Epicurean Toastmasters Charcuterie Board Potluck Dinner and White Elephant Exchange

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6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday, December 5, 2025
Desiderio home
Pecos Road and Higley Road, Gilbert, AZ 85297

Free event.

Neighborhood group organizer Preston Hunter is a member of the Epicurean Toastmasters Club, which meets on the first Friday of every month at 6:30 PM. MOST Epicurean Toastmasters meetings are open to everyone, and we invite the Neighborhood Potluck group to most meetings. Including THIS one!

Preston Hunter will be there personally. We would love it if you RSVP-ed to attend as well!

If you plan to attend, please RSVP by the end of the day on Thursday, December 4.

This is an annual event. Here are some photos of the fabulous food from this event in 2003:
https://potluckdinner.org/photos/2023Dec01/

The December event is hosted by the Desiderios. They wrote:

Theme: "Board stiff? Then come join us for the 4th annual charcuterie board party!"

Bring: Please plan to bring a charcuterie board that is unique, different, one of a kind AND this year we are asking you to peg your theme to a specific country! Think Italy, Nigeria, Peru, Sweden, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, and the list goes on!

Also Bring: A "white elephant" gift, if you plan to participate in the VERY FUN white elephant gift exchange. Gift should be wrapped or in a gift bag.

Also Bring: Bring the beverage you plan to drink if it's not listed below under "The Desiderios will provide..."

Is this a repeat? Yes, the Desiderio trio is continuing the tradition which began in 2022 of hosting a "board" potluck! If you attended any of the prior three years you know that our members are the most creative people on the planet! We had fish boards, salad boards, sandwich boards, and a plethora of dessert boards which just blew our minds and palettes! And now with a country-themed element add we are expecting even more greatness!

And this year we are mixing up our prize categories: "Most representative of country selected" and "Not sure I care what it is or where it’s from, it’s just THAT good". Prizes may also look a bit different... not better or worse... that's a judgement call... just different than prior years!

The Desiderio's will provide: the venue along with water, sparkling cider, espresso, hot tea, and hot chocolate!

For those wanting to consume your favorite beverage (wine, beer, etc.) plan to bring that with you. And if you drink decaf coffee we feel sorry for you and we can’t help you... we do not serve that swill in our home [grin]... but we still love you!

Anticipate arriving at 6:30pm!

This event takes place in the Desiderios' home. The actual address will be provided to all who RSVP yes.

Items guests have signed up to bring:
D. P: TBD
D. K: ?
P. H: ?
S. M: ?