Boarderie vs. iGourmet: Which gourmet gift actually saves you time? When you're choosing between a chef-arranged charcuterie board and a curated gift crate, you're really deciding how much work you want the recipient to do. iGourmet has been the gourmet importer playbook since 1997, offering unprecedented depth with over 900 cheeses and the satisfaction of custom curation. Boarderie arrived in 2021 with a simpler vision: overnight-shipped, chef-made boards so thoughtfully arranged and complete that they arrive photo-ready, no assembly required. The cheese, charcuterie, and accompaniments are already plated on a reusable acacia board. Below, we'll compare how these two gourmet food brands stack up on quality, variety, presentation, and convenience so you can choose the one that fits your gifting moment.
What's the actual difference between Boarderie and iGourmet?
Boarderie ships chef-arranged cheese AND charcuterie boards overnight from our West Palm Beach kitchen, ready to set on the table. iGourmet ships curated gourmet gift crates packed with cheeses, cured meats, and pantry items, and the recipient unpacks the crate and arranges them. Two related categories with one clear difference: who arranges the board.
iGourmet was launched in 1997 by a family with deep food-importing roots traced back to a grandfather who imported European cheeses below the waterline on passenger steamships. Today, igourmet.com carries the company's "largest assortment of high-quality specialty foods" - over 900 cheeses on the site - plus a Butcher (cured meats), Pantry, World Cuisine, and Cheese-of-the-Month subscription. Their flagship gift crates run from a $59.95 Cheddars of the World Assortment to a $284.95 Everything for Her Premier Gift Crate, with most cheese gift crates landing in the $100-$220 range.
We started Boarderie in 2021 with a different question: what would it take to deliver a catering-quality cheese AND charcuterie board, fully arranged, anywhere in the country, overnight, ready to serve? The answer became a new product category. We have been featured on ABC's Shark Tank (Season 14), selected for Oprah's Favorite Things in 2022 and 2023, and named a Food Network Editor's Pick in 2025.
Both brands ship gourmet cheese and charcuterie nationwide. The product format is not the same.
