Graze & Piece, downtown Gastonia's new charcuterie boutique started out as a small charcuterie cart and catering service.

Owner Cayse Phelps saw a video online featuring a mobile charcuterie cart and she thought, “I can do that,” she said.

After getting married in April and moving to Gaston County in June, she decided to take that idea to the next level and make it a brick-and-mortar location. On Oct. 1, she opened Graze & Piece Charcuterie Boutique next to Gastonia’s Rotary Centennial Pavilion.

The name Graze & Piece is a play on words from one of Phelps’ favorite Bible verses, which talks about grace and peace. It also happens to sound like “grapes and cheese,” which she said she has leaned into.

Growing up, Phelps’ father was a pastor and their family travelled a lot giving her the

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