Today we’d like to introduce you to Taylor Brown.
Hi Taylor, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
Chandler Charcuterie started in 2020, right in the middle of the COVID lockdown. I was home, like everyone else, and I just started making boards – picking up ingredients from the grocery store, arranging them on craft store trays, and selling them through Facebook DMs. It was purely a passion project. I had no grand business plan. I just loved doing it.
What I didn’t expect was how much people would love it too.
Over time, it grew into something real. We moved into a licensed commercial kitchen in Oakland County, started sourcing from local farmers, had custom boards manufactured, and built out a full menu of services – grazing tables, corporate catering, gifting packages, and most recently, our Charcuterie Arch Wall. In 2025, I left my corporate job to run Chandler Charcuterie full time.
The thing I’m most proud of is that this is still a mother-daughter business. We built this together, and that matters more to me than any milestone we’ve hit.
Detroit has supported us from day one, and everything we do is rooted in this community. The long-term vision is to become the premier luxury catering brand in Metro Detroit – and honestly, we’re well on our way.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Overall, I’d say the journey has been fairly smooth – especially considering we launched during a pandemic. The demand was there early, and the business grew organically in a way I’m really grateful for.
But if I’m being transparent, the biggest challenge has been learning to let go. When you build something from scratch, every detail feels personal. The boards, the presentation, the client experience – I have a very clear vision for what Chandler Charcuterie should look and feel like, and it’s hard to hand that off.
Expanding has meant learning that I can’t do everything myself, and that the right people in the right roles will actually protect that vision – not threaten it. Finding people who excel in the areas I don’t has been one of the most important parts of this next chapter for us. It’s still something I’m actively working through, but I’ve come to see it less as losing control and more as building something that can actually last.
That shift in mindset has made a real difference.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
At my core, I’m a creator. I’ve always been drawn to beautiful, intentional things – and charcuterie gave me a way to express that in a format people could actually gather around. That’s still what drives me every single day.
What I specialize in is making people feel something when they walk into a room. A well-designed grazing table isn’t just food – it’s the first impression of an event. It sets the tone. And I take that responsibility seriously.
I’m known for being detail-obsessed in the best way. The flow of a board, the color balance, the way everything is arranged – none of it is accidental. Clients come back to us because they know what they’re going to get, and they know it’s going to be beautiful every single time.
What I’m most proud of is building a brand that feels genuinely luxurious without feeling unapproachable. That balance is hard to strike, and I think we’ve found it. People see a Chandler Charcuterie spread and they feel welcomed into something special – not intimidated by it.
And what sets us apart, honestly, is heart. We’re not a franchise, we’re not a template. Every event we do carries the weight of something we actually care about and I think people feel that.
What matters most to you? Why?
Family. At the end of the day, that’s what this business is really about.
I grew up with my most meaningful memories with my family focused around the dining table. Deep down, it’s what instilled my love for this business. Food has always been a way people come together – around a table, at a celebration, in the middle of a busy workday when someone thought to do something nice for their team. I get to be part of those moments, and I don’t take that lightly.
My faith keeps me grounded in that. I believe we’re called to serve others well, and running this business is one of the ways I live that out. Whether it’s a corporate client who needs to impress a room full of people or a family celebrating something meaningful, they’re trusting us with a moment that matters to them. That’s not something I ever want to treat casually.
Community matters to me deeply too. Detroit has given so much to this business, and I want Chandler Charcuterie to give back to it – through the farmers we source from, the clients we serve, and the standards we hold ourselves to.
And at the very center of all of it is my daughter. Building something I’m proud to pass down to her one day is the long game I’m always playing.
Pricing:
- Grazing Tables: Start at $22/per person
- Large Charcuterie Board – $175
- Brunch Board – $150
- Charcuterie Cup Arch Wall – $1500
- Charcuterie Cups – $15/each
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.chandlercharcuterie.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chandlercharcuterie/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chandlercharcuterie
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-chandler-brown
- Other: https://share.google/5yYZyJBjEasQI8ppP
