The narrow board that fits a baguette end to end and slides onto the smallest stretch of counter. Solid acacia from Novastyl in France, dense and naturally water-resistant, with a restless grain that reads different on every board and darkens with use — which is the point. Doubles as a serving board for one good cheese and a glass of wine. For the friend in the small kitchen, the host who'd rather own one good thing than three pretty ones.