Trendspotting: Charcuterie Cups

We'd call it the next big thing in entertaining, but it's actually kind of small. This season, take your appetizer with you when you eschew the cheese plate in favor of the charcuterie cup. Instead of building a board, pack individual portions in a portable dish from which your guests can graze on the go. Here are some major of-the-moment selections to get you started:

• Joyfull Bakery Parmesan Crisps
• Specialità Rustiche Tozzetti Bufala Butter Biscuits
• Alessi Grissini Torinesi Thin Breadsticks
• Marin French Cheese Petite Breakfast Fresh Brie
• Cypress Grove Midnight Moon Aged Goat Gouda 
• Kowalski’s Signature Comté
• Fermín Jamón Serrano Cured Pork
• Fermín Iberico Salchichón Dry-Cured Sausage
• Greek olives
• Dried apricots
• Grape tomatoes
• Blanched asparagus
• Pea shoots or microgreens
• Kowalski’s Caramel Corn
• Cudié Catànies Caramelized Almonds with Praline
• Nutkrack Candied Pecans

Selection and availability of products vary by market.