Auckland winemakers are banding together to showcase the best the region has to offer at the first-ever Auckland Wine Week being held this June.
With the winemaking regions of Waiheke Island, Matakana and West Auckland joining forces, visit between 13-23 June 2019 and you'll find wineries abuzz with events and cellar door tastings, Auckland-centric tastings and dinners at participating restaurants and retailers, and the country's biggest wine tasting event Winetopia taking place on the city's waterfront.
Foodies, restaurant buffs and music fans will flock to Auckland's waterfront next week for what's gearing up to be an extra special Taste of Auckland.
The country's biggest celebration of food and drink, this year's tenth annual Taste kicks off next Thursday 1 November with a new seaside venue and a host of other firsts including a sustainable seafood theme, dedicated vegan and dessert eateries and some of the country's top music acts on the bill.
Taking part in No Meat May? Wendy's new Smoky Shroom range is sure to go down a treat with a new meatless burger part of the burger chain's 'wild' new line-up.
Award-winning Ben Bayly is leaving The Grove, the country’s top fine-dining restaurant, and making way for his mate and successor, Scott Denning.
After more than eight years at The Grove - and more recently sister restaurant Baduzzi - Bayly says he is ready for a change, taking time off to regroup, travel and spend time with family.
Gusto at the Grand executive chef Sean Connolly and guest chef Sardinian-born Giovanni Pilu are hosting guests for an Italian feast at Auckland's SKYCITY. Executive chef and owner of Sydney's Pilu on Freshwater, Pilu and Connolly are good friends and have worked together multiple times, but for this, his first New Zealand event, they're taking inspiration from Pilu's homeland.
Wellington brewmasters Panhead Custom Ales are bringing their impressive range to the waterfront this summer with a pop-up bound to generate serious excitement amongst Auckland beer lovers.
Formerly a nightclub, the space has been stripped back and customised from the ground-up with a pool table, games and most importantly a 14-strong tap system pouring specialty beers.
This year’s Taste of Auckland in partnership with Electrolux just keeps getting better with a host of big names in the food world newly added to the line-up including Nick Honeyman from Paris Butter, Simon Gault and Giraffe, Nic Watt of True Food & Yoga and The Tasting Shed’s Ganesh Raj.
Bringing the total tally to ten, four new restaurants join the already exceptional lineup of Baduzzi, Euro, Tok Tok, Saan, The Vodka Room and Miss Moonshines who will serve up their signature dishes at the festival.
Food lovers won’t want to miss this year’s Taste of Auckland with chefs Ben Bayly from Baduzzi, Gareth Stewart from Euro, Cameron Knox from Tok Tok and Australian MasterChef judge George Calombaris just some of the big names in a jam-packed November line-up.
With tickets on sale this week, the Western Springs festival is already shaping up as the most ambitious yet with live cooking demonstrations, intimate chef experiences, a gourmet hāngi and of course, a stunning menu of delicious food.
Taco aficionados Sarah and Otis Frizzell from The Lucky Taco have launched a new weekly street-eats meal kit delivery service for those keener on dumplings, burgers and tacos than on meat and three veg.
Offering an evolving line-up on the nation's best street eats for consumers to recreate at home in just a few easy steps, the service kicks off with cult Korean burger bar Tiger Burger, Japanese-Brazilian fusion duo the Temaki Truck, pop-up Miss Changy, Thai eatery Farang and K Rd curry house Satya, with other exciting names to be announced soon.
