Loosen the Belts and tighten the purse strings

Being completely unaware of the pending season when I wrote the menu and planned the next supper club - I am now canceling the upcoming dinner on the 27th November due to lack of zeitgeist. Will be back next year with a new summer menu to titillate the tastebuds.... stay tuned......

Upcoming Supper Club Dinner - November 2011

CANCELLED
Please join us for the next Local Supper Club dinner to be held in Auckland central on Sunday 27th November, 2011 at 7pm  
Come and experience a unique dinning experience – a moveable feast. Each dinner will be in a different place, highlighting the change in seasons, food and people. 


Local Supper Club Dinner November 27th

 Auckland Central

7pm start

Welcome Cocktail

Kamikaze - Vodka, Cointreau, Lime

Passed Hors d’oeuvre

Scallop Sashimi, Lychee Ginger Gelee, Pepper Sprouts

Amuse Bouche

Tea smoked Oysters, Tangerine Syrup, Cucumber ribbons, Thai Basil

Salt Cod & Potato Cazuela, Romesco sauce

Gateau de Tomate d’ Ete with oven softened Goat Cheese, Fried Marjoram

Tuna Tartare, Gaufrettes, Shiso Sprouts, Avocado, Hibiscus Bay Sauce

Bouillabaisse of local Seafood, Rouille toasts

Grilled Asparagus, Tarragon sauce, Homemade pickled White Anchovies

Palate Cleanser

Nasturtium Sorbet, Chia Seed Cone

Sauteed Prawns in Pastis, Cherry Tomatoes

Vine Leaf wrapped Rib Eye, Meyer Lemon Crema, Pomegranate, Borage flowers

Spanish Plate

Homemade Chorizo and Apples in Hard Cider

Spiced Stewed Lamb, Organic Honeydew Honey, Roasted Grapes

Cumin fried Chicken, Baby Mixed Cresses, Blood Orange alioli

Salad

Peppered Pears, Roasted Sweet Peppers, Toasted Hazelnuts and Shaved Fennel

Dessert

Roasted Pineapple Chop with Fried Pastry Cream & Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Tea & Coffee

Menu subject to slight changes due to seasonal availability

Here’s how it works:

A suggested donation of $120.00 is requested to reserve your spot for this event. 

So

If you’re interested, email localsupper@gmail.com to make a booking and join the mailing list, so you can be notified of upcoming events.

You will be emailed with payment instructions, a booking confirmation and dinner address and directions. Places at the table are limited to 15, so – first come best fed!

Sorry no refunds - if you have booked and paid but can't make it for some reason - you can find someone to take your spot or we can talk about credit for a future event....

We use locally sourced, seasonal and organic ingredients where possible, to create a multi-course prix fixe meal. The venue and entertainment change each time in order to create a completely unique evening. 

Vegetarians and special diets can be accommodated - please let me know when booking so I can sort you out.

Don’t forget to Bring Your Own Wine. We are happy to chill and serve any wine and corkage is free!

Upcoming Supper Club Dinner - Saturday October 1 2011, Freemans Bay, Auckland

Please join us for a Local Supper Club dinner 

to be held in Freemans Bay, Auckland on Saturday October 1, 2011 at 7pm

Come and experience a unique dinning experience – a moveable feast. Each dinner will be in a different place, highlighting the change in seasons, food and people. 

Local Supper Club Dinner

Saturday October 1st, 2011

7pm start

Cocktail

Tangerine Sidecar 
Tangerine & Lemon Juices, Bourbon, Triple Sec

Passed Hors d'ouvre

Ceviche – Mexican style – prawns, fish, scallops served in home made tostada cup – salsa de Chile Chipotle y Tomate Verde

Amuse Bouche

Lobster, lemongrass and water chestnut pot sticker - Chili Vanilla Sauce

Marinated Baby Octopus Salad with Caramelized Mango - Kaffir Tzatziki 

Zaru Soba – cold soba Noodles with roasted chile prawns, toasted black sesame, Hato Mugi Ginger broth, toasted Nori

Caramelized Roasted Duck Sopes - Mojo Picon

Sorbet

Pepita and Lime - Pepper Cone 

Grilled Quail with smoky Peanut Mole

The Bone Yard

Roasted Bone Marrow with parsley salad and crisp baguette

Black Doris Marinated Pork Ribs with Whiskey Butterscotch 

Spiced Lamb Popsicles with fig kasundi, honeydew honey, fenugreek cream curry

Salad

NZ spinach, candied mandarin peel, shaved pecorino, chile macadamias

Dessert
"Mexican Donuts and Chocolate Caliente con Jaffa Ice Cream"

Churro with cup of frothy Mexican Chocolate Dipping Sauce

Tangerine & Candied Cocoa Nib Ice cream

Hibiscus syrup (flor de Jamaica)

Menu subject to slight changes due to seasonal availability

Here’s how it works:

A suggested donation of $100.00 is requested to reserve your spot for this event. 

So

If you’re interested, email localsupper@gmail.com to make a booking and join the mailing list, so you can be notified of upcoming events.

You will be emailed with payment instructions, a booking confirmation and dinner address and directions. Places at the table are limited to 15, so – first come best fed!

Sorry no refunds - if you have booked and paid but can't make it for some reason - you can find someone to take your spot or we can talk about credit for a future event....

We use locally sourced, seasonal and organic ingredients where possible, to create a multi-course prix fixe meal. The venue and entertainment change each time in order to create a completely unique evening. 

Vegetarians and special diets can be accommodated - please let me know when booking so I can sort you out.

Don’t forget to Bring Your Own Wine. We are happy to chill and serve any wine and corkage is free!

Photos of last Local Supper dinner August 2011

Sproong

Subzero to subtropical temperatures. Sprung spring blooming all around us – little black lambs carousing and gamboling, sucking and kicking trhough the green pasture, as I make my weekly Hamiltron shopping trip over the divvy. Daffodils in bloom - cancer remembrance and support day – hey dad – it’s the constant cycle of life, growth, giving, dying… hunting and gathering.  Lean into the lush.

This month it’s all about the ribs and the nib

Finger licking pork ribs, spring lamb rack, rib eye, ------ so the meat goes on….-

Sprouted broths and greens

Shoots and Leaves

menu coming for the next supper...................

Next Local Supper Club dinner - Sunday 21st August

Please join us for a Local Supper Club dinner 

to be held in central Auckland on Sunday 21 August at 7pm

Come and experience a unique dinning experience – a moveable feast. Each dinner will be in a different place, highlighting the change in seasons, food and people. 

Welcome Cocktail

Dry Martini

Passed Hors d’ouvres

Betel Leaf with Prawn and Sticky Caramel, Peanuts and Grapefruit

Amuse Bouche

Clevedon Oysters with Lemongrass and Galangal Mignonette

"Ban Chao Gio" -  Fried whitebaite rolls with rice noodles, Cucumber Mint salad & Meyer lemon nuoc cham

Wild Mushroom, Epazote & Homemade Goat Cheese Empanada, Salsa Verde

Fresh Sardines on Bay Skewers with Pernod-soaked Currant sauce

Palate Cleanser

Tangerine & Long Pepper Sorbet with Vietnamese Mint

House Cured Citrus-Marinated Salmon with a confit of Navel Oranges & Meyer Lemons, Watercress coulis & Lumpfish Roe
Plantain Plate

Crispy Cumin fried Banana leaf Chicken with mangosteen slices, Kaffir Raita
Scallops in a Coconut Custard steamed in Banana cones, Chilli Jam

Pulled Pork Banana Leaf Tamale with Salsa Boracha

Spiced Plantain Crisps

Salad
Chargrilled Golden Tamarillo, Avocado, Nasturtium, Pistachio Nougat, Kai Whenua greens
Dessert

Bittersweet Chocolate Rhubarb pot de crème

Chocolate Wafer

Turkish Delight Ice cream


Menu subject to slight changes due to seasonal availability

Here’s how it works:

A suggested donation of $100.00 is requested to reserve your spot for this event. 

So

If you’re interested, email localsupper@gmail.com to make a booking and join the mailing list, so you can be notified of upcoming events.

You will be emailed with payment instructions, a booking confirmation and dinner address and directions. Places at the table are limited to 30, so – first come best fed!

Sorry no refunds - if you have booked and paid but can't make it for some reason - you can find someone to take your spot or we can talk about credit for a future event....

We use locally sourced, seasonal and organic ingredients where possible, to create a multi-course prix fixe meal. The venue and entertainment change each time in order to create a completely unique evening. 

Vegetarians and special diets can be accommodated - please let me know when booking so I can sort you out.

Don’t forget to Bring Your Own Wine. We are happy to chill and serve any wine and corkage is free!

Will add wine pairing suggestions soon.

The Inaugural dinner

The food and wine flowed as freely as a freeway at 2 am on a church holiday.

Local Supper Club upcoming event Sat July 16th, 2011

Please join us for a Local Supper Club dinner on Saturday July 16^th July 2011

Come and experience a unique dinning experience – a moveable feast. Each dinner will be in a different place, highlighting the change in seasons, food and people. 

Tis Autumn, bordering on Winter.  With the fire on and a clean slate out west - so begins the hunkering down and the gathering around of warmth, food, family and friends.......

Menu for Saturday July 16^th 2011

7pm start

Welcome Cocktail

Karekare Sling

 Sake, Lemon, Lime, Lychee Liquer, Lychee, Soda, Vietnamese Mint Ice Cube

Passed Hors d’ouvre

Lobster “Linguine” - shredded lobster on spoons with eggplant caviar, black sesame seeds, parmesan shaving, pickled karengo

Amuse Bouche

Oyster Shot –Ginger & Hato Mugi Broth with Pickled Oyster

Chestnut Agnolotti with Fontina and Celery Root Puree

Spicy Tea Smoked Striped Bass, Sauteed Kale, Preserved Lime

Yuzu & Kaffir Sorbet

Spicy Tuna Roll with Tempura Sunflower Sprouts, Ginger Chips

Duck 3 Ways:

House made Duck Proscuitto, Quince poached in Jalapeno Syrup

Roulade of Duck Breast, macerated Blackberries, Plum Wine Sauce

Fried Shiso leaves

Duck Tacos with Pomegranate & Arbol Salsa

House made Goat Cheese, Crispy Jerusalem Artichokes, Micro Greens, Chilli Candied Apples

Olive Oil Cake, Persimmon Chips, Orange Blossom Syrup, Kumquat Ice cream

Doors and Hors D’Oeuvres at 7:oopm

Dinner served at 7:45pm or when everyone decides to sit down

Here’s how it works:
A suggested donation of $100.00 is requested to reserve your spot for this event. 
So
If you’re interested, email localsupper@gmail.com to make a booking and join the mailing list, so you can be notified of upcoming events.
You will be emailed with payment instructions, a booking confirmation and dinner address and directions. Places at the table are limited to 25, so – first come best fed!

We use locally sourced, seasonal and organic ingredients where possible, to create a multi-course prix fixe meal. The venue and entertainment change each time in order to create a completely unique evening.

Vegetarians and special diets can be accommodated - please let me know when booking so I can sort you out.
Don’t forget to Bring Your Own Wine. We are happy to chill and serve any wine and corkage is free!
Will add wine pairing suggestions soon.