Bring a Board Night Ideas: 10 Best Food Boards for Your Next Party
Looking for a creative way to get your friends together? Bring a Board Night is the thing of dreams. Everyone brings a themed food board to tuck into, whether you're hosting a cozy night in, a potluck-style party, or just looking for an excuse to eat all your favourite foods. In this blog, we’ve listed our favourite bring a board night ideas to use at our Leicester accommodation.
1. The classic charcuterie board
Things to include: Mix of cheeses, cured meats, crackers, nuts, grapes and honey
The OG of board-style eats! The key to cracking a charcuterie board is variety - use a mix of different textures and flavours to keep things interesting. Don’t forget to add a little something sweet to balance out the salty elements.
2. The ultimate dessert board
Things to include: Brownies, cookies, strawberries, bananas, Nutella and caramel dips
A dessert board is always a safe bet as everyone is guaranteed to love it! This is all about indulgence. Make sure you choose treats with different consistencies, such as crunchy and gooey. Add some fresh fruit too to balance out the sugar.
3. The university course board
Things to include: Themed foods related to different subjects
This iconic board is an amazing way to celebrate student life! Think onion ring handcuffs for law, brain-shaped gummies for psychology or mini globes made of cake pops for geography. The more creative the better!
4. The colour-themed board
Things to include: Anything as long as it matches!
This board idea is most fun when you plan as a group - each person picks a different colour theme and sticks to it. For example, an all red theme could include strawberries, cherries, red velvet cake and a packet of Doritos - anything goes! It’s as fun to look at as it is to eat.
5. The nostalgic board
Things to include: Party rings, angel delight, smiley faces, turkey dinosaurs
The perfect opportunity to eat all the foods you loved as a kid. As well as being personal to you, this board is a great conversation starter as everyone will have their own memories tied to the snacks. What’s not to like?
6. The international board
Things to include: Everything from pizzas to scones
This is another board best served as a group activity - each person chooses a different country and their board has to include food from there. This could mean pizza and cannoli for an Italian board, or tapas for a Spanish one. Ideal for Eurovision watch parties!
7. The taco board
Things to include: Taco shells, guacamole, cheese, seasoned meat
The best thing about this board? It’s interactive! Set it up so that guests can build their own tacos with a variety of toppings. No taco will be the same, so guests can build theirs exactly how they want them.
8. The pizza board
Things to include: Pizzas in different flavours, dips like garlic mayo and ketchup
An easy one - slice up loads of different types of pizzas and pop them on a board with different dips. Always include a margherita for those with plain tastes, then go to town with some unexpected toppings on other slices to keep things exciting.
9. The crisp board
Things to include: Different flavoured crisps, dips like hummus and salsa Simple but effective - who doesn’t love a crisp?
Head down the crisp aisle at the supermarket and fill your basket with loads of different flavours and types, from Wotsits to Pringles. Adding dips can take your board to the next level.
10. The sushi board
Things to include: Sushi rolls, sashimi, soy sauce, wasabi, seaweed salad
Add a touch of classy sophistication to your gathering. Arrange your sushi neatly, not forgetting the essentials like soy sauce and wasabi. For the full experience, put some chopsticks on the side for people to help themselves to.
Final tips
No matter which board you choose, your Bring a Board Night is guaranteed to be a hit! It can always be a good idea to label your board so people know what they’re eating and always balance flavours and textures by including sweet, salty, crunchy and creamy elements.
When you stay at our student accommodation, you’ll have access to nutritionists and cooking classes to help you to create the perfect show-stopping board! Need to get a group together? We’ve got loads of events from monthly social brunches to parties to help you out. Reserve a room or arrange a viewing at our Leicester site today: true student Leicester