Hawke’s Bay Regional Signature Dish 2013
10th September 2013
For the 7th year, the Hawke’s Bay Regional Signature Dish event kicks off on September 12th with some of our finest
restaurants and cafes involved. Organisers, Food Hawke’s Bay are very happy with the response from the industry,
considering it is a very busy event market out there now, confirming that it is a valuable part of the restaurant and
foodies calendar each year.
There is a welcome diversity of eateries participating including well-established restaurants and cafes, some ethnic
restaurants and a number of first-time entrants, providing plenty of choice for the dining public.
Places like Valley d’Vine, out at Linden Estate, Café Ahuriri, Puketapu Hotel, Delmonico’s and Emporium are all involved
for the first time this year, with The Farm at Cape Kidnappers welcoming locals out to enjoy a Signature Dish lunch. The
SOURCE café, new to Taradale are also trying their luck in the event this year with a lovely looking beef salad.
Entrants this year, for the first time, are vying not only for the Signature Dish title in each category but a prize
package including Vetro sponsored Radio Advertising and store vouchers.
The public will get the opportunity to taste the best ingredients the region has to offer in a dish matched with a
Hawke’s Bay beverage and then vote for their favourite dish. The People’s Choice voting is an important component to the
event, allowing the public to have their say and also enabling them to be in the draw to win prizes. Vicky Rope, Food
Hawke’s Bay Manager says “this year the prize pool for the public is really exciting, with 5 prize options. Maison de
Cuisine is offering a cooking class for 4 people valued at $360, The Village Press will provide a year’s supply of Olive
Oil valued at $240, Total Food Equipment is supplying a Kitchenaid Hand Mixer to the value of $150, or there are two,
one year subscriptions to Dish magazine to the value of $60 each.”
This event is essentially about showcasing Hawke’s Bay and what is grown and produced in the region. Rope says “there is
an abundance of quality produce in Hawke’s Bay and most Hawke’s Bay chefs are great supporters of ‘local’, but this
event encourages them into researching what else we have on offer”
As always, events such as this would not be possible without the support of a group of valued sponsors. Total Food
Equipment, The Breeze, Dish magazine, Hawke’s Bay Today, The Profit and Brebner Print are all back again and there are
four new sponsor companies Vetro Mediterranean Foods, The Te Mata Mushroom Company, The Goodtime Food Company and Morley
Design Group.
The event launches on 12th September and runs for 5 weeks until the 16th October. Results will be announced at a
cocktail function at the Hawke’s Bay Opera House on Tuesday 29th October.
2013 participating restaurants/cafes:
Café Category
• Cafe Ahuriri, Ahuriri
• Clifton Cafe, Te Awanga
• Columbus Mega Cafe, Hastings
• No.5 Cafe and Larder, Hastings
• Pernel Fruitworld, Hastings
• SOURCE, Taradale
Casual Category
• Black Barn Bistro, Havelock North
• Emporium Eatery & Bar, Napier
• JARKs Café and Bar, Waimarama
• Milk and Honey, Ahuriri
• Mister D, Napier
Namaskar India Restaurant, Havelock North
• Puketapu Hotel, Puketapu
• The Gintrap Restaurant and Bar, Ahuriri
• Three Doors Up, Ahuriri
• Valley de Vine, Napier
• Vidal Winery Restaurant, Hastings
• Westshore Beach Inn Bistro, Westshore
Formal Category
• Delmonico’s Bistro & Wine Bar, Napier
• Elephant Hill Winery & Restaurant, Te Awanga
• Indigo, Napier
• Mission Estate Winery Restaurant, Taradale
• St Georges Restaurant, Havelock North
• The County Hotel, Napier
• The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, Te Awanga
ENDS