Boards and Bites - Food Styling and Homemade Recipes for Elegant Party Planning

Learn the secrets of great food styling to elevate your charcuterie board creations. Boards and Bites is the perfect book for novice and experienced board creators alike. With accessible recipes and instructions, Melissa Francis shows readers how to create memorable spreads for every holiday party or festive occasion. 

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Contents

Introduction

Meat the Cheeses

Overview Diagram

Color Contrasts

Accessorize Your Board

Dried Citrus

Herbs

Flowers

Rose Are...

Roasted Garlic

Fruit Garnish

Brie-tiful

The Glitz and Glam

Recipes

Sun Spread

Basil & White Beans

Grandma's Cheese Straws

Nana's Dressing

Crostinis

Every Occasion Deserves a Board

Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Brie Mine

Luck of the Irish

Bunny Hop

4th of July

Monster Mash

Special Boards

Pupcuterie

Sushi Board

Vegan Board

Movie Night Board

Sugar High Board

Tailgate Board

Crudites Board

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Info autore

Melissa Francis is the face behind the boards featured on her ever-growing IG platform @boardsbymelfran and is the author of Boards and Bites. In January 2020, charcuterie boards became her creative outlet and a way to bring her family and friends together in a meaningful way. Melissa received her Masters of Science from Chapman University in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2021. She is currently a practicing Speech and Language Pathologist and loves what she does and the individuals she works with.

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Learn the secrets of great food styling to elevate your charcuterie board creations. Boards and Bites is the perfect book for novice and experienced board creators alike. With accessible recipes and instructions, Melissa Francis shows readers how to create memorable spreads for every holiday party or festive occasion.

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Promotional Text: Why this book will sell

How Melissa will leverage her platform to promote the book:

• Her engaged TikTok and Instagram following will order the book, share content about the book and leave reviews
• Author is the entrepreneur of a women-owned charcuterie business in LA where her existing clientele will be made aware of the book, will be offered discounts when purchasing her services if they buy the book


• Author will be frequently posting on Instagram to promote the book itself as well as the content


• Creating daily Instagram story posts to increase the interpersonal relationship with her audience


• Reaching out to local influencers to collaborate or review a boardsbymelfran


• She has merchandise and partnerships with food and board brands that can be offered as bonus material for pre-orders


• Instagram giveaway: to enter the giveaway, participants will repost the designated photo of the book on to their social media stories


• Including high-quality, aesthetically pleasing photos of unique and engaging photos of the book in various settings into instagram feeds

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Melissa Francis
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.12.2022
• EAN: 9781684810635
• ISBN: 978-1-68481-063-5
• Pagine: 200
• Dimensioni: 203 mm x 254 mm x 13 mm
• Peso: 768 g
• Illustrazioni: full color photographs, Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Mangiare e bere > Libri di cucina a tema; COOKING / Methods / Baking, COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Desserts, COOKING / Methods / Gourmet, COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Brunch & Tea Time, COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Bread, COOKING / Comfort Food, COOKING / Holiday, COOKING / Methods / Professional, COOKING / Tablesetting, Cookery dishes & courses, COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Sandwiches, Cooking for parties & special occasions, Cookery dishes & courses: Soups & starters