Grazing Table How To

I don’t know if I’ve ever gotten as many questions about anything I’ve posted ever as I have this grazing board I made last Saturday. Other than looking pretty, it was substantial enough for 20 people to literally graze ALL night long!!! Totally worth the money and the clean up was a breeze!!! The fun thing about this is you can add whatever touches you want to make it super festive for any holiday or event!  I also need to give credit where credit is deserved, most all of my cheese Inspo came from these two Instagram Accounts:  Kate & Meg

SUPPLIES
Butcher’s Paper
Any kind of greenery(I got mine from my parents yard)!
Tape
Unscented candles or battery operated
Other garnishes(whatever season just add little fun touches)
Chocolate Santa’s
Festive gummies

FRUIT-I chose things with color to make the table prettier but also wanted them to be fruits that most people love and would actually eat.
Oranges
Pomegranates
Strawberries
Blueberries
Apples(didn’t end up using them but apples are always great with cheese).   Dried Fruit-I happened to find a holiday platter with various dried fruits.  Normally I would have bought separate bags at Trader Joe’s.  They have a large selection.

NUTS-I ended up getting all of mine from Trader Joe’s and for the size of my table got 2 of everything
Sweet & Spicy Pecans
Rosemary Marcona Almonds

CHEESE-all were from Aldis or Trader Joe’s and I also had 2 of each of these
Unexpected Cheddar(TJ’s)
Brie(Aldis)
Garlic and Herb Spread(Aldis but TJ’s has Boursin cheese that is so good too)
Marinated Fresh Mozzarella Balls(TJ’s)

EXTRA’S
Hummus(Aldis)
Olive Tapenade(Aldis)
Assorted Olives(Aldis)
Popcorn(Aldis)-who doesn’t want popcorn when drinking, plus it adds texture)

MEAT-All from Aldis
Salami
Pepperoni
Salami bites
Pepperoni bites

CRACKERS-you can really grab any of your favorites.  I honestly just utilized a lot of the seasonal crackers from Aldi’s & TJ’s.

My thought process behind this table was that I was going to start with center items to anchor and then kind of mirror the table but add a couple random things so it wasn’t identical, you got me?!? Lol. My brain just thinks like this!

Also, i am no cheese or food styling expert. Just a girl that wanted to make it happen!  Here are the progression pics of the grazing table!

As you can see, with the block of cheese, I kind of just crumbled it with a cheese knife.  Meg talks a lot about this on her ig.  

Then I just started adding in the fruit(fresh & dried) and crackers.  I was fairly conscious of where I was placing certain colors.  I feel like this is what makes the grazing table pop, right?  Otherwise it could turn into a big blob of meat and cheese!    With the dummies and strawberries I anchored them to the 4 corners to kind of establish a rectangle.  

Sourcing a friend to help fold salami flowers is an excellent idea!  Thanks Cass!  It is even so fun for me to look back at the progress pics!  This table seriously only took an hour start to finish and as mentioned above, the Clean up was literally a breeze!!!

Don’t forget to take pics of your work!!!  And then, surround it with your favorite people and a lot of wine!  You can also shop my entire look from the party here!

And Emme’s cute little #ootn here!

I am literally so excited for some of you to try a grazing table!!!  I would be SO excited if you tag or share your adventures with me :). It makes doing this that much more fun! 

Cheers!

XOXO,

Lissa

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