Ingredients

• Cold cuts, like prosciutto, genoa salami, braesola, turkey pepperettes

• Fat raw sausages that you cook, cool, and slice on the diagonal

• Assorted cheeses with different shapes and textures – go with something creamy, something really old with those gorgeous salt crystals, a log of goat cheese rolled in ground black pepper, a great blue cheese

• Other meats like a duck breast – score the skin and rub all over with Chinese Five Spice and then shallow fry in a dry pan on low heat skinside down to start to rendering out the fat.

• Assorted pickles like mini gerkins, white asparagus, and artichoke hearts

• Sweet cheese spreads and jams

• Savoury spreads with some kick

• Fun crackers and breads, include a few breadsticks too

• A slab of honeycomb or a small pot of honey with a spoon for drizzling

• Dried fruits like dates and apricots

• Grainy mustard