DATE: Tuesday, 30th October 2012 TIMING: 5:30pm- 7:30pm LOCATION: Botswana Butchery, 99 Quay Street, Auckland HOSTS : Russell Gray and Kieran Turnbull “Botswana Butchery, Auckland’s newest waterfront restaurant, combines premium produce, wine and local ingredients from the Auckland region with the best of what Central Otago can offer. Located in the historic Ferry Building on Quay Street, Botswana Butchery […]
DATE: Tuesday, 2nd October 2012 TIMING: 6pm- 9pm LOCATION: Merediths Restaurant, 365 Dominion Road, Mt Eden, Auckland We were treated to a culinary experience at Meredith’s in Mt Eden. Michael Meredith, the award winning chef and owner, and his team of Dean, Theodore and Desmond created a degustation menu for our group using the finest of ingredients supplied […]
DATE: Tuesday, 11th September 2012 TIMING: 5:30pm- 7:30pm LOCATION: Le Monde Home, 69 St Georges Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland HOSTS : Noelle Davies, Carolyn Cawdron and Jo Tuck Le Monde Home is one of Auckland’s best kept secrets. The little “Oasis of Surprise” is located in the same area as the French Markets in Parnell. We were hosted by […]
DATE: Tuesday, 15th May 2012 TIMING: 5:30pm- 7pm LOCATION: Kapiti Store, 19 Shortland Street, Auckland HOSTS : Pernod Ricard We were kindly hosted at the Kapiti Store, 19 Shortland Street, by Pernod Ricard and Kapiti Collection to a wonderful evening of wine and cheese matching (and the manufacture and care of Kapiti cheese). This brief overview is a summary […]
DATE: Tuesday, 1st May 2012 TIMING:5:30pm- 8:30pm LOCATION: Abbeville Estate, 5 Nixon Road, Auckland Airport, Auckland HOSTS : Sue Fleisch Upon arriving at Abbeville Estate we were warmly welcomed by Sue Fleisch, proprieter of The Great Catering Company. Sue introduced us to Abbeville Estate, a lovingly restored, heritage-listed property, comprising three buildings nestled within 11 hectares […]
DATE: Saturday, 21st April 2012 TIMING: 9am- 5pm LOCATION: Matakana We arrived in Matakana village mid-morning for the Farmers’ Market and a spot of retail therapy prior to our drive to Tu Ngutu, the beautiful property in Mahurangi West, which we visited back in April 2010, where we were warmly welcomed by the owner, Richard. Hamish Stewart served […]
DATE: Tuesday, 10th April 2012 TIMING: 5:30pm- 10pm LOCATION: Civic Theatre, Queens Street, Auckland HOSTS : Angela Gourdie and Shona Corban Thanks to Angela Gourdie and Shona Corban from THE EDGE for hosting us at Jersey Boys at the Civic theatre. What a fantastic night! We had the opportunity to mix and mingle over a glass of […]
DATE: Tuesday, 13th March 2012 TIMING: 5:30pm- 10:20pm LOCATION: The Redwoods Treehouse, 1415 State highway 1, Warkworth HOSTS : Justin Ellis, Emily Thomas and Simon Watson Our hosts for this evening were Justin Ellis, Emily Thomas and Simon Watson from Experience Group. We were driven up in one of their coaches by their driver David. The 40 minute drive […]
DATE: Tuesday, 28th February 2012 TIMING: 5:30pm- 8:00pm LOCATION: Private Residence of Hanene HOSTS : Mark Everard Located in a quite cul-de-sac is the private residence of Hanene. With its beautifully manicured gardens it was a great day for our host Mark Everard of Adrenalin Group to assemble us on the lawn overlooking Kohimarama Beach to taste the delicious […]