The Grazing Forest

04/13/2023

It’s beginning to look and feel like spring! 🌸 🌺 💐🌻🌼🌹🌸🌺💐🌻🌼

Full of Cara Cara oranges, kiwis, berries, 7 kinds of incredible cheese, local honey from , and sweet fire pickles from , this board gives us all the warmth of spring! And the kick of spicy and peppered salamis makes it even better!

Thank you for allowing us to make this for you today!⁣
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01/29/2023

12/25/2022

Wishing you and yours a bright, festive, and warm Christmas.

With love,
The Grazing Forest
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12/13/2022

We’re incredibly excited to announce that our holiday board pre-orders are officially open!

Not sure what to bring home to the family? Don’t want to cook? We’ve got you covered!

We’ll be offering 2 sizes, 12” (feeds 4-6) and 22”x12” (feeds 12-15) for pickup on 12/24!

These are limited quantities and will likely sell out, order yours now! Ordering link here:
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📲 (716) 303-1761
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12/01/2022

We’re kicking off December with our advent calendar from ! Raspberry was delicious, can’t wait for tomorrow!

11/27/2022

We’ve been super busy all day at Makers + Shakers but wanted to shout out all of our friends on !

Tag a small business that you love in the comments to show some love!

Some of our good friends:

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dreamland bagels




Probably literally like a bajillion more that we’ve missed!
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📲 (716) 303-1761
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11/24/2022

Wishing all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! Hope your day is filled with love, gratitude, family, and friends.
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📲 (716) 303-1761
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11/22/2022

We’re baaaaaaack!

Incredibly excited to be back at at the Powerhouse downtown all this and Weekend!

Over 120 vendors, Bloody Mary bar, basically every distillery and brewery in the area, and of course some by yours truly!

Stop in and explore!
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💻 thegrazingforest.com
📲 (716) 303-1761
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07/20/2022

Did you know that we do white-label branded cups, exclusively for and ?!

75 of these 👌🏼🔥 were there today with as they celebrate the success of their people!

Also, huge shoutout to for those sweet stickers, they’ll definitely be out go to from now on! Local, high-quality, and great pricing!

06/30/2022

We are in search of local wedding vendors for an exclusive wedding vendor event this fall!

If that’s you, let us know! If you know someone, tag them here!

05/23/2022

What’s your favorite drink and cheese pairing?!

03/03/2022

So excited to announce our partnership with the for ARTiFACTS 2022!

Join us March 31 @ 6:00pm in the beautiful for a night of fun, trivia, prizes, food, and more!

We’ll be serving up gorgeous charcuterie and dessert boards, along with 5+ “perfect bite” pairings with provided wine and beer from our friends !

Prizes include limited edition prints from incredible artists, merchandise from , , , and a signed jersey from , plus much, much more!

Not only will this be an incredibly fun night, but proceeds will support an important institution of Buffalo, that helps make this city great!

Grab a ticket, a whole table for you + 9 friends, or even become an event sponsor, all at the events link in our bio! Hope we’ll see you there!

02/16/2022

Did you know that we have a ton of add-on options for our charcuterie? And some people really know to take advantage of them!

This one includes:
- a “cheesy” message
- extra crackers and bread
- fresh macarons
- house made chocolate covered strawberries adorned with edible gold

And with 5 days heads up we can even upgrade your crackers to some incredible ones from !

These are all on top of our regular offerings!

P.S. Happy Birthday Jim!!!

01/25/2022

Our Valentine’s/Galentine’s weekend class is officially open for registration!

Bring your bestie or your sweetie for an afternoon of charcuterie, floral design, and cocktails!

Included is a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine, a custom engraved mini serving board, all ingredients and supplies, and of course some excellent hands on instruction and an afternoon of fun!

$79 per individual or $129 per couple

Link in bio to register!

01/20/2022

We are ready to cheer on the bills by having a bills themed giveaway! 🏈

One lucky winner will have everything they'll need while watching the game on Sunday!

Food:
*Bills themed charcuterie board by the grazing forest
*Half a dozen boozy cupcakes from filled with love buffalo
*Dozen Bills cookies by Kelly the baker

Apparel:
*Bills sweatshirt from rove
*two pairs of bills earings from iolite and lava
*Bills doggie bandana with matching scrunchie by barks and bandanas

Hair:
*Bills feedin braids by S*k Braids
*Bills fairyhair by Atomic barbershop and salon

Decor:
*Two bills pillows from timeless babez

How to enter the giveaway:
1. follow the amazing local businesses participating in this giveaway.










2. Like the original post on page
3. Tag a bills fan in the comments. Every comment is an entry
4. Bonus entry if you post to your story and tag us!

Winner will be selected Saturday 1/22/22

12/07/2021

Our last class this year, get your tickets now to our Holiday Hosting Class!

You WILL have a blast, guaranteed! Use culinary torches, learn to make salami roses, taste cheese and wine, then follow along crafting (and drinking!) a holiday cocktail, featuring our friends !
End the night creating a gorgeous floral and evergreen holiday centerpiece with Marina of with locally and sustainably sourced foliage!

Take off some of the stress of the holidays and join us for this blast of a class!

Register at the link in our bio!

12/07/2021

Looking for a way to have fun with the whole family this weekend?! Bring the whole family to our hot cocoa board class!

Co-hosted by Buffalo Baked and The Grazing Forest, we’ll teach you how to make hot cocoa bombs, arrange them and all the toppings on a cute board with some cookies from Buffalo ButterLove, then end with learning how cotton candy is made!!!

Signup at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/218948399557

12/02/2021

Today I am thankful for the opportunity to create. Yesterday we had the privilege of creating this gorgeous custom cherry board for , as well as two cute snack sized boxes for a private flight with ! Thank you as always, , for the opportunity to create for you!

P.S. Check that beautiful cherry wood grain, courtesy of , locally and sustainably sourced and harvested, and then hand finished by yours truly!

11/29/2021

Had an absolute blast at Step Out Buffalo’s Makers + Shakers event, thank you to all who came out to support!

It’s going to be a busy couple of weeks, check our story or site today for a list of upcoming events, there’s a lot!

11/26/2021

We are here 11-5 today and tomorrow!

Come to The Powerhouse and check out some of the best WNY artisans, get your drink on, relax after the stress of yesterday, and maybe, if you feel like it, even knock out some shopping!

Tickets at https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Fall-Makers-Shakers-Boozy-Artisan-Market-2021/447235

See you soon!

11/25/2021

Wishing you and yours a happy Thanksgiving full of love, gratitude, and good food.

11/22/2021

Incredibly excited to be a part of this year’s Fall Makers + Shakers: Boozy Artisan Market!

Come see us and a ton of other incredible local artisan vendors 11-5 and and get a start on your holiday shopping or just take a well deserved break for yourself!

We’ll be serving up , booking private classes, showing examples of our upcoming holiday pre-orders, and more!

Can’t wait to see you there!

Ticket link here: https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Fall-Makers-Shakers-Boozy-Artisan-Market-2021/447235

P.S. We still have just 3 spots left on our Thanksgiving pre-order boards!

Step Out Buffalo's best and biggest shopping event of the year is back for TWO DAYS in 2021: Black Friday AND Small Business Saturday!The annual Maker

11/20/2021

330 of these cups made for Shea's Performing Arts Center over the past 3 days and we are ready for a nap! 😴

Honored once again to have had the privilege of creating charcuterie cups for the Spotlight Lounge members, this time for Escape to Margaritaville!

11/19/2021

I want to thank you all for an incredible first 6 months of business. Without you, I’m just a guy playing with cheese, so again, thank you.

We will be closed to orders for the remainder of 2021 to concert our efforts and focus on our holiday pre-orders, classes, markets, corporate and realtor programs, larger scale events, and the 2022 wedding and event season.

If you’d still like your fix of , please check out our event list above, the details of which and all ticket links can all be found in the link in our bio!

Holiday and New Years pre-orders will go on sale Dec. 1st and will be very limited. There are still a couple of spots available in out Thanksgiving pre-orders as well.

If you’re interested in having us for a private event, holiday party, private class, or would like to place a corporate or realtor order, please email at [email protected].

Thank you so much and 🥂 here’s to an excellent 2022!

11/12/2021

What in makes the best bagels?

11/10/2021

Thank you Hampton Inn Buffalo-Williamsville for trusting us with the snacks for your renovation celebration! There have been some beautiful renovations done, if you’re in the area, go check them out!

Definitely stuffed these cups to the brim! 5 types of cheese, 3 types of meat (or chili lemon mango in lieu!), a caprese skewer, apricots, figs, strawberries, grapes, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company chocolates, a cracker, and more is all hidden in there!

Did you know that we had a corporate program? We have a whole list of services specifically designed to make the lives of business owners and realtors easier!

Check out thegrazingforest.com/corporate for more info!

11/09/2021

Less than a week left to register for this fantastic class! Grab a date, a friend, the family, or your work team and come down to Goody Girl Flower Farm and hang out with us!

Check our events to register!

11/02/2021

Thanksgiving pre-orders are LIVE on thegrazingforest.com! Wow your guests or take the hassle out of your dish to pass with a charcuterie board!

These beautiful 22x12” boards will be available for pickup on Wednesday 11/24 or Thanksgiving morning until noon so they can be picked up fresh! Limited quantity available, reserve early!

Design will be exactly what’s shown in photo, subject to availability of all supplies.

Feeds approximately 15-18 people.

11/01/2021

Incredibly excited for several announcements today!

First we are hosting our first class with a Thanks theme! Come hang out with me, learn to make an awesome charcuterie board, then learn (and drink!) a seasonal cocktail, and finish off the night building a gorgeous floral centerpiece that will turn you into the Thanksgiving star!

Second, as of today, our Thanksgiving board pre-orders are LIVE! And we will be allowing pickup on Thanksgiving morning!

We have also added a new service onto our site, private event bartending!

Lastly, we are very excited to launch our brand new program in the next few days! Realtor friends, keep an eye within the next few days!

Hope to see you at our class soon!