If you haven’t seen a luxurious grazing table on Pinterest yet, you’re missing out. Grazing tables are like charcuterie boards to the second power and can feature your favorite foods. “I’m so thrilled grazing tables are coming back. I want to say that social media has made it trendy again, but ultimately, it’s a beautiful work of art when done right,” Vanessa Vass Schuster, food guru and Sales Director of Root Cellar Catering Co., says. Another reason grazing tables are a food trend in catering is the timing. “We’re getting back together and gathering in a way we weren’t able to during the pandemic. It makes people appreciate what it means to break bread together and tap into some of those long-held and loved wedding traditions,” Walker explains.
Just because one of the latest food trends for weddings looks similar to charcuterie boards doesn’t mean you can only add cheese, crackers and fruit. Add sushi rolls, doughnuts or buffalo cauliflower to your grazing table. Sarah Chianese, Owner, Planner and Executive Chef of Mangia and Enjoy!, says the design of the grazing table is another way to personalize and make a statement at your wedding. “Caterers are upping the ante by incorporating high-end industry magazine food styling into their presentations, even going so far as to employ design specialists for full ‘immersive’ installations into the actual set-up of the displays. The concept of eating with your eyes first is in high demand, so expect to see stellar food presentation styling with the delectability factor to match every bite.” We were pleased to see that almost all of the “Hot Trends” we have been doing for years. Our philosophy at The Waters Edge at Giovanni’s has always been if you can dream it we can make your dreams come true.
Chapelle Johnson, “2024 Wedding Food Trend”, The Knot, https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-food-trends, Updated Nov 17, 2023