Such a beautiful book.

It is broken down beautifully and has gorgeous pictures of different spreads.

It is very useful and has some easy recipes. I can't wait to try some.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and it would be the perfect gift for someone who loves to hosts parties or even just for yourself as a helpful guide.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was around 3.5 stars for me.

This is a how to guide for making meal spreads and snacks. I like the concept and I like the recipes that are included, but honestly I was expecting more pictures. There's a lot of how-tos and steps included to put together a grazing table and I would have enjoyed seeing more pictures of what it could look like and inspiration.

There's some simple and some more time intensive recipes and a lot of tips for making the ideal plate. There's also tips for how to set the table and other things beyond the food that you serve. It's a helpful guide but wasn't as thorough as I expected.

Overall it's a good introductory book.

This book is broken into two sections, the first gives you all the information you need to plan your spread.
I loved the explanation of what type of cheese knife you need for what type of cheese.
I also found the chart on how to best store fruit very helpful. I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets home from the store and doesn’t know which fruit goes in the fridge and which stays on the counter.
I loved the adorable illustrations.

Part two of the book focuses on the recipes.

The ideas are very creative. An oatmeal bar sounds like a brand new idea.
The burrata bar especially caught my eye.

There’s not a ton of pictures but the ones included are vibrant and eye catching.

This book will be fun when people are able to entertain company again, or for a treat for their immediate family.

I got to read an early copy from NetGalley. Thank you!

This book was received as an ARC from Chronicle Books in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I am always amazed at how beautiful all of these tablescapes, centerpieces and food platters look at parties and always have wondered how they pulled it off and thanks to Tables & Spreads, I now know how to pull one off when we get back to throwing parties post COVID-19. The photos displayed throughout the book were breathtakingly gorgeous. I can’t wait to try these out on my guests and share them with friends, family, and patrons at the library. I know many of our patrons will love this book and want to try some out as well.

We will consider adding this title to our TX Non-Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Beautiful photos and spreads. A lot of great ideas I’d like to try for a party. Great gift for someone who hosts parties

This book is for people way fancier than I am. That said, it's beautifully photographed and illustrated, and packed with ideas for entertaining with "spreads." There are lots of little extras like tutorials on napkin folds and how to properly (and prettily) cut your veggies. There's a wide variety of types of spreads.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

When, as we say these days, ‘this’ is all over, I can really see myself swanning around as my guests tuck into a beautiful spread inspired by this book – the apparently effortless host….
I really liked the first section, which is about how to put a spread together, from choosing the tableware to preparing the vegetables. The second section was recipes for different themed food boards – which are, essentially, beautifully styled buffets.
Like me, Westerhausen is vegetarian , but (presumably) in order to reach a wider audience she has included her husband’s meat suggestions. I found these easy to ignore and the most of the meat in the photos could just as easily be the fake meats you see in the vegetarian chiller at the supermarket (maybe they were).
I must admit, I did get a bit confused between terms such as ‘table’, ‘spread’ and ‘board’… you put several boards together to make a spread? What’s a ‘table’ then? Maybe I didn’t read carefully enough.
Never mind, it doesn’t really detract from the enjoyment I’m getting from this book and the fun I’m getting from planning a fabulous spread for my post-virus celebration .
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.

Lots of great ideas for spreads, from meats and cheeses to jams and sauces. With ideas for multiple occasions the possibilities are endless!

Tables & Spreads will show how you to put together beautiful Instagram-worthy spreads for your next gathering. It's a great guide to pair different things and let you determine what you need for the party you're planning. The pictures are great, so it would be a nice coffee table as well, though leaving it out will probably make you hungry!
Many thanks to Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the advance copy.

#TablesSpreads #NetGalley

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.

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