Hey, I am Nicole - AKA “the Platter Maven.” I am an artist, adventurer, avid cheese supporter and founder of Maven Oak Creative, a boutique catering company that specializes in creating over the top cheese platters and grazing tables!

I thrive on adventure and spent most of my adult life traveling and living in Seattle, California, New York City and in an RV cruising around the country. I have held almost every position possible in the service industry including working as a Culinary Assistant for a traveling TV show called Scraps on the FYI network. With an Art degree and an affinity for food, I  started Maven Oak in 2019 to elevate and bring THE drama to the snacking experience. “Life is too short to eat boring food!”

I have been featured in The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake Magazine, Canvas Rebel Magazine(online), Go Solo (online) and nominated for City Weekly Best Of in 2022. I teach private platter designing workshops and partner with other small businesses to put on collaborative workshop experiences. Every semester I teach ‘The Art of Charcuterie’ class with Lifelong Learning, a continuing education program through my alma matter the University of Utah.

I seek out patios and rosé in the summer time and crave a warm couch and whiskey in winter. I am obsessed with reality TV and have a lust for documentaries…it’s all about balance. And cheese…