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Wanderview’s Epic Charcuterie Boards
Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: November - 2022
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Juqui and Matt Cheatham
“Find a need and fill it,” has long been the mantra of smart business. That’s exactly what Juqui and Matt Cheatham did when they opened Wanderview Hospitality last year – creating charcuterie boards and boxes and grazing tables for Plateau residents and businesses.
Today, as we return to in-person gatherings, the no-cook interactive snack board best exemplifies how we want to entertain and eat. It was a fad that blew up during the pandemic. Imprisoned in our houses for nearly two years, we all became obsessed with either food or home improvement. After all what else was there to do? And of all the food trends – cooking beans, baking breads included – the one that seemed to best capture the collective psyche was the charcuterie board. People want to make an impression on their guests but don’t want to stress about the preparing the food.
Enter Wanderview.
As Juqui explained the genesis of the business, “My mother is a talented Mexican cook, and my father is an artist from Andalusia Spain who loves to prepare pinchos and tapas. The charcuterie service allows us to express our passion for food and to bring something good to the table while connecting with our community. Our goal is to simplify our client’s lives when it comes to hospitality and our offerings have been immensely popular with Plateau hosts. We create some incredible displays and are committed to doing them justice by curating the best possible combinations.”
In fact, Wanderview’s epic charcuterie boards include an impressive spread of cured meats and cheese with fun accoutrements – roasted nuts, tangy olives and fresh vegetables. Bright, plentiful, and artfully composed, they’re the kind of thing you’d expect to see at Ina Garten’s house.
At the core of what Wanderview stands for is a sense of place – all the cheeses and produce come from makers and farmers that are local. Cheeses from Western North Carolina creameries are used exclusively – including those from Looking Glass, Blue Ridge Mountain, Spinning Spider and Round Mountain. The honey on your platter is from Calm Creek Farm.
There is something immensely satisfying about a well-curated charcuterie board. It’s the perfect way to get guests to mingle over drinks. Eating becomes something of a “choose your own adventure” with so many possibilities.
As one client related, “Charcuterie is my favorite way to feed people when I’m entertaining. It offers something for everyone and doesn’t require a lot of dishes or clean up.”
