K' Road Eat It taking place in July - schedule found at www.karangahaperoad.com/eat-it
K' Road Eat It taking place in July - schedule found at www.karangahaperoad.com/eat-it Daily $200 voucher drawn throughout July for those who attend, $1,000 grand prize draw for patrons that make it to 2 or more nights
Open wide, Auckland. You’ve been a very, very naughty city. It’s time to submit to your deepest, darkest hungers… this July for the first ever edition of Karangahape’s Restaurant month; Eat It.
As New Zealand’s Red Light home since the early 1960s, Karangahape Road has always played host to the intersection of food and sex. For Eat It taking place this July, restaurateurs up and down the 1km strip are celebrating the pairing of the two greatest sins, lust and gluttony.
Eat It’s schedule of 20 food and drink driven events over the course of July will cater to every foodie kink and fantasy. With one-off cocktails and culinary delights, each event recognises the sexual prominence of the iconic strip.
The opening night will be Caluzzi Cabaret on Thursday July 4, whose drag acts have been an iconic part of K' Road’s nightlife for nearly 30 years. Alongside their food menu, they will be putting on a special ‘Show Us Your Melons’ cocktail.
“K' Road is the epicentre of pleasure for New Zealand. There’s entertainment pleasure, sexual pleasure, and with the rise of fancy food, there’s gastronomic pleasure now, too,” said Nick Hall, co-owner of Caluzzi Cabaret.
“It’s always been known for what people call its underbelly, which looks different these days, but it’s still there and it's not going anywhere. K' Road is the place where you can be a sex worker or you can be a drag queen or you can be a politician if you like, and we can all sit down and share a meal together.”
For modern Filipino restaurant Bar Magda, their evening is a nod to the curious history of their Cross Street location. Their ‘Lily’s special’ menu on July 17 is designed for two, but accommodates as many as six, as did the previous tenant of their address, a Swinger’s Club named Lily’s.
“Our location has been the host to all kinds of establishments and that history is part of our DNA as a business, why wouldn’t we celebrate it?” said Bar Magda’s Carlo Buenaventura.
“Whether you’re mixing it up for dinner, or you’re bringing along a third, Magda’s aphrodisiac stuffed squid is designed to ignite passion.”
Those attending the K' Road events over the course of July can go in to win a daily draw of a $200 voucher to participating businesses. To enter they need only send their receipt to either social@kroad.com or the @kroadnz Instagram.
Those that attend two or more events will go in the draw to win $1,000 in vouchers to Karangahape Road establishments of their choosing.
Long known as a place of freedom and expression by supporters, and of sin and wickedness by conservatives, the street has hosted places geared for all types and interests. Many of the events directly link to some of the most iconic clubs, parlours, and brothels.
Carmen Jones will be pouring their Pink Pussy Cat cocktail on July 27, a reference to the street's first Strip Club which opened in 1963, much to the delight (and certainly ire) of the respectable citizenry.
Open Late, a cafe-cum-wine bar, will pour a special KG Club spritz, toasting the illegal 1970’s Lesbian club where women (who at that time were not able to hold a liquor licence) gathered to drink and express themselves.,
The campaign, too, is itself a love letter to raunchier establishments on the street.
Marked by dark leather, spaghetti whips, and stiletto heels, the Eat It images prod at our conceptions of food and sex.
“Karangahape Road has always brought together so many people from so many worlds and we wanted a campaign that could express that,” said Jamey Holloway from the Karangahape Road Business Association.
“It’s no accident that the way we talk about food intertwines with sex; words like silky, or gentle, temptation. In reality these worlds are constantly colliding, and they’re usually doing so on K' Road. It's fun,” finished Holloway.
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Friday, July 12
Coco’s Cantina - Sexy Slice of Tart - GF chocolate Tart. Cocos Classic that we used to serve back in 2009. AND WE ARE BRINGING IT BACK FOR 1 NIGHT ONLY
Saturday, July 13
Fort Greene - The Morning After - Grilled Cheese Lasagne (Mix of four cheeses, Bolognese, Bechamel topped with Parmesan & truffle oil
Sunday, July 14
Java - Forbidden Flavours Snapper: A luscious fried fish draped in a spicy, tangy Padang sauce. Perfect for a steamy night out on K' Road
Monday, July 15
Alla Prossima at Abstract - Chianti Braised Beef Cheeks
Tuesday, July 16
Pici - Pici Cacio e Pepe - Topped with Black Truffle
Wednesday, July 17
Bar Magda - "Lily's special: Shared between two, or bring a third. Anything goes.
— Barry's bay Parmesan custard, preserved pimiento, house bread
— Grilled chicken and duck parfait, smoked cherries on brioche
Second course
— Stuffed squid relleno with crab and prawn, plum sweet chili sauce
— Baked winter celeriac, garlic tofu, chili almonds, fried parsnips
Friday, July 19
Satya - Bang Bang Chicken - X HOT masala fried chicken
Saturday, July 20
Madame George - Raw, raw fish - Ceviche, the flagship of Peruvian cuisine, fresh fish of the day, citrus + spicy Leche de Tigre ...naughtylicious!! Yum!!"
Wednesday, July 24
Bar Céleste - "Between clients pesto pizza” - (spin on a rustic margarita) which is perfect simple but yummy late night food and Paloma sun (tribute to Pink Pussycat"
Thursday, July 25
Gemmayze Street - Glazed & massaged shoulder of lamb, with happy hummus ending
Saturday, July 27
Carmen Jones - Pink Pussycat Cocktail
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