Archive for October, 2011
Last Chance For An Armageddon Fix Today
Oct 31st
Sylvester McCoy will be at the ASB Showgrounds today
New Zealand’s biggest pulp culture event of the year, the Armageddon Expo; wraps up today at 5pm at the ASB Showgrounds. This is the last chance for fans to get up close to their favourite cult figures from film and TV series for the year, and see the latest in gaming technology.
Fans will relish the opportunity to meet their idols today including the very charming Sylvester McCoy of the Doctor Who (Classic Series) and the highly anticipated film The Hobbit, the beautiful Alaina Huffman from Stargate Universe and Smallville and Stargate SG1’s brilliant young astrophysicist Amanda Tapping without have to wait in long queues.
Movember Launch Party
Oct 26th
Growing a Mo is more fun with a mate
The official Movember 2011 launch party kicks off tomorrow night at Fort Street Union, in a shin dig rivaled only by the quality of the moustaches themselves. The goodie bags are being packed as this is typed, then tomorrow afternoon it’s all hands on deck to prepare the room, hook up the display TVs, install the stage and general Mo the place up a bit, in readiness for the evening’s events.
It’s going to be a great night with the Sweet Mix Kids playing, there will be wet shaves happening all night, comedian Rhys Mathewson is bringing the funnies with a quick set, plenty of notable Mo Bros and Sistas and all hosted by the lovely Jo Holley and Will Hall!
We Came, We Saw, We Consumed.
Oct 26th
What a dish! Corned Duck from Restaurant Schwass
After a very busy and delicious 4 days at Victoria Park, we emerge at the other end of Taste of New Zealand a happy and full bunch. Opening night was a little damp but then the weather made an about face and produced some gorgeous sunny days which saw thousands of Nationals and International foodies experience the best in food, wine and produce our country has to offer.
Taste of New Zealand was such an incredible event and the only place to sample so much of New Zealand’s fantastic cuisine all in one location, we can’t wait to do it all again next year!
A little from here, a little from there
Oct 21st
One of the delicious tastes from award winning Cocoro
It’s a another stunning day in Auckland City as Taste of New Zealand in picturesque Victoria Park sees the multitudes of happy foodies stream in by the thousands. While it’s busy and bustling, the atmosphere is relaxed with folks sitting under umbrellas sipping wine, tasting a delicious dish from one of the top restaurants and listening to the band strike up a tune on the Peroni Bandstand. The breeze is gentle and warm and carries with it heady aromas of the next dish.
Taste in the City
Oct 20th
A food village in the heart of Auckland
Victoria Park is a bustling hive of people, smells, sights, sounds and most importantly: tastes, as Taste of New Zealand sees thousands of food lovers visit today for another sumptuous lunch session. The sun is out, there’s a lovely breeze and the vibe is merry, AND there are still five sessions left! It’s incredible that this veritable village of food, wine and entertainment is nestled right in the heart of Auckland’s Big Little City. Bring on the dinner session!
Crayfish In The Park
Oct 19th
A mountain of crayfish
This morning we snapped a quick pic of The Grove‘s head chef Ben Bayly with some of his Karitane Crayfish. The crayfish will be the main feature of one of The Grove’s dishes at Taste of New Zealand (kicking off this evening!), cooked with Cafe de Paris, butter, lemon and Vivian Salad – delicious! There are limited numbers of the Crayfish dish so make sure you get in early. If you miss out, there are plenty of other mouth watering dishes from any of the other restaurants, for more info on the menus click here.
Looking Very Tasty
Oct 18th
What the fork? That's a lot of cutlery.
Victoria Park currently has almost as many trucks on site as marquees, delivering all the awnings, stove tops, bars, staging and flooring tiles in preparation for the big launch of Taste of New Zealand tomorrow 5:30pm. As well as the multitude of chattels, don’t forget the massive amount of cutlery, plates, napkins and glassware that will be needed to serve the masses this weekend! Boxes of the stuff, so much so a forklift is needed to lift all the forks.
Pitching a Tent… Or 50.
Oct 17th
The floor goes down under a star marquee
There are only two days until the gates of Taste of New Zealand open and the lush Victoria Park becomes a bustling hive of all things food, wine and entertainment. The construction team are working hard to erect all the tents, lay all the flooring, hook up the power, and instal all the kitchens in time for the arrival of New Zealand’s top chefs as well as the exciting international line up. It’s going to be a festival your taste buds will never forget!
Movember – Face Grown, Hand Brushed
Oct 11th
Moustache Season is almost upon us – Movember is gearing up for another Mo-mentous campaign and we hope this year you’ll be coming along for the ride!
Last year New Zealand raised just shy of $1 million in 2010 with 9,500 registrations and are busy putting together plans for this year’s campaign which gives the nod to the Country Gentleman. Participation is integral to Movember successfully continuing its journey and this is where we hope you will join in.
Kiwi comedian Jan Maree is onboard as a Mo Sista Ambassador this year and delivers some words of encouragement and wisdom in this videMo.
Sweet Suite Cocktails
Oct 7th
Taste of New Zealand is getting so close we can almost well, taste it! The Suite Bar boys will be in the Audi VIP Lounge mixing up a storm with their unique, innovative, not to mention delicious approach to cocktails. On offering this year will be a champagne cocktail called the Quattro Coupe as well as a line up of more well know drinks – Mojito, Cosmopolitan & Cuba Libre – but served as ice cream spiders! Make sure you drop in a say hi if you have a VIP ticket, they’re a great bunch of guys passionate about mixology and always up for a yarn.
