Weddings Are In Full Swing At Plume Vineyard Restaurant

‘Summer is the season’ for weddings at Plume Vineyard Restaurant in Matakana, one of the premier wedding venues in the Auckland region.  Plume is available for wedding venue hire all year round but this beautiful vineyard setting really comes into its own at this time of the year. To complement the fabulous venue, Plume Restaurant has all new menus and some exciting new wines, and they also have some great news regarding the Beef and Lamb Excellence Awards and the Silver Fern Farms Premier Selection Awards.

The 1st of December saw the announcement of the 2016 Beef and Lamb Excellence Awards, with over 170 restaurants across New Zealand receiving the accolade, including Plume Restaurant, Matakana. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the Awards which acknowledges chefs and restaurants who consistently reach a high standard of beef and lamb cuisine. The Excellence Awards, established in 1997 from an idea presented to Beef + Lamb New Zealand by an advisory panel of chefs, are the nation’s longest running culinary awards held in high regard by those in the food service industry.

Plume received the gold rimmed plate recognising their outstanding beef and lamb cookery and expertise in the kitchen. This, all on the back of their finalist award for the magnificent Silver Ferns Beef Eye Fillet which has been introduced on the new menu from Head Chef, Atesh.

This year’s Silver Fern Farms Premier Selection Awards showcase some of the best chefs in the country and their culinary artistry using only the finest cuts of Silver Fern red meat. Out of the 62 participants Plume chef Atesh is one the 12 finalists. This is a very proud moment for the team at Plume and particularly for Atesh who is showing what happens when you put only the finest ingredients in the most talented hands.

The dish up for the award is the magnificent Silver Ferns Peppered Beef Eye Fillet served with Pomme-Anna potato, venison filo cigar, red onion marmalade and port wine jus. Atesh thrives on the challenge to prepare the Reserve beef eye fillet as per each guests liking, with the philosophy that ‘Every bite should be a delight’, and on that he certainly delivers.

Come on over and try it out at Plume. The Dish will be on our Menu till March 2016! http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/silverfernfarms .

To make a reservation http://plumerestaurant.co.nz/reservations/ or to find out more about Plume Vineyard Restaurant please visit the website at http://www.plumerestaurant.co.nz .