We love entertaining with a board because it feels so festive and special, whether it’s charcuterie, cheese, ice cream or, yes, yes, yes, bagels. With a board, you can linger over a meal, noshing and chatting — it’s convivial. This is especially true of the bagel board because people love bagels, and they love toppings. We piled our bagel board up with fresh veggies and fruit, cream cheese spreads, various and sundry pickles, slices of shimmering lox, and jars of jam. It’s a choose-your-own-adventure board with savory and sweet options for everybody, even the most picky eater.

Doesn’t it look beautiful? It’s so colorful, so jam-packed with cheer, your friends and family will be delighted and a little bit impressed. They may even whip out their phones and Instagram its beauty. Imagine all that glory, and you don’t have to cook a thing — which, if we’re talking about a weekend brunch, is a huge bonus.

If you’re planning a small get-together, you could invite guests to bring a topping. It’s also fun to throw in a half dozen mini bagels for the little kids — and the game adult who wants to try a bite of absolutely everything.

Here’s a list of everything we included on our board, but don’t let it tie you down — it’s your board, and the sky’s the limit, so go ahead and wander our beautiful produce section and see what calls out to you.

Bagels

Plain bagels
Sesame bagels
Everything bagels
Onion bagels

Meat

Lox

Spreads

Plain cream cheese
Strawberry cream cheese
Chive and onion cream cheese
Kite Hill almond milk cream cheese
Sweet cream butter
Hummus
Apricot jam
Pickles
Red onions
Capers
Green olives
Vegetables
Heirloom tomatoes
Grape tomatoes
Watermelon radish
Cucumber
Avocado
Strawberries

Other toppings

Olive oil
Flake salt