The board for the long lunch that turns into a long dinner. Solid acacia hardwood, made in France by Novastyl, twenty inches end to end — room for three cheeses, two cured meats, the bread, the figs, the honey, nothing crowding anything.

Acacia is dense and naturally water-resistant, and the grain darkens with use, which is the point. For the host who runs the charcuterie board like a kitchen pass.