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Every answer below changes the board — not just the shopping list. Drop dairy and you get a meat-forward board that works, rather than the same board with holes in it.

Guests
−12+
Recommends The Grazing Runner · 24 × 60 in
Occasion
AppetiserGrazing dinnerCocktail hourDessert board
A grazing dinner is the meal, so quantities roughly double.
How long it sits out
1 hour2 hours3 hours +
Past two hours, soft cheeses and cut fruit get swapped for things that hold.
Budget
ModestMiddleShowing off
Estimated $118 – $142 at this tier.
Dietary
Tree-nut freeDairy freeVeganVegetarianGluten freePork free
Marconas swapped for salted pepitas; 2 other items adjusted.
Adventurousness
Crowd-pleasing → funky0.62
Keeps one washed-rind on the board. Raise it and Époisses appears.
Board shape
PaddleRoundPlankSlateWreathRunner
Picked from your guest count. See all six.
Palette
Autumn OrchardNordic WinterTuscan GoldMidnight & Honey
Steers colour and season. All 13 themes.

The Grazing Runner

The Long Graze · 12 guests · 11 of 12 sections filledShuffleGarnish the gapsShopping list
BrieBrie de MeauxAnchor · wedge · 10 oz
ProsciuttoProsciutto di ParmaRibbon · 8 oz
Aged goudaAged GoudaPlank · 8 oz
FigsBlack Mission figHalved · 12
FinocchionaFinocchionaCoin · 8 oz
HoneycombHoneycombOne rough block
RoquefortRoquefortCrumble · 5 oz
Castelvetrano olivesCastelvetranoWhole · 7 oz
ComteComté 18-monthPlank · 9 oz
Empty section — wants something acidic
Cornichon · pickled red onion
Red grapesRed grapeCluster
Salted pepitasSalted pepitaNut-free swap · loose

Balance

Salty82
Sweet71
Creamy66
Crunchy48
Acidic19
Funky44
Board doctor · 2 notes

Nothing here is properly acidic. Twelve people, two hours out, and every bite is rich. A cornichon or a pickled red onion in that empty section would reset the palate.

Two blues is one too many at this guest count — the Roquefort is already doing the job.

Shopping list

Brie de Meaux10 oz
Aged Gouda, 4 yr8 oz
Comté, 18 month9 oz
Roquefort5 oz
Prosciutto di Parma8 oz
Finocchiona8 oz
Black Mission figs12
Honeycomb1 block
Castelvetrano olives7 oz
Salted pepitas4 oz
Estimated$118 – $142

Grouped by aisle when you print it.

Timeline & assembly

Night beforePickle the onion. Buy everything except the bread.
4:40 pmAll cheese out of the fridge. This is the one that matters.
5:30 pmCut and plate. Anchors first, spaced far apart — Brie, Gouda, Comté, Roquefort.
5:40 pmMeat into the gaps between anchors: ribbons, then coins.
5:48 pmBowls — olives, honeycomb — pressed in wherever the board still shows.
5:55 pmFruit, pepitas and herbs poured into every remaining seam.
6:00 pmServe.

Times shift with your start time. Set a start time to re-anchor the whole list.