As any cheese lover will tell you, crafting the perfect cheese board is an art form. There needs to be a combination of flavours, a balance of textures, and some visual interest to entice your guests.

Cheese comes in all shapes, sizes, flavours, and colours, which can be intimidating for non-experts, but if you follow the advice of the late, great Ann-Marie Dyas — cofounder of The Fine Cheese Co. in Bath, UK â€” you’ll be creating crowd-pleasing artisan cheese boards in no time.

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