Members Only
Every platter is unique and beautiful, just like you!
Welcome to our PMB Members only.
A place where you can learn all things grazing and platters.
Whether it's just to make a platter for your friends and family at a bbq or cater your best friends wedding, i will give you all the tips, tricks, quantities and knowledge to create not only a stunning graze but delicious too.
We have created this space for all those people who wanted to attend our grazing workshops but aren't local or just haven't been able to attend.
I'm here for any questions you may have so please et in contact.
Workshop Recap/Cheat Sheet
Tips & Tricks
Each platter should be unique and beautiful, just like you!!!
Things to remember:
-Don’t be afraid to get creative with color's, using heights, introducing native or edible florals and giving your cheese space to let it shine.
- It doesn’t have to be symmetrical!!!
- Placing your dips, olives, pate etc in ramekins and not in their plastic containers takes a platter from mediocre to beautiful straight away.
- Your soft cheeses should be eaten at room temperature and your hard and semi hard cold.
Building your platter:
- Lay your main items first - cheese, crackers (keep in plastic till service), ramekins for dip and olives & grapes.
- Then place your barrier fruits or vegetables (cucumber, capsicum, carrot, rockmelon around the edge/outside.
(Your ramekins can be used around the barrier too)
- Fold your meats, do your salami rose and place around your cheeses.
- Then fill spaces on the platter with all the yummies.. nuts, berries sweets etc
Try to think about the practicality of the grazing board, where there is cheese there should be crackers, cured meats, condiment and where there is dip there should be vegetables, crackers or bread.
Cheese and Charcuterie Tips
Ways to present the cheese:
- You don’t have to place as it is packaged, break the cheese - If circular, cut a wedge out and place on top to give height. - Pre crumble the cheddar, slice, plait, spike the Manchego or gouda.
- Layer the cheeses like a tower by cutting in half and stacking.
Charcuterie:
- Fold the prosciutto back and forth to make a ribbon, starting at the top and folding it back and grab with other fingers and repeat.. (see video demonstration)
- Folding the salami in half then quarter and place pointy end at the bottom.
- Salami rose - take your champagne glass and put pieces of salami around the edges until you can no longer see the bottom of the glass, push the top of the glass with the palm of your hand and then flip over and you will see a rose. its it beautiful.
Fruit:
-Just your large fruits as a barrier around your grazing board to contain the cheeky things that like to roll away eg berries and nuts.
-Cutting the fruit half moon in slices or using a pairing knife (round fruits)
-Strawberry fan or in half.
Sweets:
-Allens snakes tied in a knot
- Lindt mint (perfect for after the garlicy salami) Break the chocolate in half especially if it’s got almond or coconut etc through it to really bring out the colour and add texture.
Garnish:
- Drizzle honey on cheese (brie and blue) before you add your edible flowers/garnish so they can stick to it and not be flattened by the honey.
You can sprinkle some dried flowers
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cornflower
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Rose petals
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Lavender ( small amount as quite strong)
Yamba Weddings
& Events
Bringing People Together With Food
Platter Me Beautiful understands the importance of creating a delicious, unique and amazing grazing experience for the couple and their guests. We feel very blessed to be included and to work with the couple on making this day one to remember, demonstrating our love of food and food styling, using all the fresh top quality local produce that the Northern Rivers has to offer.
Wedding
Grazing
Our beautiful and delicious wedding grazes include seasonal fresh and dried fruit, variety of cheeses, cured meats, vegetables, nuts, dips, antipasto, crackers, fresh baguettes and sweets.
Beautifully styled with props, greenery and serving utensils.
Two Metre Graze 40-60ppl $1100
Three Metre Graze 60-80 $1600
Four Metre Graze 80-100 $2100
Five Metre Graze 100+ $2600
*All prices are GST inclusive
*The graze is 40cm wide and includes greenery, props, styling, set up and next day collection within the Yamba/Angourie area.
You also have the option of us taking care of the cleaning up after you event (max 3 hours) for a cleaning fee based on graze size.
We can cater to any allergy or dietary requirement. However some requirements may incur an additional charge.
Our services include but not limited to;
Hens Party Grazing Tables
Wedding Grazing Tables
Wedding Catering
Grazing Stations
Recovery Brunch Grazing Tables
Affordable wedding catering
Please contact us with your Yamba wedding grazing table dreams and we will work with you to make them come true.
Please see our gallery for more amazing grazing images.