The Art of Charcuterie took place on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the South Dakota Art Museum. The morning was filled with great food and faces and many participants took home new ideas on how to bring food to life through a charcuterie board. 

Corey Shelsta, a theater professor at South Dakota State, has taken up the hobby of charcuterie and said he loves to share his passion with others. Shelsta said this hobby started from his love of cooking and he has been doing it for about 20 years.

“My favorite part about it is making something that people can enjoy together, sharing new foods and stories,” he said.

Shelsta’s favorite board to make is something simple, but he also loves to make fun boards for his daughter when her friends come over to hang out and watch movies. 

Katherine Power is a freshman at SDSU and one of Shelsta’s students. She says her favorite part of the event was seeing all the different boards Shelsta had done in the past, and how he taught the class.

“He is a very well-spoken person, a good leader, and I like learning from him,” Power said.

An attendee of the event, Rae McKeown, said his favorite part of Shelsta’s presentation was his personality and enjoyed the Alp Blossom cheese.

“And now I have many new ideas for charcuterie boards I can make at home,” McKeown said.