FOOD + DRINK
LOVE TO
GRAZE
FROM CASUAL DINING TO CULINARY ART , GRAZING TABLES HAVE ELEVATED THE HUMBLE BUFFET INTO AN EPICUREAN FEAST FOR ALL THE SENSES . WHETHER PIMPING YOUR CHEESEBOARD , SHOWCASING A SWEET TREAT PLATTER OR DESIGNING AN ENTIRE SPECIAL OCCASION CENTREPIECE , A CAREFULLY CRAFTED GRAZING TABLE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE THE SHOWSTOPPING , INSTA-WORTHY TALKING POINT OF ANY GATHERING .
The Growth of the Graze
The spotlight seemed to shine most brightly on grazing tables during the summer of 2020 when lockdown ended and the UK was finally able to reunite with loved ones and friends after a long period apart with no such celebration . Perhaps it was the pure joy that came with these reunions that helped the grazing table on its way to quickly becoming one of the most sought after party trends of 2021 , with people everywhere striving to craft the ultimate spread . The novelty is not wearing off anytime soon and with this rise in popularity of course comes the need for the experts and their art and advice . Specialising in delicious vegan catering and well versed in putting together a real feast for the eyes , Primrose Grazing , ( www . facebook . com / primrosegrazing ) based in Sheerness , believe that when it comes to creating the perfect grazing table , your own tastes should be the basis on which to build from . ‘ A beautiful grazing table can be crafted from any type of spread you want . Whether it ’ s layers of salad , a selection of fruit , slices of cheese , a charcuterie of meats or even a few sweets , it ’ s the assortment of textures and flavours that will always be the main building blocks .’
Although these seamless spreads that sweep over the table and tie in perfectly with your choice of flowers and balloon arch seem pretty new and are definitely in vogue at the moment , the idea of the grazing table in fact dates all the way back to medieval times ( and perhaps even earlier !) to when royal feasts were laid across boundless , far reaching tables to impress guests and allude to bountiful wealth . A re-emergence in popularity came about again in the Victorian 1800s , when a grazing table was particularly favoured by British aristocracy . Although perhaps those underlying motives are now obsolete , and without a doubt some of the snacks obsolete too , the foundations of this wonderful concept still remain very much the same .
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