Matairangi – Picnics In Parks

Changing how we make better use of our public spaces and streets, Innermost Gardens and the Mt Vic Hub are bringing you Picnics In Parks for our Seeds to Feeds feast 2022 on Thursday March 24..

We will be harvesting a bountiful crop from the community gardens and we are very lucky to have our wonderful chef Evan Michelson, to cook up a delicious dinner for us all to enjoy. Evan teaches at the Cordon Bleu school here in Wellington and is also a Mt Victoria local.

Frocks on Bikes and Different Spokes will be popping along as part of their hoon around town. You can walk, run or scoot to our dinner. Come on an active mode of transport and we might give you a spot prize.

This is all about delicious local food, prepared locally, eaten locally and brought to you locally.

From our chef Evan Michelson – I’m enjoying getting to know the local community in Mt Vic and being inspired by the seasonal ingredients that we have here on our doorstep! The idea of working together in the sharing of food resonates with me in what hospitality can be about – making connections and building friendships.

We have a few options of how you can enjoy your dinner on the day they are:

After picking up your dinner from the Hub you can sit down in one of the parking spaces outside the hub which we will take over on the day, providing you with seating and tables and all the trimmings to enjoy your dinner, all socially distanced.

You can also have your meal delivered to you on bicycle by the wonderful folks from Nocar Cargo if you live within a certain distance of the Hub or you can pick up your dinner from the Hub too.

You can also pay it forward and have dinner delivered to friends or family you know are isolating at this time or that could just do with a wee break from cooking.

We will have some music on site for the evening and have some local foodie spot prizes to give away to some lucky customers, supporting local businesses who could do with a little extra aroha from our community.
Our menu for the evening is the following

Roast Cauliflower and Apple with preserved lemon

Apple, Coconut, and Ginger Dahl

Green Bean, Tomato and Apple Casserole with Mt Vic Olive Oil

Naan Bread

Afghani rice pudding with local honey and cinnamon toffee apple