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VisaWOAP.com 2019 t VISA s u g u A WELLINGTON 1 3 ~ 1 ON A PLATE WELCOME WELCOME, KIA ORA KOUTOU We’re excited to bring you a delicious IT’S TIME programme of Festival Events, Cocktails, Burgers and Dine menus for this 11th year TO GET of Visa Wellington On a Plate (Visa WOAP). This year we are proud to celebrate 10 years of partnership with our naming rights sponsor Visa, a significant and enduring relationship. A huge thanks to the whole Visa team for their fantastic support. 2019 marks the biggest change we’ve made IN WLG in many years – we’ve extended the Festival to run for all of August, with the first two weeks dedicated to Dine Wellington, the last two weeks dedicated to Garage Project presents Burger Wellington, and Cocktail Wellington and Festival Events running DISCOVER WHAT’S ON AT | WELLINGTONNZ.COM @LIVEINWLG @LIVEINWLG across the whole month. Now you can experience more festival, eat, drink and be Welly all month long! THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN DELIGHTING YOU With hundreds of events and culinary WITH AWARD-WINNING CUISINES experiences on offer, make the most of That’s what makes us the world’s most awarded airline August and enjoy a feast for your senses at Visa Welly On a Plate 2019. Sarah Meikle Festival Director Best Event Sponsorship 2018 Delivering award winning cuisine at 30,000 feet. With 8 celebrated chefs on our International Culinary Panel, and creating dishes using in season ingredients, you’ll find everything you need to enjoy an unforgettable dining experience in the air. Gold Medal Gold Medal For Best Best Premium Economy For Best Overall Cellar Business Class Cellar Catering Business Traveller, Business Traveller, Skytrax World Airline Cellars In The Sky (UK) 2017 Cellars In The Sky (UK) 2017 Awards (UK) 2017 Singapore Airlines proudly supporting Visa Wellington On a Plate. singaporeair.com 2 VisaWOAP.com 3 SENSES FEAST YOUR HOW TO FESTIVAL 2019 31 Days. 5 weekends. This August enjoy the most amazing culinary experiences the Wellington region has to offer. From the Kāpiti Coast to Wellington city, through the Hutt Valley, over to the Wairarapa, and everywhere in between. Starting with two weeks of Dine Wellington, then two weeks of Garage Project presents Burger Wellington, with Festival Events and Cocktail Wellington all month long. There will be something for everyone so get ready to Feast Your Senses at Visa Wellington On a Plate. DINE WELLINGTON GARAGE PROJECT PRESENTS 1–16 AUG BURGER WELLINGTON 17–31 AUG Savour Wellington’s finest. Lovingly crafted courses of dining delight including the Festival You say burger. We say BURGERS! This Dish - the ultimate showcase of the best local year there are hundreds of burgers to get your produce and chef talent. chops around, so you will be in burger nirvana no matter how many you choose to munch Download the full Dine Wellington guide from your way through. VisaWOAP.com or check out from page 47 for the Festival Dish listings. Find the full Garage Project presents Burger Wellington downloadable guide at VisaWOAP.com. COCKTAIL WELLINGTON FESTIVAL EVENTS 1–31 AUG 1-31 AUG Cocktails and mocktails with a tapas match... From chef collaborations and culinary pop ups, you really are in for a treat with this year’s to events for the family, art, music, dance, libations. Thank goodness it’s always 5 o’clock masterclasses and more. Get ready for a somewhere in Wellington. sensory overload! Find out what’s in the downloadable Cocktail Check out from page 7 for all the Festival Wellington list at VisaWOAP.com. Event listings and visit VisaWOAP.com for Festival Event tickets. 4 5 EVENTS CHEF COLLABORATIONS HOW TO PAGE 8 You know their names, now experience their FESTIVAL food first hand. Check out the international and local talent we’re hosting in this year’s Chef Collaboration Series presented by 2019 Singapore Airlines. POP UPS EVENTS CALENDAR PAGE 16 PAGE 58 Be fed, be educated, dance, imbibe and be Plan your ultimate festival experience and happy at this year’s Festival Pop Ups. These squeeze in everything you could want with are open to anyone and everyone. our handy Festival calendar. EVENTS A-Z FESTIVAL INDEX PAGE 22 PAGE 62 We have events for all tastes - there’s something This is your complete list of who’s participating for the kids, art, music, dance, hands-on cooking, in this year’s Festival, by region, and what they masterclasses and more. Get involved! are dishing up. TICKETS FESTIVAL AWARDS Visa Pre-sale Mon 10 June, 12pm – Tasted something out of this world? Rate Wed 12 June, midnight. the very best Burger, Cocktail or Festival Dish General sale from Mon 17 June, 12pm. you try out of ten at VisaWOAP.com. You determine who makes the final, plus you also Book at VisaWOAP.com get the chance to win tasty prizes. Note: No booking fee when purchasing online. Changed your mind after you’ve tried just a few Booking fees only apply when purchasing by more burgers? Don’t worry, you can change your phone or from an outlet. Additional credit scoring anytime until ratings close midnight 31 card and delivery fees may apply. August 2019. FESTIVAL LOVE Tell your mates, the rest of New Zealand and the world what you love the most about your Visa Wellington On a Plate experience by creating your own Festival profile at VisaWOAP.com. Then favourite your favourites and share away. Tag your friends and us with #wellyonaplate. We’ll love you forever. KEY (DF) Dairy free (GF) Gluten free (NF) Nut free (V) Vegetarian The small print: Know your limit. We encourage consumers to drink responsibly. (Vv) Vegan Available on request Head to cheers.org.nz for more information. Dining discount cards and vouchers may not be used in conjunction with Visa Wellington On a Plate menus. * 6 7 EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS CHEF BACK IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD DAVE VERHEUL (MELBOURNE) CHEF COLLABORATION SERIES COLLABORATION Dave honed his culinary style mentor. Drawn home by yet still manages to remain WHEN at Martin Bosley’s early on an opportunity to head up delicious and humble enough Tue 6 & Wed 7 Aug, in his career. It didn’t take the kitchen at New Zealand to be eaten every day. 6pm-8pm long for him to set his sights culinary institution - & 8.30pm-10.30pm SERIES Dave Verheul brings his on the Michelin-starred Matterhorn. But his creative talents back to WHERE kitchens of London and he wanderlust took hold again Cuba Street. For two nights Floriditas, landed on his feet, scoring and sadly Wellington’s loss Dave will take over Floriditas 161 Cuba St, a job at newly starred was Melbourne’s gain as to give us a taste of his Te Aro, Savoy Grill. After his time in Dave left to open Town culinary creativity using local Wellington Central London, he returned closer to Mouse gaining a loyal The Chef Collaboration Series presented by Singapore Airlines offers an ingredients. We are excited to home to take up a role with following, and went on to have Dave back in the street. exciting line up of over twenty international and New Zealand-based chefs Brent Savage – co-owner open Embla and now Lesa. (Cannot cater to dietary PRICE of Sydney’s hatted The Dave’s cuisine displays a requirements) $150 (food only) at the top of their game, teaming up with some of Wellington’s best eateries Bentley Restaurant and firm grasp on old and new $215 (with wine match) Bar, who would become his world technique, thought, and chefs. These exclusive culinary moments are not available anywhere most important culinary detail, lightness and balance, else. You know their names, now experience their food up close and personal. A SENSORY EXPERIENCE BFFS – WHEN ROCHELLE MET LORETTA CHEONG LIEW (ADELAIDE) MARGOT HENDERSON (LONDON) Cheong Liew is one of retired from working in to remember. Indulge in WHEN New Zealand born Margot flat white and Marmite™ WHEN South Australia’s real the kitchen full-time, he five-courses paired with Thu 15-Sun 18 Aug, Henderson was set to on toast so clearly still a Thu 8 & Fri 9 Aug, food heroes, moving from still commands reverence local wines. Chef Paul 6pm-late become a New Zealand kiwi at heart. 11.30am-1.30pm Malaysia to Australia in from industry and diners Limacher has flown to high-jump star, until she & 1.30pm-3.30pm WHERE Loretta welcomes Margot 1969, and receiving critical thanks to awards such as Adelaide in order to work discovered punk rock. Chameleon Restaurant, Henderson for a lunch- WHERE acclaim for his restaurant being named ‘one of the alongside and perfect the And it was that punk-rock Loretta, Intercontinental time event that will bring Neddy’s, before opening ten hottest chefs alive’ pairing of the dishes created attitude that drew her to 181 Cuba St, Hotel Wellington, together their shared his prestigious restaurant by American Food and for this one-off event, working in kitchens and Te Aro, 2 Grey St, values of food that is The Grange at the Adelaide Wine Magazine, and being including chef Cheong’s leaving our shores 33 years Wellington Central Wellington Central unfussy, simply delicious, Hilton in 1995. Widely inducted into the World signature dish ‘Four Dances ago for London, where she’s a little messy, and entirely recognised for expertly Food Media Awards Hall of the Sea’. This event PRICE forged a hugely successful enjoyable. combining Malaysian, of Fame. provides a rare opportunity $185 culinary career. Her much PRICE Chinese and modern to experience one of the loved London eatery The We think Rochelle and $70 (beverages on Chameleon Restaurant’s European flavours and most famous dishes to Rochelle Canteen is now Loretta are going to be consumption) award-winning chef de techniques, with a food come out of Australasia.