Elevate Your Charcuterie Styling with That Cheese Plate

There’s nothing like a picture-perfect cheese plate to make a gathering feel special and delicious. But sometimes, building one from scratch can feel intimidating. That’s why we teamed up with Marissa Mullen, founder of That Cheese Plate and creator of the Cheese By Numbers method on this curated gift box.

All of the elements that come in the That Cheese Plate box

Meet Marissa Mullen

Marissa is a bestselling two-time author, extra sharp food stylist (see what we did there 😉), content creator and appetizer enthusiast. She's known for pioneering the cheese and charcuterie trend and transforms simplicity into edible art. With her as your guide, you’ll have zero guesswork when it comes to building a board that looks just as good as it tastes.

That Cheese Plate's Marissa Mullen with her styled cheese board

Ready to Style Like a Pro?

Using, Marissa’s Cheese By Numbers method as your guide, follow the key below to transform your board into a masterpiece.

1. Cheese: Cabot 5 Year, Cabot Alpine, Cabot Pepper Jack, Cabot Extra Sharp

2. Meat: Vermont Salumi Red Wine and Garlic Salami, Vermont Capocollo

3. Produce: Divina Green Olives, Divina Kalamata Olives, Dried Apricots

4. Crunch: Castleton Crackers Simply Wheat, Sugar Bob’s Maple Spiced Pecans

5. Dip: Blake Hill Preserves Heirloom Apple with Maple Syrup

6. Garnish: Rosemary and Sage (not included)

Step-by-Step-Styling Instructions

Cheese Please (Step One)

Place the pinch bowl at the top fourth of your board. This acts as a visual anchor for your layout. Following the numbers in the illustrated guide, begin to place your cheeses. You can cut each of the cheeses into different shapes to create visual interest and help guests know the difference between each.

Meat (Step Two)

Continuing to follow the numbered image, you can tuck the Red Wine & Garlic Salami into rosettes or folds near a cheese wedge and layer the Capocollo in a neat stack.

Produce (Step Three)

Scatter dried apricots in small groupings around the board for sweetness and color. The green and kalamata olives can also be placed in small groups.

Crunch (Step Four)

Lean a stack of Castleton Crackers towards the top right of your board near the sliced cheeses and meat and add a couple of small piles of Maple Spiced Pecans for texture.