February is all about enjoying our beautiful outdoors and what better place to be than dining al fresco on delicious fresh produce at Kelmarna Community Farm?
An unforgettable pop-up dining experience, Kelmarna Farm Dinners – now in their seventh year – showcase the best of our farm fresh ingredients in delicious and creative set menus crafted by local chefs. Sharing amazing kai with whānau and friends at long communal tables amongst trees, plants and flowers is a magic way to spend a summer’s evening.
The series kicks off on Friday 14 February with two outstanding chefs collaborating on what promises to be an exciting four-course menu. Long-time supporter of the farm, Tom Hishon, chef and co-owner of Kingi and Daily Bread, and Guilio Sturla of Lyttelton’s six-seater restaurant, Mapu, will work together to produce a meal inspired by the fresh produce of Kelmarna.
The following night, Saturday 15 February, Guilio will take over the pans solo to cook and serve creative, seasonal dishes that have become his signature.
Kelmarna also welcomes some new faces to the series this year. Head chef at Mr Morris, Georgia van Prehn, is cooking a four-course menu over Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 February. Well known for her creativity with vegetables, Georgia’s menu will be complemented with drinks curated by Michael Hanna of Project Hydrosol. Michael will be gathering botanicals from the market garden to distil unique matches for Georgia's flavours.
And finally on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 February, chef and co-owner of Pici and Ooh-Fa restaurants, Jono Thevenard, teams up with Kia Kanuta (ex Ada) to lay down a hāngī. Using vegetables from the farm alongside kai moana and lamb, this hāngī will be served with the modern-Māori touch for which chef Kia is so well known.
The Farm Dinner series is not only a culinary tour de force, it helps raise valuable funds to support Kelmarna’s educational and therapeutic work in the community, with 50% of proceeds from Farm Dinners going straight to the charitable trust.
General Manager Sarah McFadden says the series has grown from strength to strength over its seven years running, and this year features a line-up like no other.
“We're super excited to welcome some of Tāmaki Makaurau's most talented chefs to curate an array of amazing summer dining experiences for our guests. Their generous support of our kaupapa really validates the important role the farm plays in the community. And because these dinners are important fundraising events for the Kelmarna Community Farm Trust, it's a great way to start the year as we pursue our goal of becoming a more resilient and impactful organisation."
So grab whānau and friends and come on down to the farm to join us for an evening of fantastic fresh food at your beautiful local community farm. All dinners run from 6pm - 9pm apart from Sunday 16 February which will run from 5pm - 9pm.
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