Grazing. No, it’s not just a term restricted to livestock and grassy fields. Nor does it refer exclusively to the green stuff we line our salad bowls with. Grazing has been increasingly used in the domain of gastronomy to refer to eating small portions of food from a platter or table-full of different foods. Think of it as being able to cherry-pick (excuse the farming pun) what you want from a smorgasbord of selections. This culinary trend has been gaining traction in Australia but has yet to set its roots down in our little red dot.
Lush Platters is looking to change that with their luxury platters, styled boxes and lavish grazing tables. Founded just this year, they throw that average, dull cheeseboard out the window and replace it with premium fresh produce and delightful accompaniments. Abundance is the key word here. There is quality and lots of it. Their platter or table options are a great centrepiece for any event, from weddings and birthdays to corporate functions. Be it purposefully installed or just casually placed on any table or counter-top, their pieces are as much an edible art installation as a food station. We envision many Instagram posts depicting Lush Platters’ creations in the near future.
Wynona Leach is the founder of Lush Platters. A professional cake artist and stylist by trade, she has her fair share of entrepreneurial experience as well. Her work has been featured in various magazines, books and websites around the world. Prior to this, Wynona spent nearly a decade working in the fast paced world of Advertising and Media. She started her career in her hometown of Sydney, Australia, where she created Ivy Designs, a handmade children’s fashion label. Upon moving to Singapore in 2011 with her family, she founded Red Carousel, an online party supplies store, which also offered fondant cakes, dessert tables and cake decorating classes. She subsequently founded Lush Platters in January 2018. “My passion is ultimately to bring joy into people’s lives and there is no better way than sharing and mingling over a table full of delicious morsels presented beautifully,” she says. We find out more about her starting Lush Platters:
What inspired you to start Lush Platters?
Leach: Lush Platters is my third business. With each business, I follow my creative aspirations, my heart and often my stomach! I’ve always loved savoury foods and in particular could never resist a cheese platter. I am a professional cake decorator and dessert table stylist so this is just a natural progression of my passion and interests. I entertain often, so I get to try out new ideas on my unsuspecting guests. Grazing spreads so happened to be one of those ideas that people loved and it encouraged me to turn it into a business. I feel the Singapore market is ready for something different and exciting.
LUSH PLATTERS: BRINGING THE “GRAZING” TREND TO SINGAPORE [Salt]