“THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TODAY! THERE’S SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING WHAT YOU GUYS DO, HOWEVER, NO ONE WILL COME CLOSE TO YOU DUE TO YOUR SERVICE AND FINISHED PRODUCT! THANK YOU”
THE UK’S FIRST AND FINEST GRAZING COMPANY, EST.2016 RUN BY SISTERS TORIA AND CATHERINE
GRAZING BOXES, PLATTERS, BRIE CAKES, PLATTER KITS, FLORISTRY AND MORE, AVAILABLE UK-WIDE. BASED IN ESSEX, GREATER LONDON.
“I WILL ALWAYS SING YOUR PRAISES, THE BEST THERE IS. ”
“GRAPE & FIG ARE A BRILLANT COMPANY. FANTASTIC SERVICE FROM BEGINNING TO END FROM TORIA AND HER TEAM. THE FOOD ITSELF WAS EXACTLY WHAT WE ASKED FOR AND MORE, THE PRESENTATION BEAUTIFUL, THE LADIES THEMSELVES AMAZING GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. WE HAVE USED THEM FOR MULTIPLE EVENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.”
“IN ESSENCE, IT’S A WAY COOLER, ABUNDANTLY STUNNING, DECADENT ALTERNATIVE TO A BUFFET. REALLY, THERE’S NO COMPARISON! IT’S CASUAL, SOCIABLE DINING AT IT’S FINEST”
IN 2017 TORIA SMITH FOUNDED GRAPE & FIG - THE FIRST GRAZING CATERING COMPANY IN THE UK.
WHILST PLANNING HER WEDDING THE PREVIOUS YEAR SHE QUICKLY REALISED THERE WAS A HUGE GAP IN THE MARKET WHEN IT CAME TO WEDDING FOOD. INSTEAD OF STUFFY AND EXPENSIVE CANAPES, TORIA WANTED TO FEED HER GUESTS WITH A FOUR METRE LONG GRAZING TABLE (FULL OF THE FINEST CHEESES, CURED MEATS, ANTIPASTI, DIPS AND ACCOMPANIMENTS) WHICH WOULD SERVE AS CANAPES AND STARTERS COMBINED. THE GRAZING CRAZE WAS HUGE IN AUSTRALIA (WHICH SHE’D SEEN FIRST HAND IN BYRON BAY IN 2013 WHILST TRAVELLING) BUT HADN’T MADE IT’S WAY TO THE UK YET, SO STARTING WITH HER WEDDING SHE INTRODUCED IT TO THE UK AND STARTED HER OWN CATERING BUSINESS.
WHAT STARTED AS A PASSION PROJECT HAS GAINED INCREDIBLE MOMENTUM AND HAS GROWN INTO A FLOURISHING AND STRONG BRAND IN A VERY SHORT SPACE OF TIME. THE BUSINESS HAS WORKED WITH SOME WONDERFUL BRANDS AND CELEBRITIES, FROM FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, BENEFIT, H&M, RIHANNA’S FENTY, MONICA VINADER, WEST ELM, AMAZON, AIRBNB, WALT DISNEY, PAUL MCCARTNEY, TOM HARDY, KELLY BROOK, RUSSELL AND LAURA BRAND AND KATIE PIPER, TO NAME A FEW, AND HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MULTIPLE MAINSTREAM PRESS SUCH AS RED MAGAZINE, THE TIMES, THE TELEGRAPH AND THE DAILY MAIL.
IN SPRING 2019 TORIA WELCOMED HER SISTER, CATHERINE, INTO THE BUSINESS AND THE PAIR HAVE TAKEN THE BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL SINCE, WITH A NEW FOCUS ON TEACHING OTHERS HOW TO CREATE THE PERFECT GRAZING PLATTER AT HOME USING ‘THE GRAPE & FIG PLATTER METHOD’.
AS WELL AS CREATING STUNNING GRAZES, TORIA AND CATHERINE LOVE TO:
- COLLABORATE WITH BRANDS AND MEDIA PLATFORMS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL AND MEMORABLE CONTENT, PROJECTS AND EVENTS
- WORK WITH COMPANIES AND BRANDS TO OFFER BESPOKE MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS ON A VARIETY OF SKILLS FROM FOOD ARTISTRY TO FLORISTRY TO TABLESCAPE STYLING
- TAKE PART IN PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND INTERVIEWS, ON TOPICS RANGING FROM THE FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY, TO STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS, TO FINDING AND KEEPING AN IDEAL CLIENT
