Updated On: 16 October, 2022 07:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Nasrin Modak Siddiqi
Lunch buffet is passe. Add posh dhamaka to your taash party with these artfully laid out tables of nibbles

Entrepreneur Nidhi Chandra believes you can make any venue beautiful with a skilfully laid out grazing table. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Heaps of gourmet foods, artfully presented on a tabletop, with no plates on the side to pile your food in. Move over old-school buffet—informal, but opulent grazing tables that you can straight nibble from are here. “Pick up cheese and crackers while you’re in a conversation over a cocktail in hand. Munch through different offerings on the table throughout the evening and you have a truly modern, chilled-out, engaging party,” says Nidhi Chandra of Graiz.
The concept of grazing is believed to have started in Australia and the world has happily followed. “In India, we’re still learning and adapting to the concept,” says Chandra. “Since the lockdown, we have witnessed an uptake in the sale of our grazing products, and it’s great to see people enjoying the concept. The wholesomeness, convenience, diversity and attractive foods in a pretty set-up have contributed to its growing popularity. It manages to impress every kind of guest. The fact that it requires no serving, chopping, or cutting, aligns with the new-age idea of hosting easy-going meet-ups.”