DIARY DATES

06

1-30 / Feast Matariki Kicking off on 1st June and running throughout June and July, the festival includes regional efforts such as Feast Festival in Taranaki, Elemental Feast in Auckland, Matariki Dish Challenge in Waikato, Dine Dunedin, FAWC in Hawkes Bay, and Feast Matariki in Wellington. Events throughout the country will be as diverse as street festivals, Matariki dish competitions, hāngis, long tables, community food celebrations and chef collabs. eatnewzealand.nz/feast-matariki

12 / Oyster Masterclass Martin Bosley shows you how to shuck with style. Also 17 July and 7 and 28 August. thegrillnz.co.nz

14-15 / Winetopia Auckland Billed as New Zealand’s biggest wine-tasting event with more than 60 wineries participating, it’s in Auckland on 14-15 June and in Wellington on 12-13 July. winetopia.nz 29 / Great Australasian Beer Spectapular (GABS) Enjoy the 120 beers & ciders made specially for GABS each year by New Zealand and Australia’s leading brewers and cider makers. gabsfestival.com 29-30 / Seriously Good Food Show

130 exhibitors head to Tauranga for a weekend of lots and lots of food and wine.

seriouslygoodfoodshow.co.nz

07

1-31 / Elemental AKL Elemental Feast is part of this new festival coinciding with Matariki. Auckland’s fine-dining restaurants, cafés, food trucks, bars and pubs will be plating up a unique festival dish or menu inspired by earth, air, fire and water. elementalakl.co.nz 1-31 / Melt Challenge 2019 The search for the Waikato’s best cheese toastie as the region’s cafes go grater to grater.

waikatofoodinc.com

6 / Wellington Winter Ales Festival The Society of Beer Advocates (SOBA) know their stouts from their porters. Their 10th festival celebrates good beer, good food and good company. winterales.co.nz 11-14 / The French Festival For a few days Auckland’s The Shed is transformed into a French village. Enjoy French wine and food, movies, Champagne tastings and the Tour de France on the big screen. frenchfestival.nz

21 / Craft’d Wine + Spirits Festival (formerly NZ Boutique Wine Festival) Come to Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter to celebrate the work of independent makers with more than 40 small producers showcasing their tipples. craftd.global/craftd-wine-spiritsfestival-2019

25-28 / The Food Show Auckland’s turn for this massive show of tastings, cooking classes, demos, show deals and celebrity chefs. foodshow.co.nz

08

1 / MASU & Craggy Range: Three Great Chefs Nic Watt, Chris Will and Casey Mcdonald come together to cook a firstclass four-course dinner at Auckland's MASU. masu.co.nz

1-31 / VISA WOAP For the whole month, Wellington’s restaurants, laneways and carparks are host to epic celebrations of food and beverage through festival menus, burgers, cocktails, unforgettable events and pop ups. visawoap.com

9-10 / Beervana Wellington hosts New Zealand’s biggest beer festival showcasing everything that is wonderful about good beer all housed together in one place. beervana.co.nz

9-10 / Edible Fashion Awards Go Wild!

That’s the theme for the 13th year of this Hastings festival celebrating innovative costumes made from edible or imitation food or food packaging.

10-11 / Better Food Fair Part of Christchurch’s Go Green Expo that focuses on organic, vegan, paleo, glutenfree and raw food. Also in Wellington in November. betterfoodfair.co.nz