The Art of Food - Parnell Artweek & Waiters' Race
Parnell is combining its love affair with the culinary and the artistic to bring you something a little bit ‘Parnell’ different with the Art of Food.
From 8-16 October, there is something to tempt even the fussiest of us. The hospitality sector and art galleries in Parnell will showcase their best; from fine dining to the delectable diversity of ethnic menus, wine tastings to cooking classes to inspiring visual displays in art galleries, talks and demonstrations, closing with the grand finale on Sunday 16th with the return of the Parnell Waiters’ Race, where Auckland waiters compete for the prize of a Renault Captur for a year!
Take time to have your photo by the 11 metre Eiffel Tower in Heard Park and go in the draw to win a French-inspired Hamper. You will have your culinary curiosities elevated, your tastebuds salivating and your experience with professional waiters raised to another level!
This is one week of events, exhibitions, menu offerings, entertainment and much more.
Programme of Events
8 Oct, launch – the art of food
All week, 8-15 Oct
Various hospitality outlets share their most popular menu items, plus:
Replica or real? Look for the 5 replica Impressionist paintings in Mink, Nottinghill Kitchen, Alphabet, Biskit and the Coffee Club cafes along Parnell Road. Curated by Nathaniel Dunn, Masters student at University of Auckland, these paintings are tell from the real. Enter into a draw to WIN a cafe voucher. Details by each painting.
NSP – 11.30am-3pm. We may not paint or be a chef, but the love affair of art and food comes from NSP this week with their set 3 course lunch. Bookings essential on 379 5358 or email [email protected]
Osteria at Bar Vino – From 5pm onwards, wine tasting with Osteria’s own Sommelier. Bookings essential on 379 5358 or email [email protected]
15 Oct, Artweek in Parnell
In addition to ‘food themed’ installations and exhibitions such as Pea Pod at ARTIS Gallery, ‘Sugar Rush’ at Black Door Gallery, ‘The Art of Food’ at Jonathan Grant Gallery and the ‘Seed Bomb’ interactive display by Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design students, there are a range of other galleries exhibiting for Artweek including:
International Art Centre – The Visual Story by Teresa HR Lane, Ian Peter Weston displays his current works at Antoinette Godkin, as well as Alvin Pankhurst Gallery showcasing Alvin’s paintings of historical Maori carvings. Nathaniel Dunn has curated a display of 5 replica Impressionist Paintings in cafes, including Coffee Club, Biskit, Alphabet, Nottinghill Kitchen and Mink. Take your photo by each and follow the directions there to be in to WIN a cafe voucher. Make sure you’ve booked yourself into the FREE ArtExplore walk in Parnell. Bookings are essential on 021 188 3933. Refer to our map for gallery locations.
16 Oct, Parnell Waiters’ Race
Join us by the Eiffel Tower in Heard Park for an entertaining race day, as Auckland waiters battle it out in a series of activities that will test their agility, skill, speed and professionalism, to see who be Auckland’s Top Waiter for 2016.
Rain or shine, racing kicks off at 11am in Heard Park and will finish in Fraser Park.
Heard Park
Race Activities start at 11am
– Southern Hospitality Agility Race
– Res Diary Quick Service Race
– Renault Restaurant Challenge
Fraser Park
2pm – Celebrity Charity Race – which celebrity will you support?
2.30pm – Finals of the Parnell Waiters’ race
3.30pm onwards, after party at 46 & York
The Art Of Food
You are sure to have your tastebuds tempted as cafes and restaurants offer up their favourite dish, tastings and special menu offerings for the week. Shop at the Parnell Farmers’ Market, compete for best antipasti platter or enrol in a cooking class?
Artweek in Parnell
Feed your soul, nourish your mind and engage in a visit to one of the Parnell’s galleries to see an exciting range of exhibitions. Parnell has the most galleries on one street in Auckland and this ARTWEEK offers a variety of free art exhibitions and art-related events for all to enjoy, with many galleries taking the opportunity to combine with the Art of Food and showcase a diverse range of ‘food’ related artworks.
PARNELL FARMERS MARKET
545 Parnell Road
Antipasti Competition
Date 8 Oct: 8am-12pm, free event
Parnell Farmers’ Market will hold an antipasti platter competition with an exciting prize up for grabs. Buy your ingredients from the market on the 8th October, design your platter and send a photo to be in to WIN a $100 voucher to spend at the market. Choose your favourite tasty bites to create your own antipasti platter. Email a photo of it, including a description of your items and the stallholders you bought from by Friday 14th Oct to [email protected]
PARNELL GALLERY
Artist talk – ‘Pasture to Paper’
263 Parnell Road
Date 8 Oct: 11.00am, free event
Chef Ed Verner of Pasture and Artist Tiffany Singh talk about their collaborative food and art project ‘Pasture to Paper’, in which a series of works have been created that visually articulate the relationship between the garden and the table. Singh’s art making processes explore distilling the essence of food into colour and form, mirroring the creative practices that Ed uses to design the menu. The event is free to attend and all are welcome. Register your interest by emailing [email protected]
SACHIE’S KITCHEN
Unit 1:4, Axis Building, 91 St Georges Bay Road
Cooking Class- Art meets Japanese cuisine. Make Rainbow Dumplings with a Geisya Mojito
Date 8 Oct: 10am-12pm, cost $60, bookings essential. Book here
In a celebration of things culinary and artistic, Sachie’s Kitchen is holding a creative cooking class with a Japanese twist.
Get totally hands-on in your own fully equipped kitchen station and create authentic Japanese dumplings from scratch. Make rainbow dumpling paste using three different natural colours, cook and then enjoy with a Japanese Mojito – all made by you! These popular classes fill up quickly, so be sure to make a booking at [email protected]
Jonathan Grant Galleries
‘The Art of Food’ – group exhibition
280 Parnell Road
Date 8-16 Oct:
Jonathan Grant Galleries presents The Art of Food, a group exhibition, which explores the depiction of food in paintings and sculpture. The Gallery will exhibit a selection of works by Piera McArthur, Peter O’Hagan, Raymond Campbell, Marcus King, Steve Harris, Paul Hanrahan and Marian Fountain.
PAPER PLUS
Book Signing by Dick Frizzell
213 Parnell Road
Date 8 Oct: 2pm, free event
Join us to learn about the inspiration behind the creation of the latest Kiwi cookbook, Cooking 4 Change. Receive a 25% discount when you purchase your copy on the day and you will have one of master minds behind the book, artist Dick Frizzell, sign your copy.
In the book, 101 kiwi celebs got together, shared their culinary anecdotes and favourite recipes and came up with 160 delectable recipes to tempt your taste buds. There are recipes from well-known TV personalities, musicians, fashionistas, sports stars, politicians, artists, movie stars and more.
Cooking 4 Change is a book with a mission to ensure access to good food for everyone and create a world without hunger. The Cooking 4 Change Foundation will distribute profits from the book to charities Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ, Starship Foundation, Auckland City Mission and Paw Justice. For each book sold a can of food will be donated by the Foundation to the Auckland City Mission. You are invited to contribute to this by donating a can as well.
ARTIS Gallery
Spring Exhibition, including Marian Fountain’s Pea Pod
280 Parnell Road
Date 8-16 Oct:
A selection of paintings & sculpture by represented artists.
Non Solo Pizza
Lunch with the girlfriends, or just because you can!
259 Parnell Road
Date 8-16 Oct: 11.30am-3pm – $45 per person.
“Artists still find life’s meaning in Food and Wine.”
Non Solo Pizza will promote their “Art of Food” with NSP Chef Enzo Carbone, with a set 3 course lunch menu featuring some of NSP’s signature dishes. Get the girls together or make it a “lunch date”!! Bookings essential – Ph 379 5358
Black Door Gallery
‘Sugar Rush’
46 Parnell Road
Date 8-16 Oct:
In conjunction with Parnell’s Celebration of the Art of Food this October, Black Door Gallery is setting the table for an extravagant High Tea inspired installation; that gives you a Sugar Rush just viewing it.
Featuring sculptural works by Julie Collis, Simon-Lewis Wards and Vicky Holloway. View this delectable installation artwork throughout Artweek
Osteria at Bar Vino
Wine Tasting
259 Parnell Road
Date: 8-16 Oct: 5pm onwards, price tbc
“Artists still find life’s meaning in Food and Wine.”
Not everyone is an “artist” but you can still enjoy art and appreciate the beauty of it.
The same goes for wine and food: You may not be a wine-maker or a chef but still enjoy and appreciate delicious food and wine.
Osteria will be hosting nightly tastings from 5pm where you will get a chance to taste wines from different regions. The wines will be accompanied by Aperitivo and the tastings will be hosted by our Sommelier. Bookings essential. Ph 379 5358 or email [email protected]
Pierre Peeters Gallery
Cutlery Couch
251 Parnell Road
Date 8-16 Oct:
Check out the visually playful foodie artwork of Hannah Andersen at Pierre Peeters Gallery in the courtyard at 251 Parnell Road.
Cafes along Parnell Road
Curator Nathaniel Dunn, ‘Replica Impressionists’
Date 8-16 Oct: 10am
Take your best selfie in front of one and upload it to Facebook to enter into a draw to WIN a gift voucher to one of the cafes! Every picture gets you an entry. Don’t forget to include #Parnell1874. Follow to see where the paintings are on Twitter @replicagenius and Instagram @replicatinggenius
Solo Kitchen
Art of Food – Weds Night Special
Downstairs, 311 Parnell Road
Date Weds 12 Oct: dinner
You’re invited to enjoy a taste of the Mediterranean on Weds 12 October with Solo Kitchen. Set 3 course dinner menu, including a starter, main and dessert for $38 per person. Sit back with a free glass of house wine and listen to live music.
Bookings essential on Ph 022 6122 522 or 300 6454.
STUDIO CAROLINA IZZO
Gold Leaf Workshop Demonstration
3B Scarborough Lane, off Parnell Road
Date 15 Oct: 11am & 1.30pm FREE event
Experience the age-old tradition of gilding, from the experts in art restoration.
Studio Carolina Izzo recently opened the Gold Leaf Shop. To celebrate they are holding two workshops on Saturday 15 October, demonstrating the ancient craft of gold leaf application onto a range of mediums.
The Gold Leaf Shop is the Oceania Agent and Distributor for the supply of Gold Leaf products from Giusto Manetti Battiloro of Florence. The Manetti Gold Leaf Factory is the most famous in Italy and certainly famous around the world. The Manetti’s began their work with gold leaf manufacture and decoration in 16th-century Florence. Manetti products and expertise are used not only in restoration but also in the decoration of modern buildings and objects.
Parnell Trust
Pasta Italia
Glanville Campus, 27 Glanville Terrace, Parnell
Date 15 Oct: 10am-2pm, cost $55, plus $15 cost for food ingredients payable to tutor on the day. Bookings are essential for these popular classes. Book here. or phone 379 2091
Parnell Community Trust is holding a fresh pasta making class in celebration of the Parnell’s ‘Art of Food’
Learn how to make your own fresh pasta with Paola Capri, as well as a few delicious, low-cost meals to show off your new skills. Find out the little secrets and shortcuts to successful pasta-making and explore different ways to use this versatile product – from lasagne to ravioli and even as a dessert ingredient.
‘Seed Bomb’ by Sophie An and Bobbi Gray
295 Parnell Road
Date 15 Oct: 10am-4pm
Sophie An and Bobbi Gray from Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design have created an interactive art installation. Seed Bomb allows you to think of another connection between art and food in the one experience as you take your seed bomb and grow it. Discover what you have grown.
Parnell waiters’ race
Other Artweek Exhibitions
Heard Park
Eiffel Tower
186 Parnell Road
Date 16 Oct: 11am
The French are also known for their love affair with things culinary. Over 100 years ago the famous Waiters’ Race began, which is now repeated globally in over 50 countries.
Being foodie fans, Parnell has its own Eiffel Tower to acknowledge the profession of waiters. Stand under, stand beside, but do visit the 11 metre high Eiffel Tower in Heard Park on Parnell Road! From 3-16 October, upload a photo to Facebook or Instagram, tag it @RenaultNZ to go in the draw to WIN a magnifique French Food Hamper.T&Cs apply.
Alvin Pankhurst Gallery
25% off signed canvas prints
305 Parnell Road
Date 8-16 Oct: 11am
Alvin’s painting of historically important Maori carvings, including Paikea, Tiki, and Pukaki underlines how much NZ is identified worldwide by our Maori History, Art and Culture. His paintings are collected worldwide, most recently China. The gallery is offering 25% off signed canvas prints (30cm -120cm) during Artweek.
Heard Park
Parnell Waiters’ Race
186 Parnell Road, Parnell
Date 16 Oct: starts 11am
The Parnell Waiters’ Race kicks off at 11.00am in Heard Park, as a challenge to all Auckland restaurants to put their best feet forward in a series of activities that will test agility, skill, professionalism and speed – all that one expects of a top waiter! Join us and be prepared to be have fun and enjoy the entertainment as George FM adds to the vibe.
Racing starts at 11am
– Southern Hospitality Agility Race
– Res Diary Quick Service Race
– Renault Restaurant Challenge
Antoinette Godkin
Ian Peter Weston
Apt Y32, 305 Parnell Road
Date 20 Sept-15 Oct: Open: Tues-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 11.00am-3.00pm
Ian Peter Weston’s current practice builds upon a broader interest in painting in which materiality and thickness have become privileged components. In particular, the place of the support is elevated from that of being simply a given- as something flat and stable upon which to deposit paint. Rather, for Weston the support, which has themed the ‘substrate’, occupies a position open to continual re-invention, particularly in response to the remembered events of a past life.
Fraser Park
FINAL – Parnell Waiters Race
Corner of Parnell Road and Parnell Rise
Date 16 Oct: 2pm and 2.30pm
While they are warming up, witness a few celebrities in a fun race for a charity.
Then see who will get to hold the coveted title of TOP WAITER in Auckland and take away the amazing first prize of the use of a Renault Captur car for one year, plus $6000 of advertising in NZ Best Dining for their restaurant.
Black Door Gallery
Human/Nature
251 Parnell Road
Date 6-30 Oct:
Established New Zealand artists Dean Buchanan and Jos Coufreur investigate how our human instincts drive us to control, dominate, nurture, and find a connection to our surroundings. Each artist brings their unique style and lens to the subject, resulting in a rich exploration of the relationship between man and environment.
46 & York
After Party
46 Parnell Road, Parnell
Date 16 Oct: 3pm onwards
Join in the celebrations with Waiter place getters. Share in the live music and wonderful Parnell hospitality.
International Art Centre
How To Harness Auction Fever by Teresa HR Lane
202 Parnell Road
Date 8-16 Oct:
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The visual story Teresa HR Lane presents is a real time reference to her living experiences. She is an active participant, but also plays the role of the observer, documenting the human form, celebrating the ordinary, and recognising the humorous and often perverse ways we interact with others. B(v) = (n-1/1)v The Theorem of How We Harness Auction Fever delves into the swirling emotions of the art auction floor – a passionate marketplace that often leads to buyer’s elation and the lament of those that missed out. Lane’s work examines the inflammatory nature of desire and captures the scent of competitive arousal.
Thanks to our sponsors!
The Parnell Waiters’ Race would not be possible without the sponsorship of Renault, Res Diary, Southern Hospitality and Media Partner NZ Best Dining
If you would like to win a $250 dining voucher during the month of October, all you need to do is download the ‘ResDiary Now’ app.
Kinder House
Thinking of Port Vendres – Geoff Tune
2 Ayr Street, Parnell
Date 7-16 Oct: 12pm-3pm
A series of prints, paintings and sculptural objects that have evolved from time spent in Port Vendres in the South of France. The works pay homage to the many early 20th century artists who worked in that area, particularly Matisse and Charles Rene Macintosh.