I know some people may have found the headline of this blog utterly shocking. Charcuterie, for whatever reason, has a lot of fans.  I am not one of them. If you don't know what charcuterie is, I envy you. It's a total scam. You throw some meat and cheese on a board and I'm supposed to be impressed? Well, I will have none of that! I bid you good day, sir! via GIPHY I have no problem with any of the ingredients (a term I use loosely in this case) independently. I enjoy some cured meats (I'm from Lebanon, for the love of God. Bologna is what put us on the map, son), and who, aside from the severely lactose intolerant, doesn't enjoy a good cheese? What I have a problem with is the plank of wood that it's served on. Call me crazy, but I'd prefer not having to pull splinters out of my mouth because some hipster thought it'd be cool to serve me food on a board that was reclaimed from an old barn, My theory as to why this phenomenon st...