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Special thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle books for providing me with ARC.

I am feeling sorry for not getting this book because there isn't any options to download it, not in kindle nor in NetGalley Shelf.

Loved the details in this book to help you make a grazing table fit for any occasion! I thought the questions at the beginning (including one about seasonality) to help plan everything were super helpful, and especially liked the beautiful photographs and illustrations since they gave me a visual guide to work with. The styling meat section was especially valuable for me because I never knew how to go about it! Overall, a great guide for entertainers and hosts, but also for anyone that wants to treat themselves to a fancy snack table at home.

I loved this book!! I'm just waiting dor social distancing to be over to have a great party at home and putting all this recipes to good use. It also includes shopping list, which is super helpful when planning a meal.

This book is a great reference! Beautiful pictures, lovely illustrations that are also very useful and great pairing ideas make this a surprisingly nice and useful book. The checklists were informative and the included recipes look delicious. I look forward to picking this up in a book format when it comes out and adding it to my library!

Lots of party entertaining menus, ideas to make eye-catching layouts of the food spread, pictures for everything and easy to make recipes to complete the spreads. I love to entertain and love to have family gatherings, and I will be using these ideas, tips and recipes many times over.

I am a grown adult who has been married for 15 years, and I just bought a cheese knife last year. We used butter knives prior to that. I have the feeling that the author of Tables and Spreads would be quietly appalled but outwardly supportive and kind about that fact, and I really appreciated this tone throughout the book. I attribute some of that to Westerhausen being a fellow Midwestern gal.

There is a lot of detail in this book. Sometimes it felt a little overwhelming, but I think it is because I am the target audience who honestly wouldn't know the proper way to cut various cheeses without a visual aid. The diagrams are all very helpful. There is even a handy flow chart to help you decide which type of board to make., and a guide to how much of each item to use per person.

The photography is amazing - I love to put every new cookbook on hold at the library, and I remember how striking the photos were in Platters and Boards. Tables and Spreads is equally eye-catching, and the recipes themselves are simple but with a twist. It all feels very achievable and yet still fancy and fun.

This book is beyond beautiful! The photography is richly colored and gives the reader a sense of what may be done with relative ease and everyday items and foods to create lavish (or not) events for entertaining or for a cozy evening at home with family. The author covers the basics for Spreads, including suggestions for how much food to prepare for the number of guests, and whether it’s a side or main dish. This makes the content helpful and appropriate for both a novice or a seasoned host. She even includes some budget-friendly DIY ideas included with purchased accessory suggestions for the current hosting trends.
The recipes while differing from my personal tastes, offer extravagant variety; as an example, my palate is not quite ready for hot harissa sauce (a Tunisian red pepper sauce) in a Bloody Mary for brunch.
Overall, Shelly Westerhausen Worcel has created a useful guide for hosts of all levels of experience for grazing table entertaining.

Tables & Spreads by Shelly Westerhausen Worcel with Wyatt Worcel show amazing platters to impress and breakdown how to make them yourself.

Good concept I like the way that the book is layed out. I like the full page pictures of some of the layouts helps me to see what they really mean and possibly incorporate it into my own tables.

Where do I start with my love for this book..😍 Shelly Westerhausen Worcel starts us off with a introduction, a "how to" of setting out a spread, the current cheese board trend but expanded and explained, how much of each per person, where to put what, garnishing. All with beautiful full page colour photos to provide inspiration. Now if that wasn't enough, on you go to recipes, wonderful dips and polentas and drinks to accompany the spreads. Again, mouth watering photos.. But it doesn't stop there! How about we take the idea of a grazing table and give it a theme, a focaccia building night perhaps, or pierogi filling where guests sit and chat, filling or garnishing their choices and you pop them in the oven and everyone gets to enjoy their personally taste matched creations.. brilliant! Special day? Birthday nachos, Valentine's fondue, New Year's mini bar? I'm all in!

**Thanks to NetGalley, Shelly Westerhausen Worcel and Chronicle Books for an early peek at this one that I will surely be purchasing when it publishes on May 4th, 2021!**

I really love to enterain people at my house when I am able to and I have recently got into making charcuterie boards as well. I like making them for dates nights for my husband and me as well, but I am not incredibly creative on my own and the boards I have made are getting a little boring. This book isn't solely about making boards, but food (and drink) spreads in general and there are some incredible recipes and ideas in here that I can't wait to try. There are menus broken down by event and I find that to be a big help. I also liked the beginning section and found it to be informative about the different utensils and things you may be using like the different kinds of cheese knives. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys entertaining or who just enjoys making fun things in the kitchen.

Very nice and fun book! Lots of recipes and beautiful photos. It's a great gift option for the holidays. I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

This is a really cool resource if you enjoy entertaining. I appreciate that this book accounts for all levels of experience so each menu plan can be used exactly from the book or can be customized with your own recipes and favorite snacks. There are also more general tips for serving sizes and pairing flavors and textures together. I have been putting together my own spreads for years and am really looking forward to using these tips to make even better displays. I really appreciated the Holiday showstopper section for this particularly the Thanksgiving Pie Spread. I am looking forward to adding in some of the recipes I’m particularly excited about the Caramelized Shallot Jam Dip. The book also has a great range of menus for different events. This includes spreads for every meal, more snack style spreads, and even beverages. I also love the creative menus like the Birthday Breakfast Nacho Buffet, I am definitely looking forward to celebrating with that spread. All around this is a creative and fun book that will be a great help with any celebration.

The photos in this book are beautiful! Perfect for anyone who loves to entertain and is looking for quick appetizers to make!

Turns out there is an art (and a serious science) to putting together a solid tableau of nibbles. This collection of tips, tricks and recipes will have you making five-star spreads in no time. Containing guides to styling a board for an event, how much food to serve and how to combine cheeses, dips, veggies and more for optimal enjoyment, this part instruction manual, part cookbook will have you yearning for when we can all host again. I already have ingredients for several dips, and a few cocktails, on my next shopping list. If you entertain, or just want to have a tasty afternoon with a family movie, this book should be added to your cookbook collection.

This books is perfect for once COVID is done and we can have dinner parties again! It was very organized and easy to follow and filled with great ideas and recipes!

A beautifully arranged book of recipes and decorating ideas that can inspire you for both everyday at home and for when you are having guests over at your home. Lots of fun!