It will be an international affair at Taste of Auckland 2016, in partnership with Electrolux with the announcement of festival menus that bring together an array of flavours from all four corners of the world.
The ten Taste restaurants will celebrate their unique flavour and magic with specially designed menus of signature dishes. Highlights include crowd-favourite 18 hour Smoked Brisket Taco (The Culpeper), Coconut crème brûlée (Paris Butter), freshly shucked oysters (Al Brown’s Depot), Miss Clawdy’s much loved Southern Fried Jerk Chicken, Karitane Crayfish (Euro), Artwok’s Rou Jia Mo (braised pork belly), Argentinian Red Shrimp (FISH), crispy Hapuka Dry Red Curry (Tok Tok) and vegetarian Moroccan Stew from Ima Cuisine.
Sergio Maglione from Farina, two-time winner of the ‘Best in Taste’ award, will be serving up his winning dishes – the Valoriani Oven Pork Saltimbocca Bun and charcoaled Lamb Rib dish, Rosticiana d’Agnello.
Lemongrass Productions Director Rob Eliott said the 2016 menus are a ‘proud celebration of the culturally diverse Auckland food scene’.
“We have an extremely diverse line-up of restaurants at the festival this year which is very exciting for the public. The unique styles and flavours of each restaurant have truly been captured in the array of dishes being served. Whether you are an avid foodie with a well-travelled palette or want to just try something a bit different without breaking the bank, Taste of Auckland is the perfect place to be. From Asian cuisine, to rich French delicacies, to southern style American soul food, to fresh seafood and everything in between – there truly is something for everyone and all taste buds at Taste,” Eliott said.
The 2016 Taste of Auckland program includes:
- Traditional Italian favourite and two-time ‘Best in Taste’ award – Farina (Sergio Maglione)
- French delicacies at Paris Butter (Nick Honeyman)
- Hearty flavours of Southern America provided by Miss Clawdy
- Authentic oriental cuisine from new Artwok (Jason Zhang) and Tok Tok (Cameron Knox)
- Delicious BBQ delights from The Culpeper (Gareth Stewart, Head Chef: Chris Allan)
- Fresh seafood from FISH (Gareth Stewart, Head Chef: Fraser Shenton)
- Mouth-watering New Zealand dishes from Euro (Gareth Stewart, Head Chef: Adam Rickett) and Al Brown’s Depot Eatery (Andrew Mackle)
- Unique Middle Eastern and North African flavours of Ima Cuisine
To celebrate the impressive list of Official Restaurants at the 2016 festival, Taste is running their first ever Fortune Cookie Promotion where people can win from a range of incredible prizes totalling over $10,000 just by dining at any of the participating restaurants. Those that mention ‘Taste of Auckland’ will have the custom made Fortune Cookies delivered to their table. The prizes include Kapiti Cheese Hampers, Babich Wines and L’Affare gift packs, cookbooks, restaurant vouchers, Taste tickets and much more. The promotion runs from 2 November – 13th November or until all Fortune Cookies are gobbled up.
View the menus here.
