The 7.30pm sitting is now SOLD OUT.
Wild food is all around us. On this night we take the bounty sourced from our local region by a team of accomplished chefs and one of Auckland’s most experienced foragers, all to be enjoyed from one of the most inviting dining rooms in the city.
Menu:
Bistronomy - Soft poached paua, tamarillo sorbet, cactus & mezcal powder
“Ain’t no thang like a Chicken Wing”
O’Connell Street Bistro - Salmon tartare, wild ginger leaf, miso, Koaru, wood sorrel
“Boil up” - bone broth, Berkshire pork & Puha Cabbage wrapped dumpling
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Bistronomy - White fish, karengo hollandaise, seaweed & harakeke salad, tempura Kawhia oyster
O’Connell Street Bistro - Roast scampi tails, celeriac, cured duck ham, fennel pollen, pine velouté
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Bistronomy - "The Bush Floor" - kawakawa brined wild hare, artichoke puree & pieces, 'bush soil', dried leaves, shaved Hawke's Bay truffle, stir-fried pikopiko
O’Connell Street Bistro - Venison Wellington, horopito pepper, manuka, jus gras
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Vanilla buttermilk panna cotta, saffron poached quince, wattle, Karamu berries
Forager Riki Bennett
Riki Bennett of Te Arawa and Ngāti Porou descent is a highly experienced forager, an Auckland Council park ranger, musician, and an environmental educator. Riki possesses a unique understanding of forest food and medicinal herbs (rongoā) and is a strong advocate of traditional Māori music, culture and cuisine.
James Beck (Bistronomy)
Joining Riki on his Auckland forage is Mark Southon, executive chef at O’Connell Street Bistro and chef host of TV3’s The Café and as well as James Beck of two-hatted Napier restaurant, Bistronomy. Together, Mark, James and Riki will skilfully design a menu that features and showcases these foraged ingredients with plenty of the charm and sophistication that O’Connell Street’s customers have long known to expect.
Discover a new appreciation for the wild and foraged as you feel, smell and touch the ingredients in its natural state before going on to indulge in an exquisite five-course dinner expertly matched with an award-winning selection of wines.
Part of American Express Restaurant Month 2019
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