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How to take your cheese board to the next level

Make it fancy: Everything you need to know about composing a lovely cheese platter.

Welcome back to Make it Fancy, our playbook for making food look super-impressive — with a minimal amount of work and skill! We'll walk you through simple tricks and techniques to take everything up a notch. Use them, and before long your entertaining game will be at pro levels.

Today, it's all about dressing up a cheese platter. Hint: With the right board, a nice cheese knife and an array of cheeses, you can't go wrong.

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In our Summer 2025 issue, we get real about what sex is like after 40. Plus, living together after divorce, our favourite beauty products of the year and 17 incredibly summery recipes, from ceviche to sour cherry cobbler.