Food Fast props: AND TO DRINK…
Drinks editor Yvonne Lorkin suggests matches for these dishes.
Father Rabbit (fatherrabbit.com):
Kaspian porcelain dinner and side plates; Franco rustic white serving plate. Indie Home Collective (indiehomecollective.com): Wonki Ware salad bowls. Alex and Corban (achomestore.co.nz): Santorini serving platter. Città (cittadesign.com):
Hand-woven stripe linen napkin.
1. CITRUS CEVICHE
Lift the glass to your nose and you’ll almost smell the Mediterranean, which is why the Waiana Estate Indian Summer Hawke’s Bay Rosé
2019 ($20) is perfect here. A hint of crushed oyster shells, watermelon, raspberry and wild cherries assails the senses. indian-summer.co.nz
2. TANDOORI CHICKEN
Pair the pang and tang of the tandoori spices with a perky, punchy pilsner, I reckon. The Harrington’s Rogue Hop NZ Pilsner 500ml ($5.99) hits that spot like the herbaceous, resinous rockstar that it is. liquorland.co.nz
3. SMOKED FISH SALAD Sip on the Pegasus Bay North Canterbury Sauvignon
Semillon 2017 ($30) and your legs will go wobbly; there’s so much tasty tension in this wine, your taste buds sap all the energy from your extremities. Basil, lemongrass, white pepper, lucerne, peach, lemon verbena; it’s all here. winelab.co.nz
4. SWEETCORN FRITTER, BACON AND AVOCADO BURGERS Give me a glass of the Kono Nelson Chardonnay
2018 ($19) with this dish, and the grilled grapefruit and roast peach flavours send me into the stratosphere. konowines.co.nz
5. BLISTERED GREEN BEANS AND HALOUMI
If the combo of these beans and the Te Awanga Estate Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019 ($19) isn’t pure bliss, I don’t know what is. Crisp nashi and quince notes make the wine a clean, dry, flavour-packed match. teawangaestate.co.nz
6. CHILLI DOGS Pour a tall glass of the Choice Bros I’m Afraid of Americans West
Coast IPA 440ml ($9.99) and see how the herbaceous flavours, fresh florals and citrus oil characters in the beer chomp through those Mexican spices superbly. finewinedelivery.co.nz
7. PAPAYA, VERMICELLI AND FRESH HERB SALAD
The rich, sweet malt and complex bitter hops make the Parrotdog Joan Red
IPA 440ml ($9.99) power through this salad. This awesome, aromatic sip is stunning with this spicy salad. regionalwines.co.nz 8. AGRODOLCE CAPSICUM BRUSCHETTA The sauvin, Riwaka and pacific jade hops in the Tuatara Primeval Tendency NZ IPA 500ml ($6.50) give a tropical twist to the funkiness of the goat’s cheese and the zap of the capsicums and capers in this dish. whiskyandmore.co.nz
9. GRILLED FISH The piquancy of the red onion and caper dressing calls for something tropical here, and that’s where the Pask Instinct Bud Burst Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019 ($16.95) has the upper hand. pask.co.nz