Taste Of Auckland In Partnership With Electrolux

Gates to Taste of Auckland in partnership with Electrolux are open! 

Visit the Restaurant Hub tent at Taste of Auckland in partnership with Electrolux for your chance to win 1 of 8 $200 Dining Experiences. 

Since Taste of Auckland’s debut in 2009, our city’s culinary standing has continued its indomitable rise.

Rounding up the best in town to delight your senses with sumptuous signature dishes, let your taste buds travel and discover the taste of Northern Thailand with Saan’s crispy fried soft shell crab. Te Mana lamb meatballs and BBQ crayfish from Baduzzi, contemporary Indian chilli chicken from 1947 Eatery, traditional Chinese pork belly with ARTWOK, and crispy duck from Tok Tok. French styled Boeuf Bourguignon taco with beef cheek at Paris Butter, Hawkes Bay lamb straight from the fit pit at Miss Moonshines, octopus confit over at Vodka Room, goats curd stuffed zucchini flower from Euro Bar & Restaurant and a special take on pineapple lumps from Eat NZ collaborative kitchen with The Cult Project. And that’s not even a third of the menu.

With so much good nosh on offer, all emphasizing local, rustic, seasonal and sustainable ingredients, there’s bound to be something which will bring you a deep level of nearly indescribable satisfaction.

See what else is on the menu here. 

Advance purchase tickets from $17 – get them online now before they’re gone from TasteofAuckland.co.nz. 

A staple on many calendars across the country, New Zealand’s greatest restaurant festival, Taste of Auckland in partnership with Electrolux is back with their biggest line-up ever. 

Bring along your friends and experience the deliciousness for yourself. This is your year to join in on the fun at Taste of Auckland. Advance purchase tickets from $17 – get them online now before they’re gone from TasteofAuckland.co.nz. 

The Taste of Auckland Gourmet Hangi: Fire. Earth. Food. Plate Up!

After nine years of Taste of Auckland, the largest restaurant festival in the country, it’s no longer a matter of being merely interested in New Zealand cuisine; this is infatuation.

Tracing the history of New Zealand’s fare, its roots in Maori Hangi is abundantly clear, plentiful, and absolutely delicious. In bringing people together for centuries, Hangi is a celebration in and of itself; requiring hours in tending to the earth’s heat, reaping the benefits in a banquet of delectable kai.

Turning up the heat at Western Springs, this year sees the return of hangi master Rewi Spraggon for the Gourmet Hangi with Riki Bennett. Joined by a guest chef each session, including Augustus Bistro’s Juan Balsani creating ‘Baron of Beef Hangi’, Farina Restaurant’s Sergio Maglione’s ‘Octo Hangi’, plus Masterchef winners Kasey and Karena Bird, Ben Bayly and his team from The Grove, Kyle Street from Culprit and Will Michell of The Smoko Room at Sawmill Brewery.

Each chef will offer festival visitors their own ideas and ingredients to this traditional Maori favourite. The Gourmet Hangi will no doubt prove popular and not be like anything you’ve ever experienced before!  

Head to tasteofauckland.co.nz for more details. 

If you love to cook food almost as much as you love to eat it, then Taste of Auckland is the perfect place for you to learn at the feet of the masters. MasterChef Australia judge, chef and restaurateur George Calombaris will be live on stage in the Electrolux Taste Theatre on both Saturday afternoon and evening sessions with his interpretation of Kiwi favourite ‘fish and chips’ (very unlikely to resemble the humble takeaway style we know so well), while Ponsonby darling Saan’s Lek Trirattanavatin will demonstrate how you can achieve his award-winning Thai flavours on Friday afternoon. Reigning queen of raw organic goodness, Little Bird Organic’s Megan May will also be doing Good Taste demos in the Electrolux Taste Theatre, showing off the real deal in the realm of food that’s good for you, good for the planet and tastes good too! Joining her include Buffy Ellen of Be Good Organics and Ascension Kitchen’s Lauren Glucina.   

If you’d prefer to pick up a pan and cook with some of the country’s culinary superstars, then Electrolux Chefs’ Secrets is for you! Pure indulgence at its best, you’ll not only receive a warm greeting and Famous Vodka cocktail on arrival, but also learn how to cook one of Nic Watt of True Food & Yoga or Sean Connolly of The Grill’s signature dishes and enjoy the meal and glass of matched wine with them afterwards. Places for these intimate masterclass experiences are on a strictly ‘first-come, first-serve’ basis so be sure to book your spot on arrival. 

Head to tasteofauckland.co.nz for more details. 

Get your friends together to stroll the Taste of Auckland wonderland, centre stage on the idyllic Western Springs green. There’s always a banquet of things to do in this foodie paradise, from mixing your own delicious cocktails, getting up close and personal in the kitchen with the country’s top names in Electrolux Chefs’ Secrets, to laughing and dancing to fabulous live music while trying signature dishes from the country’s hottest restaurants right now.
 
Don’t miss ten of the country’s top restaurants all in one beautiful setting – relish in the dazzling flavours of Northern Thailand with Saan’s crispy fried soft shell crab. Slow cooked Te Mana lamb meatballs and BBQ crayfish from Baduzzi, King prawns marinated in gunpowder spices from 1947 Eatery, traditional Chinese pork belly with ARTWOK, and crispy duck from Tok Tok. French styled Boeuf Bourguignon taco with beef cheek at Paris Butter, Hawkes Bay lamb straight from the fit pit at Miss Moonshines, roast potato Vareniki with Vodka Room, wood fired seared, chopped beef tartare from Euro Bar & Restaurant and a special take on pineapple lumps from Eat NZ collaborative kitchen with The Cult Project. And that’s not even a third of the menu. See full menus here. 
 
Bring along your friends and experience the deliciousness for yourself. This is your year to join in on the fun at Taste of Auckland. Advance purchase tickets from $17 – get them online now before they’re gone from TasteofAuckland.co.nz. 

Photography: Lemongrass Productions