Creative Dining Experience with a Chef in the Auckland Countryside

Itinerary

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Your experience begins by meeting your host Archana in her delightful old home; a 1914 red brick villa (a former Vicarage) on pleasant grounds in central Pukekohe. Join Archana at her dining table to share a meal that will likely have been several days in the making; A typical meal might be an entrée of Whangamata Scallops with garlic anchovy cream and gremolata, a main of Te Kauwhata Hogget served en Papillote with Ras el Hanout and pistachio mint butter rounded off with Pukekohe Feijoa Doughnuts finished with a crème anglaise. While techniques might be traditional, the food is anything but – you’ll find it modern, energetic, tasty and fun. Robin, Archana's partner may join the meal if he is in town. She anticipates a dining experience, fun and rewarding for both guests and hosts!