Grazing Table Catering – Charcuterie Spreads Built On-Site by a Private Chef
$49.50
CHEFIN’s grazing table catering brings a private chef to your venue to build and style a lavish charcuterie grazing table in front of your guests — never a board dropped at the door. Think artisan cheese, prosciutto and salami, fresh and dried fruit, olives, nuts, dips, crackers and warm bread, finished with herbs and edible flowers: an edible centerpiece your guests graze on all evening, curated for your event.
What’s Included?
- A lavish grazing table of artisan cheese, cured meats, fresh and dried fruit, and house-made accompaniments, styled by your private chef
- A private chef traveling to your venue to build and arrange the spread fresh on-site — not a pre-packed charcuterie board drop-off
- All ingredients included: premium cheeses, charcuterie, seasonal fruit, olives, nuts, dips, crackers and bread
- Full setup and styling, with herbs, edible flowers and seasonal decor — the table is picture-perfect before your first guest arrives
- Themed or color-matched styling on request
Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are available as standard — just let your chef know when you book.
Book in 3 Easy Steps
- Add to cart
- Enter your event details
- Secure payment online
This package is priced per person, with all taxes included, and a minimum of 30 guests. Hosting fewer than 30, or planning a wedding or corporate event for a bigger crowd? Contact our concierge for a custom quote.
If you’d like to add wait staff, simply add this package to your cart, then select Event Assistants before checkout. For a cheese wheel, dessert grazing table or bartender, contact our concierge and we’ll arrange it alongside your booking.
To explore other options, return to the main shop page to view our full range of packages.
Scroll down to see what goes into a CHEFIN grazing table.
Choose a menu below, combine items from a few, or describe what you’re craving and let your chef create something new.
Your Chef Tailors a Menu, Just for You
Example Menu
The Classic American Graze
Cheese
Aged Vermont cheddar
Triple-cream brie
Smoked gouda
Humboldt Fog goat cheese
Charcuterie
Prosciutto di Parma
Finocchiona salami
Peppered soppressata
Fruit & Veggies
Red and green grapes
Sliced pear and apple
Dried apricots and figs
Heirloom cherry tomatoes and baby cucumbers
Dips & Accompaniments
Whipped honey-ricotta dip
Fig jam and local honeycomb
Castelvetrano olives
Marcona almonds and candied pecans
Bread & Crackers
Sourdough crostini
Seeded crackers
Rosemary flatbread
The Mediterranean Graze
Cheese
Fresh mozzarella and burrata
Manchego
Aged pecorino
Marinated feta
Charcuterie
Jamón serrano
Spicy chorizo
Mortadella with pistachio
Fruit & Veggies
Fresh figs and grapes
Charred artichokes and roasted peppers
Dried dates and apricots
Pickled vegetables
Dips & Accompaniments
Hummus with herb oil
Whipped feta and roasted garlic
Mixed marinated olives
Toasted hazelnuts and pistachios
Bread & Crackers
Grilled pita
Focaccia
Lavash crisps
The Garden Graze (Vegetarian)
Cheese
Ash-ripened goat cheese
Sharp white cheddar
Herbed boursin
Baked camembert with thyme and honey
Plant-Based Centerpieces
Roasted beet and pistachio pâté
Smoked carrot “lox”
Grilled halloumi
Fruit & Veggies
Seasonal berries and stone fruit
Rainbow carrots, radish and snap peas
Dried mango and cranberries
Edible flowers and fresh herbs
Dips & Accompaniments
Green goddess dip
Muhammara
Olive tapenade
Spiced nut mix
Bread & Crackers
Seeded sourdough
Gluten-free crackers
Charcoal crisps
How to Finalize Your Booking
Next Steps
- Please finalize your reservation by paying in full. If you’re paying via bank transfer or card payment, be sure to include your order number as the payment reference.
- After payment is received, CHEFIN will email you a booking confirmation along with a calendar invitation. This email will also include a form where you can share your event details, preferences, and dietary requirements.
- Once the form is completed and returned, we’ll match you with a Private Chef when your event date is less than 3 weeks away, ensuring the best fit based on your needs and location.
- Your assigned chef will design a custom menu tailored to your tastes, dietary needs, and the style of your event.
- You’ll have the opportunity to review the menu, share feedback, and request adjustments before everything is finalized.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is grazing table catering?
Grazing table catering is a styled, help-yourself spread of cheese, charcuterie, fruit, dips and bread laid out across a dedicated table for guests to graze on, rather than a plated or buffet meal. CHEFIN’s version is built on-site: a private chef arrives at your venue with every ingredient, then arranges and styles the table in front of your guests — an edible centerpiece that doubles as the appetizer course.
What’s included on a CHEFIN grazing table?
Every CHEFIN grazing table includes artisan cheese, cured meats such as prosciutto and salami, fresh and dried fruit, olives, nuts, house-made dips, crackers and bread, plus full setup and styling with herbs and edible flowers. Your chef curates the exact selection around your event, your guest count and your dietary needs — see the example spreads above for the kind of range you can expect.
How much does grazing table catering cost?
This package is priced per person, with all taxes included, and a minimum of 30 guests. Pricing covers your chef, every ingredient on the table, setup and styling. Hosting fewer than 30, or planning something larger with wait staff and a dessert spread alongside? Contact our concierge for a custom quote.
Can I customize the grazing table?
Yes — you have three options. Book one of the spreads shown above exactly as is, mix and match items across them (swap a cheese, add an extra charcuterie, drop something you don’t love), or simply tell your chef what you’re after — a flavor profile, a theme, dietary needs — and they’ll design a grazing table built from scratch for your event.
How do I book grazing table catering?
Add this package to your cart, enter your event details and pay securely online. You’ll receive a confirmation and a short form covering your guest count, preferences and dietary needs; your chef then designs your spread and shares it with you for feedback before the day. For bookings less than 3 weeks out, a chef is assigned directly so there’s no delay.
Where can I find grazing table catering near me?
CHEFIN private chefs build grazing tables in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Chicago, Seattle, San Diego, Austin and Houston, plus the surrounding areas in each market. Hosting somewhere else? Contact our concierge and we’ll check chef availability near you.
What’s the difference between a grazing table and a charcuterie board?
A charcuterie board is a single tray or board — cured meats, cheese and a few accompaniments, built for a smaller group or a casual night in. A grazing table is the full-scale version: an entire table styled with multiple cheeses, charcuterie, fruit, dips and bread, built to feed a crowd and to be the visual centerpiece of the room. CHEFIN’s private chefs build full grazing tables; if you only need a few boards for an intimate gathering, our concierge can arrange that too.
Do you cater grazing tables for weddings, showers and corporate events?
Yes. Grazing tables are one of the most requested formats for wedding cocktail hours, bridal and baby showers, birthday parties and corporate events, because guests can mingle and graze rather than sit down to a set meal. Tell your chef the occasion and the room, and they’ll scale and style the table to suit — from an intimate private party to a company celebration.
Can you cater for dietary requirements?
Yes. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are available as standard, and your chef can build the table around nut allergies, halal or kosher-style preferences and other needs — just share them when you book. Dietary items are styled and labeled on the table so your guests know exactly what they’re reaching for.
Can I add wait staff, a cheese wheel or a dessert table?
Wait staff can be added as an optional add-on — simply add this package to your cart, then select Event Assistants before checkout if you’d like extra hands for the evening. A cheese wheel, dessert grazing table or bartender aren’t yet available as cart add-ons; contact our concierge and we’ll arrange them alongside your booking.
Perfect For
A grazing table works anywhere guests graze rather than sit down to a set menu:
- Wedding cocktail hours, rehearsal dinners and engagement parties
- Bridal showers, baby showers and milestone birthday parties
- Corporate events — client receptions, product launches, team celebrations and holiday parties
- Private parties at home, from intimate gatherings to a full house
- Alongside a CHEFIN private chef dinner, as a stunning appetizer course while guests arrive
Experience Flow
- Book online and share your event details, guest count, preferences and dietary needs.
- Your private chef designs your grazing table spread and shares it with you for feedback.
- On the day, your chef arrives with every ingredient and builds the table live at your venue.
- Cheese, charcuterie, fruit, dips and bread are arranged and styled with herbs and edible flowers — ready before your first guest walks in.
- Your guests gather around the table and graze at their own pace while they mingle.
- Add wait staff before checkout if you’d like the table replenished and the room looked after through the evening.
Where We Cater
CHEFIN provides grazing table catering in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Chicago, Seattle, San Diego, Austin and Houston, plus the surrounding areas in each market — from a Manhattan loft to a Hill Country ranch. Searching for grazing table catering near me and not seeing your city? Contact our concierge and we’ll check chef availability for your event.
Why Book Grazing Table Catering with a Private Chef?
There’s a real difference between ordering a charcuterie board and booking grazing table catering. A pre-packed board or grazing platter arrives boxed and flat, ready to unwrap — fine for a casual night in, but it rarely survives the trip looking the way it did in the photos. A CHEFIN charcuterie grazing table is built on-site by a private chef, arranged live in front of your guests with the same care as a styled shoot: height, color and texture considered piece by piece, premium ingredients placed by hand, nothing assembled hours earlier in a kitchen. It’s a spread of meats, cheese and seasonal produce that elevates the whole room — and an interactive way to bring people together before the main event.
Grazing Table vs. Charcuterie Board: What’s the Difference?
Hiring a personal chef used to mean a special occasion. More households now hire a personal chef for the week-to-week instead — the part of life that’s easy to deprioritize when work and parenting take over. A personal chef meal delivery service gives you that same quality, built around a schedule you actually keep.
A Private Chef’s Cooking, Not a Meal-Kit Box
A meal-kit box hands you pre-measured ingredients and a recipe card — you still do the cooking. CHEFIN’s personal chef meal prep is different: the finished dish, shopped, cooked and portioned by a real chef, so your only job is reheating and serving.
Why Chef-Prepared Meals Are Having a Moment
“Grazing table,” “charcuterie board” and “grazing platter” get used interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing. A charcuterie board or platter is a single tray — cured meats, a couple of cheeses, some crackers — sized for a small gathering. A grazing table is the full-scale version: an entire table layered with multiple cheeses, charcuterie, fresh and dried fruit, dips, nuts, olives and bread, built to feed a crowd and to be the centerpiece of the room. CHEFIN’s private chefs build genuine grazing tables for 30 guests or more; if you’re after a few boards for an intimate gathering instead, our concierge can arrange that too.
How Much Grazing Table Do You Need?
The right size comes down to three things: your guest count, how long guests will be grazing, and whether the table is the main event or an appetizer before dinner. A grazing table that stands in for the meal needs noticeably more per guest than one filling a cocktail hour before a seated dinner. Share your headcount and the run-of-show when you book, and your chef will curate the quantity and the mix of cheese, charcuterie, fruit and dips so the table stays generous without waste — scaling the same spread from a 30-guest private party to a company celebration for hundreds.
Grazing Table Ideas for Weddings, Showers and Corporate Events
For a wedding, a grazing table makes a stunning cocktail-hour centerpiece: guests gather around it while photos are taken, and it buys the kitchen time before the seated dinner. For a bridal or baby shower, ask your chef for a color-matched graze — pastel fruit, edible flowers and a themed dessert grazing table on request. For corporate events, a grazing table keeps a reception moving: no lines, no plated service, just a savory spread people drift back to between conversations. Whatever the occasion, your chef styles the table to the room, the season and your brief.
Why Choose CHEFIN Over Other Private Chef Services?
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