Charcuterie in Bethesda.
A turnpike crossroads that became the country's medical-research address and a headquarters town — towers on Wisconsin Avenue, restaurant streets behind them, and a mansion on a hill for the weddings.
About Bethesda.
Bethesda is named for a church. The Bethesda Meeting House went up in 1820 beside the turnpike that ran from Georgetown through Rockville towards Frederick, was rebuilt in 1849, and took its own name from the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. The settlement around it was plain Darcy's Store — a shop and a tollhouse on the pike — until 1871, when postmaster Robert Franck renamed it for the meeting house. A streetcar line followed in 1890, and for the next half-century Bethesda stayed what that made it: a small trolley suburb on the road north.
Then came 1938. The National Institutes of Health moved onto its campus along Rockville Pike that year, and on July 5 President Franklin Roosevelt picked the site across the road for a new naval hospital, returning on Armistice Day 1940 to lay the cornerstone of its tower himself. That hospital is now Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and between them the two campuses turned a trolley suburb into the nation's medical-research address. The town that grew up around them is among the best-educated anywhere: roughly four in five adults hold a bachelor's degree, and about half hold a graduate one.
Metro's Red Line arrived in 1984 and downtown went vertical. Wisconsin Avenue is now a headquarters corridor — Marriott International cut the ribbon on its 21-storey global home at number 7750 in September 2022, and Host Hotels & Resorts, Clark Construction and Lockheed Martin are all based in town — while a few blocks off the avenue, Bethesda Row and the Woodmont Triangle hold enough kitchens to stage a sixty-restaurant food festival every October. It makes for a crowded diary: board lunches and client receptions through the week, Strathmore weddings and club galas at the weekend.
Where Bethesda gathers.
Where Bethesda gathers — the office corridor, the restaurant streets, the mansion on the hill and the clubs:
The Metro-served office core — Marriott's global headquarters, Host Hotels and the towers around them — and the town-hall, board-lunch and client-reception calendar that comes with them.
The shopping and dining streets: Bethesda Row around Woodmont and Bethesda Avenues, and the Triangle's restaurant blocks along Norfolk, Cordell and St. Elmo — where the after-work crowd and the weekend both end up.
A 1902 Georgian mansion on a hill in North Bethesda and, beside it, the glass-walled Music Center that opened in 2005 — steps from the Metro, and among the most sought-after rooms in the county for weddings and corporate evenings.
Congressional Country Club opened in 1924, has hosted three U.S. Opens and has a Ryder Cup coming in 2037; Kenwood, further down the same road, has been there since 1928 — the ballrooms and terraces behind a great many local weddings, galas and golf outings.
The Bethesda calendar.
The Bethesda year:
About 1,200 Yoshino cherries, planted between 1929 and 1934, turn Kenwood's streets pink — the bloom that opens shower and garden-party season.
A juried show of 120 artists along Norfolk, Auburn and Del Ray Avenues in the Woodmont Triangle — one weekend, free, rain or shine.
Around sixty restaurants and four stages across the Woodmont Triangle, three blocks from the Metro — 2026 is its thirty-fourth year.
Ice sculpting, student concerts, Santa and a holiday market on Norfolk and Cordell Avenues open the month — the same December weekends every downtown office wants for its own party.
How we serve Bethesda.
Bethesda is about fifty minutes from our Gambrills kitchen — across to the Beltway and down Wisconsin Avenue — and because boards and tables are booked days ahead, the drive is planned in from the start. For a downtown office we plan around the building rather than the other way round: which loading dock, which security desk, which elevator, what delivery window. Cups and boxes arrive individually portioned and labelled, ready to hand out the moment the meeting breaks.
For the Strathmore wedding, the club gala or the Kenwood dining room in blossom week, the grazing table is built on site and styled to the room — complete and photographed before the first guest arrives.
How much food do you actually need?
Guest count and occasion in — format, size and starting price out, before you talk to anyone.
Your event
What we'd recommend
- Delivered, styled and set up before guests arrive
- Sized to your final guest count
- Cured meats, cheeses, fruit, house accompaniments
- Leftovers boxed for you
Every estimate includes delivery, styling, on-site setup and cleanup — no separate service charge and no surprise on the invoice.
Per person, starting at. Delivery, styling, setup and cleanup are included — there's no separate service charge and no surprise on the invoice.
| Service | Starting at |
|---|---|
| Charcuterie Cups | from $15per person |
| Charcuterie Boards | from $19per person |
| Grazing Tables | from $25per person |
| Mobile Charcuterie Cart | from $30per person |
Minimum guest counts apply to grazing tables and the cart. Final quote depends on your guest count, format and location — tell us your date and we'll come back with a firm number, usually the same day.
Where do you serve?+
We serve Annapolis, Crofton, Odenton, Severna Park, Bethesda, Bowie, Chevy Chase, Davidsonville, Glenn Dale, Mitchellville, Upper Marlboro, Washington DC and Northern Virginia. Somewhere else? Tell us where — we'll tell you honestly whether we can reach you.
How much does it cost?+
Everything is priced per person, starting at $15 for individual cups & boxes, $19 for charcuterie boards, $25 for grazing tables, and $30 for the staffed cart. Delivery, styling, setup and cleanup are included — there's no separate service charge. Tell us your date and guest count and we'll come back with a firm number, usually the same day.
How much food do I need?+
Plan on 5–7 bites per guest when guests are grazing and mingling, and 8–10 when the graze stands in for a meal — that's why our mealtime portions run about half as much food again. The sizing calculator above works it out for you, or tell us your headcount and we'll size it honestly.
Can you handle dietary restrictions and allergies?+
Yes. Every menu is customizable, and dietary requirements are portioned and labelled separately so nothing gets mixed up. Tell us what your guests need — no pork, nut-free, vegetarian — and we'll build the board around it.
What's included in the price?+
Delivery, styling, on-site setup and cleanup are always included. Grazing tables are built on site and sized to your final guest count, leftovers are boxed for you, and the cart is staffed and bottomless for your 2-hour service window.
Is there a minimum guest count?+
Minimums apply to grazing tables and the mobile cart. For smaller gatherings, boards and cups scale down beautifully — from a single signature board up. Tell us your date and headcount and we'll recommend the right format.
How far in advance should I book?+
Weekend dates in wedding season and the November–December stretch fill first. Checking your date takes about a minute and there's no obligation — we come back with a firm quote, usually the same day.
What happens on the day of my event?+
We arrive early, set up before your guests do, and style everything fresh on site. If you've booked the cart, we serve for your window and clear everything away after. You show up and enjoy your own party.
Now booking
2026 and 2027.
Weekend dates in wedding season and the November–December stretch fill first. If you have a date in mind, check it now — it takes about a minute and there's no obligation. We'll come back the same day with a firm number.