This Woman Made a Charcuterie Board on a Plane and It’s a True Work of Art

Kristin Salaky
·3 min read
Photo credit: @thatcheeseplate - Instagram
Photo credit: @thatcheeseplate - Instagram

From Cosmopolitan

I may be biased because I have a truly insane fear of flying but…planes suck, right? You’re crammed in a metal tube with mostly strangers for hours at a time, not to mention dealing with delays, turbulence, and sometimes not-so-great food. Well, one woman found a way to make flying actually semi-enjoyable by bringing her own fixings for a charcuterie board that she made on her flight.

Marissa Mullen, owner of the very aptly named Instagram @ThatCheesePlate, showed us why she’s the charcuterie master when she posted an Instagram video (and TikTok, which is where I found it) outlining how to make your own cheese board on a flight.

Sometimes I’m not even sure if I can bring mascara in my carry-on, but Marissa managed to bring her very own charcuterie board as well as cheese, meat, cherry spread, blueberries, nuts, and, of course, rosemary for garnish. She assembled it all on top of her tray table, and it looks so, so good.

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How to enjoy a middle seat on an overnight 8-hour flight. #InflightCheesePlateChallenge

A post shared by Marissa • That Cheese Plate (@thatcheeseplate) on Jan 25, 2020 at 12:00pm PST

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It’s safe to say that people were VERY impressed.

“Genius!!!” one fan commented. “You’ve legitimately inspired me to do this for my flight tonight!” another said.

The board was part of the hashtag #InFlightCheesePlateChallenge that it appears Marissa created (and posts to often), although several people have given it the ol’ college try. I CANNOT believe these were created in the air. What did I do on my last flight? Drink two mini bottles of red wine and watch A Star Is Born twice, that’s what!

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Another cheese plate at 36,000 feet on a tray table. Used @americanair’s cheese snack box. They didnt have as many additional choices as @jetblue had, so I bought some extra goodies in the terminal. See behind the scenes on the stories. This is still not sponsored, just bein’ me 😂 #ThatCheesePlate

A post shared by Marissa • That Cheese Plate (@thatcheeseplate) on Jan 18, 2019 at 12:47pm PST

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Another cheese tray on a flight. I had a lot of fun with this one. I was leaving my house so I did prep at home. I pre-cut the cheese & brought small quantities of them. I also brought small amounts of fresh fruit, dried fruit, meat, nuts & lots of chocolate. ~~ I used a @packitcool to bring the cold stuff & had no issue getting it through security. I’m sure the people around me were wondering what I was doing & why... but I didn’t care. I had the best in-flight meal by far & my @southwestair flight attendant complimented me. ~~ Inspiration from @thatcheeseplate @ainttooproudtomeg #thatcheeseplate #ainttooproudtocheese #inflightcheeseplatechallenge #salamiriver

A post shared by Julie Herman Kaplan - Jaybird (@jaybird_eats) on Oct 29, 2019 at 11:05am PDT

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Back at it with a really trashy tray table cheese plate because what else are you supposed to do on an airplane? You guys voted for flaming hot cheetos and bark thins to pair with the inflight packaged cheese plate (cheese, raspberry jam, crackers and dried apricots), so here we are. No this is not sponsored and yes the people next to me think I’m a freak. Behind the scenes on the stories. Bon appetit! #ThatCheesePlate #ThatPlanePlate

A post shared by Marissa • That Cheese Plate (@thatcheeseplate) on Jul 30, 2019 at 4:06pm PDT

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The only thing left to do now is find a TSA-approved board and get working on your own in-flight design. May I suggest Marissa’s extremely beautiful Instagram for inspiration?

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