Announcing Our Boards, Platters and More Contest Winners
Updated: Feb. 12, 2024
We are pleased to announce the winners of Taste of Home’s Boards, Platters and More Contest! We invited readers to submit photos and a video of their most inspired food boards—and they delivered.
Home cooks showed us their design skills in boards that were sentimental, nostalgic and just plain fun! Some celebrated holidays, others cultural foods and family traditions. Our panel of judges watched videos from around the country to decide which boards were the most creative and visually stunning.
Meet Our Winners
3rd Place: Scandinavian Snack Board
Kallee Krong-McCreery from Escondido, CA
Kallee’s board is inspired by her Scandinavian heritage and was made for her family’s New Year’s celebration. There’s lefse flatbread as well as fruits and veggies fresh from her garden. But the real star of the show is her technique. She turned ordinary charcuterie meats into ribbons and roses—and made sure there were no straight lines on the platter. Kallee states, “I think we eat first with our eyes, so I made sure to have lots of colors and shapes.” We couldn’t be happier with the result.
2nd Place: Breakfast Board
Carmelisa Perez from Los Angeles, CA
Carmelisa loves to host breakfast get togethers and thought she’d share some of her go-to favorites with this platter. The board has soft-boiled eggs with delectable sourdough toast made to be topped with bacon, ricotta, honey and avocado. Yum! Carmelisa explains, “The thought process was to keep the easy-to-grab items in the middle, the items you need a knife for on the edge and to balance out the colors with fruit that add contrasting colors, and add greens to areas that need a little pop.” This skill really comes through on this neat and minimalistic board.
1st Place: Flag Board
Candy Fichtner from Houston, TX
Candy made this flag board for a Fourth of July party. According to Candy, “Nothing says summer to me like red, white and blue.” She incorporated these colors into her design with both sweet and savory snacks. We loved all the fun shapes: stars, cubes, triangles and even fish!
Grand Prize: Pakora Platter
Niv Menon-Saber from Port Elgin, Canada
The Pakora Platter is an assortment of deep-fried, crispy vegetarian bites. Inspired by Diwali, Niv says “It is a time of vibrant celebrations, unity and most deliciously…an array of culinary delights.” And an array it is with fresh and vibrant veggies and paneer. We love the three dips that add a pop of color as well as depth of flavor. The first is a spicy mint chutney, the second a tangy tamarind sauce and the third a sweet yogurt mango raita. Masala chai and mango lassi shots add a little more fun to complete the board.
Congratulations to all our winners! Bookmark our Contests page for more ways to participate and win.
