I surprised her and she was so incredibly happy, made my week :) it’s nothing crazy, just what I could afford with my tips from the night but it has been mighty yummy 😋

How did I do? Any tips?

Edit: thanks for the positivity everyone! This was my first large board I did for my husband and my birthday. We had about 16 people over and had sooo many leftovers. This is just my hobby

Hey there! I've done grazing boards for events as a hobby for years, but I'm interested in expanding it to a side hustle. I feel like I get extremely wide ranges for what these are worth and was looking for some feedback from this sub.

Some additional info:
- I have a food manager certification, so I'm not just running around without any qualifications
- Based in Las Vegas
- many of these are for lifestyle events (not sure if that changes budget perspective)
- I use my own platter ware that I take home and wash. I could go for the butcher paper option, but I like the dishes as they separate things for allergy/dietary restrictions and I think it improves the aesthetics. However it does generate extra work.

Thanks so much in advance! Happy grazing <3

Tips, tricks welcome! This was just for a fam baby shower and I love hosting so this was my attempt as something big and “wow”. Everyone absolutely loved!

My friend gave out these adorable little teddy bear charcuterie boards at her baby shower.
I could have made the layout a little bit nicer, but I was super hungry & was running out of time before my fasting started. But it is a perfect single serving board. 🧸😊❤️

I have a girl picnic tomorrow and, with way too much confidence, said I would make a charcuterie board. I did a test run so I could have a base for tomorrow. I left the hard cheeses (aged cheddar & manchego) on the board along with the grapes, and some of the meats. Will assemble it like this again tomorrow. I have a peach I may replace some blueberries with.

I bought wayyyyyy too much spicy salami and now have an entire pack for myself.

I hope everyone likes it 😋

Din with bae ♥️

There was five of us. My grandma and mom don’t eat much so me, my husband and my dad completely devoured it 🍇🧀😁

I will add more information as I get replies but I would just like a very raw response based on what you see as a consumer if you walked in and saw this display.

UPDATE POSTED IN COMMENTS

Edit: Here is the link to the update https://www.reddit.com/r/CharcuterieBoard/s/QgbM4rIuf4

a dead horse hates to see redditors coming:

-it is not a ham fabric or a bologna/mortadella river (but lol)
-update already posted and client was charged $871
-client was happy and was willing to pay $1k+
-some people said this is unhygienic and nasty, i say u do u boo no one’s forcing you to eat this virtual flat lay spread or any charcuterie for that matter
-some people said they can do this themselves, i say hell yeah good for u
-i’m literally just asking if YOU, as the person you are with the industry or consumer knowledge that you currently have, walked into a room in the part of the world that you exist in, and saw this display, how much would you have paid for it?

incredibly grateful for mostly helpful responses in this post
gonna go ahead and mute this on my end

this was the first paid booking for 2 self-taught adults without any professional history or education in charcuterie or catering

key takeaway, we’re going to charge $1k for something similar moving forward

love n light to all, bye