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The Charcuterie Experience with Patti Diamond

A beautiful board.
A memorable gathering.

Give your guests something delicious to talk about. Hands-on workshops, guided tastings, and wine experiences turn the art of charcuterie into an occasion to remember.

For companies, private celebrations, wineries, and food lovers.

An abundant charcuterie board with cheeses, sliced meats, grapes, apples, toasted bread, nuts and fresh rosemary.
Create something beautiful. Taste something wonderful. Enjoy the company.

Made to be shared

An experience to savor.

Part delicious discovery, part creative play. Choose the format that gives your guests the kind of afternoon or evening you have in mind.

Create & connect

Hands-on workshops

Make a beautiful board with Patti’s friendly, step-by-step guidance. Explore cheese cuts, meat folds, and the balance of color, texture, and flavor that makes a board feel special.

Leave with confidence to recreate the magic at home.

Ask about a workshop

Watch & taste

Demos & tastings

Watch a board come together, discover satisfying flavor combinations, and enjoy a guided tasting. An engaging way to introduce new products, inspire customers, or delight a room of guests.

All the inspiration, with a little less hands-on time.

Explore a demo & tasting

Sip & discover

Wine & charcuterie

Let the board join the conversation. Patti can collaborate with your winery or wine host on a tasting or workshop that explores how cheeses, charcuterie, and accompaniments work with your wines.

A natural invitation to slow down and savor.

Plan a wine experience

Your people. Your occasion.

What are you
planning?

A team celebration? A birthday with friends? An afternoon at your winery? Start with the occasion, and we’ll find a delicious fit.

Choose your event type

For your team

A shared experience.
A delicious reward.

Bring colleagues together over something more memorable than another meeting. A hands-on workshop gives everyone a creative project and an easy reason to connect.

Prefer a more relaxed reception? A demo and guided tasting can suit guests who want to mingle.

Tell Patti a little about:

  • Your company and the occasion
  • Preferred date and location
  • Approximate number of guests
Ask Patti about your team event

Or write to DivaPatti@divasonadime.com

Seasonal inspiration

A board for every occasion.

A little imagination brings the season to the table. Explore ideas for themed workshops, tastings, and celebrations.

Halloween

A little fright. Plenty of flavor.

Holiday Hot Chocolate

Toppings, trimmings, and treats to serve beside a big pot of cocoa.

New Year’s Eve

Celebration foods inspired by New Year traditions around the world.

Patti Diamond wearing her Divas On A Dime apron in her kitchen.

Meet your host

Patti Diamond

Writer. Teacher. Your guide to a fabulous gathering.

Patti is a food writer, recipe developer, teacher, and nationally syndicated columnist, and the creator of Divas On A Dime, “Where Frugal Meets Fabulous.”

She brings years of teaching and event experience, an eye for beautiful food, and a warm, practical approach. Her philosophy is simple: creativity makes the occasion. With Patti, guests can relax, try something new, and discover that beautiful entertaining is well within reach.

Start a conversation with Patti

For food brands & markets

Let your products
have their moment.

Give customers a delicious reason to try something new. Add custom recipe development to a demo or tasting, or discuss a separate project featuring your products.

Recipe work is quoted separately, with deliverables and intended use agreed in advance.

Discuss a product collaboration

Let’s make an occasion of it

Bring the people.
We’ll plan the experience.

Share your date, location, guest count, and what you’re celebrating. Patti will help you explore a format and quote tailored to your event.

Let’s talk about your eventDivaPatti@divasonadime.com

Based in Portland, Oregon. Ask about availability for your location.

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