If you want your wedding, birthday, or party to look amazing, a grazing table or a delicious platter will definitely do the trick! A grazing table is like a buffet table, but it’s specifically designed for finger food or nibbles.
You can think of it as a cheese and charcuterie board on steroids. A grazing table can be on a wooden board, counter, or any large surface.
There are varieties of food, fruits, biscuits and much more, arranged in piles which spill, overlaps and intertwines into each other, like a piece of art on a table. Hypley’s grazing tables are super popular for birthdays, parties or any other social gatherings.
Technically, a grazing table is a buffet but it doesn’t look like your normal pizza buffet. You don’t see a chafing dish on the table as it’s usually packed with finger foods. You can put whatever type of food you want, but it usually includes bread, dips, raw vegetables, fresh fruits, and more.
You may even find some ham, salami, or anything that is bite-sized and appealing. A big difference between a grazing table and a buffet is that it’s styled to look appealing rather than just emptying the food onto the table.
We left a video below for you to watch on how to create a grazing platter.
There are many ways of creating a grazing table, but it should be designed to make it visually appealing and easy for guests to pick and nibble at the food. It’s usually a table, but it can even be a large platter, wooden board, counter, or just any large and flat surface. Here are some of the essential things that you should keep in mind:
You can easily create grazing tables depending on your theme or special event.
Grazing tables are the best and effective way to attract the guests and providing them with innovative grazing platters. Choose foods, serving pieces, decorative serving platters, utensils, decorations, and props that fit with your theme.
There are some theme ideas to consider:
Always consider using neutral-colored plates, bowls, serving trays, platters, and boards, which will work well for any theme.
You can use cake stands, tiered stands, and cake domes to add height to your grazing table. Always fill the empty space by adding more fruits and vegetables and split them up around the board for a prettier presentation.
Always choose seasonal, fresh flowers, fruits, and vegetables and also ensure that your grazing table has a balance of colors. Along with seasonal fruits and vegetables, use artisan cheese wheels, baskets of assorted bread rolls, and veggies. Also, make it good enough to eat!
You can choose a mixture of different foods
There are no hard rules when creating your grazing table, but there are some tips that can help you put together your grazing table.
Consider the size of your grazing table as it should not be too small or too big because choosing the right size of your board will guide you about the ingredients you would use to fill your table.
If your table is too small, your guests won’t be able to easily access the food. If your table is too large, your feast will look pitiful. You want your grazing table to wow your guest and not look sad.
Place your table at an appropriate height as it will add a three-dimensional feel to your table and make it more visually appealing. You would not want it to look flat. To make it more creative use boxes, wooden boards, metal baskets, crates, and tiered stands to create different heights to display your food.
You can also stack wheels of cheese to look like a cake, and garnish honeycomb, figs, and herbs.
Use different sizes and shapes of serving ware to make it more creative and innovative and choose a single theme related to the grazing table.
Keep your serving ware simple if you want the food to stand out and be the main attraction. This makes it easier for the hosts’ too, as you can properly prepare everything.
Your grazing table should look arty, and you want your guest to dig in – They should not be afraid to touch the food. Place Scatter crackers, fruits, nuts, and herbs around the table.
You should choose the food-related to your theme and the event of the party. Choose colorful fruits and vegetables to make your grazing table look beautiful and attractive. Also, do not choose food big in size or messy to eat.
Arrange everything according to the guests’ choice so that they can eat a little bit of everything from your grazing table menu.
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