Plate of Origin Dinner

This year’s Plate of Origin will be unlike any before it, evolving in 2020 into a unique culinary extravaganza evening that you won’t want to miss.

Happening for one-night only, book in for a bespoke six course dinner with wine match, held during New Zealand AgriFood Week to showcase the best of Manawatu-Whanganui’s food producers and products.

Each course will be created by a different leading chef from across New Zealand and Manawatu, with each plate incorporating a different local product from the Manawatu-Whanganui region. Hear about the products origins and the producers behind them, as you settle in for a night of gastronomical brilliance. Some of New Zealand’s most renowned chefs are leaving their restaurants behind for the night to cook for you, so you can enjoy a completely new culinary experience right here in the city.

The MC for the evening is Daniel Eb, founder of Open Farms, the dynamic new initiative that is opening up farms across New Zealand to reconnect Kiwi’s with the people and place that grow our food. Passionate about agrifood and the origins of our consumers growing appetite for traceable food products, Daniel will set the scene for the evening and provide the story behind each dish as you’re dining.

Confirmed Chefs:
Rex Morgan – Boulcott Street Bistro, Wellington
Andrew May – Amayjen Restaurant, Feilding
Freddie Ponder – Shining Peak, New Plymouth
Krishna Bogulla – Nosh Restaurant, Palmerston North
Alex Dickie – Western Institute of Technology, Taranaki
Mat McLean – Palate Restaurant, Hamilton
Norka Munoz – Mangapapa Lodge, Hawkes Bay
Mark Harman - Artisan Kitchen, Palmerston North

Guest Speakers:
Dr Carlene Starck - Nutritionist and Metabolic Biochemist
Victoria Hatton - Global Influencer, Climate Change and Food Systems
Andrew Stewart - Vice Chair, Rural Innovation Lab and Fifth Generation Farmer

Ticketing:
Tickets are limited to this exceptional dinner so get in quick to secure your seat. The event will be held at Distinction Hotel Palmerston North on Cuba Street, and delivered by the Central Branch New Zealand Chefs Association.

*Tables of 10 are available at a discounted rate of $1,500 (incl.GST).