CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 13 had not quite made it to Fayetteville. So she found an opening building charcuterie boards and teaching others the magic behind it. She opened e Charcuterie Chic in January 2020. At the time, of course, COVID-19 was a challenge, but she built a following with porch-pickup orders at a time when most restaurants had suspended indoor dining. Her business now includes weddings and parties as well as corporate "bonding" experiences to help employees with teamwork. She also leads charcuterie workshops in Fayetteville, Southern Pines and the Triangle as well as on Fort Bragg. "e workshops keep selling out because they're so much fun," says Smith, who hopes one day to open a storefront. For some catering jobs, she skips the board and uses a full table. Cake stands and other serving pieces add different levels to enhance the aesthetic appeal. She once built a charcuterie on an 18-foot table to feed 150 guests. Her holiday board special feeds eight and costs $80. Smith has a method to her board designs, but she's also free-spirited. "I start with the cheese because cheese is my favorite," she says. Next, she adds the meats, pairing cheeses and meats that complement each other with a balance of flavor. Brie and prosciutto are a winner, as are pepperoni and machingo cheese, Smith says. Add fruits such as grapes or berries to elevate the acidic taste or sweetness, she says. Olives are almost a must to balance the sweet. Dips and spreads can be the finishing touches, including white truffle sauce — her favorite — and fig-honey jam or balsamic glaze. "It's the little details," she says, that create the magic. "Twenty people can build on the same board with the same ingredients and they will all look different." e finishing touch is to pair a beer or wine that complements what's on the board, Smith says. For a recent interview, Smith laid out her ingredients in separate piles on brown kitchen paper. She used a marker to label each cheese and meat and other ingredients. New science/STEM wing and junior high classrooms Non-denominational Selective enrollment Great athletic, performing and fine arts programs Pre K through 12th grade 422 Ireland Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304 www.fayettevillechristian.com (910) 483-3905 Voted Best Private School 10 years and counting!