How To Make A Butter Board

How To Make A Butter Board
Food trends come and go, but there's one particular iteration that sees one reprisal after the next—and that's the grazing board. Since working at Martha Stewart, I've seen many artful arrangements overflowing with cheeses (cut into careful wedges or cubes), meats (folded into flower buds or rolled into spirals), and other accoutrements—think jams, honeys, nuts, crackers, and vegetables. But there's one ingredient I never thought would star in these crowd-pleasing assortments: butter.

Justine Doiron, however, knew that butter could be the next grazing board main character. Since the chef and content creator debuted her brainchild—the butter board—on TikTok (though, she credits chef Josh McFadden with the original idea), she has inspired home chefs and hosts everywhere to swirl pats of the beloved fat onto boards and dishes, apply a myriad of toppings (we've seen versions that run the sweet-and-savory gamut), and serve with crunchy, crusty bread.