Have you seen what the influencers of Instagram are up to now? Tired of posing for selfies while dining in the latest "it" restaurant, with armfuls of designer shopping bags, or in the pool as they sip sundowners in an exotic location, they have finally discovered the relatively low-key pleasures of... the cheeseboard.

A well put-together platter was once the preserve of the middle-aged dinner party. But, in the hands of the social media-savvy generation, it's being taken to the next level altogether.

So long gone are the days when a few hunks of Stilton, Brie and Camembert, topped off by a bunch of grapes and slices of membrillo, raises a murmur from appreciative house guests. These days, it's not a cheeseboard unless you're displaying your bounty like a 16th-century still-life.

And it's not complete unless the cheeses in question - we'll get to those shortly - are surrounded by wedges of dripping honeycomb, a tumble of pistachios, pretzels, popcorn, artichoke hearts leaving a slug's trail of olive oil, peppy pink slices of grapefruit, and, for some reason, orchids.