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Grazing Tables in Akron, Ohio

Charcuterie, cheeses, fruit, crudites and breads built out along your table as a centerpiece guests eat from.

Styled on the table, not dropped in a tray.

A grazing table is a display first and a menu second. Charcuterie, cheeses, fruit, vegetables and dips are built out along the table with the styling included, so it works as the centerpiece of a shower, an open house, a reception hour or a corporate mixer.

Charcuterie and crudites start at $11 per person and pair naturally with appetizers, a dessert table or a full dinner from the same kitchen.

Tell us the room, the headcount and the budget per person and we build the table to it.

Long grazing table with a charcuterie board, cheeses and fruit on a black cloth

Built for the rooms Akron entertains in.

Grazing tables get booked for the hour when people are standing: a cocktail hour before dinner at a hall on Akron Peninsula Road, a bridal shower in a Fairlawn Heights living room, an open house at a Highland Square storefront, a client mixer in a downtown lobby. The table is sized to the surface you have, from a six foot banquet table to a run of pub tables.

We build on site from the kitchen on East Market Street, so the cheese is cut and the fruit is sliced the morning of, not the day before. Summer parties on the Portage Lakes and fall gatherings in Hudson and Stow are inside the same delivery ring as the city.

For a smaller group, a single board does the same job. Charcuterie boards, fruit and vegetable trays and appetizer platters are listed with the rest of our pickup orders.

What comes with it.

Charcuterie boards

Meats, cheeses and accompaniments built out along the table.

Fruit and vegetable displays

Sliced pineapple, dragon fruit, grapes, strawberries and crudites arranged as a display.

Cheese spreads

Styled with fresh flowers and the serving pieces to match.

Pairs with

Appetizers for a reception hour, or a dessert table to close the night.

What Akron says.

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You and your guests will want Dani to cater your next event! Best food there is! So much great food at reasonable prices! Tasteful Expectations will have your guests praising your event and asking for their number to cater their next event! Happy 10th Anniversary! My family is enjoying your rib dinner and grilled chicken chef salad. Delicious!
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Before you book.

How many people does a grazing table feed?
We size it to your headcount and to how long it has to last. A reception hour before dinner needs less per person than a shower where the table is the meal. Charcuterie and crudites start at $11 per person either way.
Do you bring the boards, risers and styling?
Yes. Boards, risers, serving pieces, greenery and signage are part of the setup. You provide the table or tell us the surface you have and we build to fit it.
How long can a grazing table sit out?
Plan on two hours for cheese and cured meats at room temperature. We build the table as close to the start as the venue allows and can refresh it during a longer event if someone from the team stays on site.
Can a grazing table be vegetarian, nut free or halal?
Yes. Tell us on the request form. The table is built from scratch for each event, so meats can be left off, nuts kept out entirely, and halal products sourced with enough notice.

All nine questions

Two ways to start.

Know your date, headcount and menu direction? Send the short form and we will call you. Prefer to give us everything at once? Use the full catering request.

Tasteful Expectations, LLC.
647 E Market Street
Akron, OH 44304 330.573.2738 Tastefulexp1@gmail.com
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