes with its own knife is a complete gift in one box.

Michael Aram Vintage Bloom Cheese Board with Knife

A cheese board and knife handcrafted in the Michael Aram workshops, where each design begins as a hand-forged original, and beautifully boxed for giving.

Michael Aram Butterfly Ginkgo Cheese Board with Knife

Michael Aram's Butterfly Ginkgo design with a choice of granite or marble – both cool, smooth surfaces for cheese.

Michael Aram Pomegranate Cheese Board with Knife

The pomegranate is one of Michael Aram's best-loved motifs. In a large or small size – the small one is just right for a couple.

Michael Aram White Orchid Cheese Board with Knife

White orchid blooms on handcrafted metalwork, in a small or large size. Also lovely: the Olive Branch Cheese Board with Knife. See all Michael Aram cheese plates.

Serving Trays for a Bigger Spread

For a party, build the board on a tray: there is room for crackers, grapes and a second cheese.

Michael Aram Olive Branch Serving Tray

A handcrafted metal serving tray in the Olive Branch design – it pairs naturally with the Olive Branch cheese board.

Michael Aram Butterfly Ginkgo Serving Tray

Butterfly Ginkgo on a serving tray, to match the granite or marble cheese board above. More in Michael Aram serving trays.

Bowls for Olives, Nuts and Jam

Michael Aram Pomegranate Serving Bowl

A handcrafted metal serving bowl for olives, marinated vegetables or fruit, from the Pomegranate collection.

Michael Aram Pomegranate Silver & Gold Nut Bowl

A small nut bowl in Michael Aram's Pomegranate design, finished in silver and gold – for almonds, pistachios or a dollop of fig jam.

The Right Cheese Knives

Christofle Perles Silver-Plated Cheese Knife

Two teeth at the tip pick cheese up off the plate, and it works with hard and soft cheeses alike. The Louis XVI-style Perles pattern, with its single line of beading, was introduced in 1876.

L'Objet Deco Leaves Cheese Serving Set

A cheese serving set from L'Objet, hand-finished and beautifully boxed – a pretty addition to any board.

Make It a Charcuterie Gift Basket

A board is lovely on its own, but it is even better as a ready-to-use gift. Pair it with a wedge of a favorite cheese, a jar of fig jam or honey, a box of crackers and a bottle of wine, and the host can set out a complete board the moment guests arrive. For a housewarming, add a handwritten card with your own favorite pairing.

How to Build a Charcuterie Board

• Plan three cheeses – one soft, one firm, one blue or aged – and two or three cured meats.
• Put the cheeses down first, then the bowls, then fill the gaps with meats, fruit and crackers.
• Give each cheese its own knife so flavors don't mix.
• Take cheese out of the refrigerator about 30 minutes before serving.

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Find more for the host in our housewarming gifts and serving dishes, trays and platters.