MasterClass Cooking Classes

COOKING CLASSES ARE VERY SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE MASTERS LODGE! 

Our classes are structured by you to meet your culinary desires! 

ABOUT MasterClass:

• Each “day” class focuses on a different cuisine, and you can take as many “day” classes as you wish! 
  
• Each “day” class is composed of:
  
  • A couple of hours in the morning exploring the food markets and other food sources in the Bay ... where the overwhelming majority of the Country's produce is grown ... and buying the ingredients for tonight's menu! 
  • Returning to the Lodge with the Chef to design the menu for that evening. 
  • Then coming back in the late afternoon, you will prepare five (5) courses using the ingredients acquired earlier in the day. 
  • And, finally, Dinner for Two with white tablecloth service of these fine dishes either on the Verandah or in the Dining Room. Or if you prefer, you can remain in the kitchen and finish the dishes with the Chef while eating the courses in the kitchen. 
  • Dinner also includes wine pairings selected by your Host and the Chef.  You will have the opportunity to learn about New Zealand wines and how to pair wine with food.
• The daily schedule will allow you time to do other sightseeing in the Bay and enjoy time to yourselves.

DAY CLASSES:

What follows are 3 suggested classes, but these are just suggestions!  So, if you would prefer to focus on other types of food, you have just to let us know and we will make it happen.  We can easily incorporate game birds, duck, wild pig, vegetarian, or specialty desserts.   You can also include viisits to a cheese producer, a microbrewery, or a winery or two.

Day 1 -- Hawke's Bay Farmers Market
 
You will accompany our Chef to the Hawke's Bay Farmers Market.  You will be introduced to the producers and growers; have an opportunity to taste numerous local products; and, you will choose the meats, cheese, breads, fruits, & vegetables that you would like to cook.  You will then work with the Chef to design a menu and prepare dishes incorporating these ingredients...working in the kitchen alongside the Chef from about 5:00pm until 7:30 pm.  At that time, you will be able to retire to your suite to refresh yourselves before commencing dinner at approx. 8pm ... the dinner being served to you in our Dining Room or on the Verandah by candlelight.
 
Day 2 -- South Pacific Ocean Harvest
 
You will accompany our Chef to various seaside locations to obtain fresh crayfish, baby paua, green-lipped mussels, oysters, eel, and other fish -- learning along the way about our fishing practices and the eco-issues New Zealand faces among the world's fishing industry in the South Pacific.  You will then rejoin the Chef in our kitchen at approximately 5:00pm to prepare dishes from the day's seafood collection.  Again, retiring at about 7:30pm to refresh yourselves, you will then join us on the Verandah for evening cocktails and a candlelit seafood dinner overlooking Hawke's Bay.
 
Day 3 -- A Traditional Kiwi Barbeque
 
You will accompany our Chef into the paddocks and sheep stations of Hawke’s Bay producers where you will learn about animal rearing and meat preparation in the morning.  You will select your favourite cuts of lamb, beef, ostrich, venison, or chicken from the producers.  You will then spend the afternoon in the kitchen and around the Barbeque.  We will make our own sausages and learn to barbeque different cuts of meat and more...resulting in a very sophisticated meal enjoyed in the evening at Sunset.
 

CHEF INSTRUCTOR:

Our Chef Instructor, Steve Beere, is considered one of the top chefs in New Zealand. Prior to working with us, he was head chef at the Mission Estate Winery Restaurant for 9 years.

NZ$675 per person per day
(Minimum 2 people per class)
(Includes Transportation, Recipes, Five-Course Candlelight Dinner for Two
& Wine Pairings)

 
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