NEWS
- Fantail Lodge launch Gamebird Weekend Package
- Supreme Winner Riverstone Kitchen joins 2011 Festival!
- Mokoia Restaurant, First year and a menu to impress
- Return of Festival Favourites
10/5/2011 Fantail Lodge launch Gamebird Weekend Package
Fantail Lodge in Katikati have announced a Gamebird Weekend Package including accommodation, breakfast and a sumptuous 5 course game dinner. More details
27/4/2011 Supreme Winner Riverstone Kitchen joins 2011 Festival!
Riverstone Kitchen in Oamaru, Supreme Winner of Cuisine Magazine’s Restaurant of the Year 2010, is the latest restaurant to join the list of participating restaurants for 2011
Bevan Smith, chef, opened Riverstone Kitchen in 2006 after moving home with his wife Monique to start a family and he is fast becoming one of New Zealand’s most recognized chefs. He strongly believes in cooking with only the freshest and best seasonal ingredients and is passionate about using good, local produce.
22/4/2011 Mokoia Restaurant, First year and a menu to impress
Situated on the shores of Lake Rotorua, Mokoia Restaurant is a definitive fine dining experience specialising in Pacific Rim Cuisine, using indigenous herbs and spices to express the essence of contemporary New Zealand culture.
Ervin and his team won the New Zealand Beef and Lamb Hallmark of Excellence in 2010 and 2011, as well as helping gain the Resort a Qualmark 4.5 star rating.
According to chief executive of Mokoia Restaurant Bryan Hughes: “At Mokoia Restaurant we love setting ourselves challenges and the Gamebird Food Festival is an opportunity for hunters to have their game birds prepared by our award-winning chef, who uses fresh indigenous herbs and spices not readily available in the shops to really enhance the game bird flavours”.
“Mokoia Restaurant is also offering the unique option of a shared fine dining experience for its four entree and four main options which allows guests to try a range of game bird taste sensations.” Click here for full menu details.
18/4/2011 Return of Festival Favourites
There are over 20 restaurants participating in the 2011 Gamebird Food Festival, with a nationwide spread between Whangarei and Invercargill. Rose France, Event Manager says “We are delighted to welcome back some of the regular festival faithful including Cazador, à Deco, Bistro 1284, Café Nero, Fusion and Café de Paris. We value their support and creativity in promoting and celebrating wild gamebird cuisine”.
Lindsay Bennett, Fusion Restaurant in Timaru
“It is once again a pleasure to be invited to participate in this years gamebird festival. Being a gamebird hunter myself it is great to see hunters given the opportunity to bring in their gamebirds to be enjoyed with family & friends. Game birds are free range & organic”.
Yvette Kennedy, Café Nero in Palmerston North
“Yes we are very excited to be part of the festival again. We are all ready to go, the festival is a huge part of our business during these months”.