Attention hungry hunters

Attention hungry hunters

Did you down a few ducks? Are you busy plucking pheasants? Let's hope so – we've heard some great Opening Weekend reports!

Now, what are you going to do with your birds?

Why not join thousands of successful Kiwi hunters and take part in the 2011 Gamebird Food Festival – back for it's sixth year, and bigger and better than ever.

It's a great way to celebrate your success. Take your friends and family with you and have a yarn about the hunt whilst dining in style!

So how does it work?

Just take your birds to a participating restaurant and have one of New Zealand's top chefs cook them for you and your friends. How easy is that?

Make sure you give them a call a couple of days in advance to discuss the menu, and then sit back and let the best in the business make you a meal to remember.

We have 26 fantastic restaurants from Whangarei to Invercargill already signed up for 2011, with more joining all the time. It's going to be an event to remember this year so get in early and let the real master chefs take you on a journey from field to feast.

Side Events

We've got heaps of side events this year. Here are a couple to get you started:

Are you game for a weekend away?

Treat your wife to a weekend away. Fantail Lodge is offering a fantastic Game Bird Weekend Package as part of the Gamebird Food Festival, includes accommodation in their luxury garden villa and a five-course game dinner for two.

More information on the Gamebird Food Festival website.

One big pluck up?

If the wife has been butchering the birds you spent so long harvesting then check out Harrie's guide to preparing and learn from an expert. Chef Harrie Geraerts, from Fantail Lodge and Villas, has two years game butchery training. Learn how to quickly and expertly pluck and prepare your gamebirds. Bewdiful!

More information on the Gamebird Food Festival website.

Fiddling while your ducks burn?

Worried about ruining your birds? Don't! Cafe Nero in Palmerston North is hosting a Game Dinner Cooking Demonstration on June 9, $75 per head, includes complimentary drinks and a three-course cooking demonstration. Bookings are limited register here: http://www.cafenero.co.nz/game-dinner-cooking-demonstration-g-97.html

Coming Soon

Keep an eye out for our Festival Photo Competition with great prizes sponsored by Esk Valley.

Check out http://www.gamebirdfoodfestival.co.nz for all the latest news and information
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