The Mercedes Benz Ingham Prestige Great Waikato Food Challenge

Great Waikato Food Challenge

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Waikato Times Food, Wine & Jazz Festival

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Restaurants from around the region are challenged to design a dish for their menu utilising the best produce that the Waikato has to offer. Vote for your favourite dish and you could WIN a luxury weekend escape!

As part of the build up to the Waikato Times Food, Wine & Jazz Festival Participating restaurants will feature this dish on their menu from Monday 2 January. 

Our challenge to you:
Visit participating Waikato restaurants between Monday 2 January and Sunday 26 February 2012. Then select a Mercedes Benz Ingham Prestige Great Waikato Food Challenge dish off the menu and judge for yourself!

ONLINE VOTE
Click here to vote for your favourite dish online

TEXT VOTE
To vote for your favourite dish simply text GWFC followed by the name of the restaurant where it was served to 5111. 

WIN A LUXURY WEEKEND ESCAPE! 

PRIZE INCLUDES
• Two nights’ accommodation in the Sir Tristram Room or Versace Suite
• Supper on the first night of your stay and complimentary bottle of wine
• Gourmet three course dinner second night of your stay
• Breakfast of your choice both days
• Use of all lodge facilities
• $200 petrol vouchers
*Conditions apply

The top restaurants will then progress to the finals to be held in the Kitchen Things Cooking Theatre at the Waikato Times Food Wine and Jazz Festival on the 25th and 26th of February 2012. The following restaurants are competiting in the 2012 Mercedes Benz Ingham Prestige Great Waikato Food Challenge:

MAINS SECTION

Chim Choo Ree
244 Victoria St, Hamilton

Furnace Restaurant
150 Victoria Street, Hamilton

Gothenburg
15 Hood St, Hamilton

House on Hood St
27 Hood St, Hamilton

Palate
170 Victoria Street, Hamilton

Pumice Bistro & Deli
62 Church Rd, Hamilton

Rebo
Ground floor, SKYCITY Complex, Hamilton

Smith & Mckenzie Chophouse
13 Lynden Court, Hamilton

Three Leg Frog
236 Victoria St, Hamilton

Victoria Street Bistro
153 Victoria Street, Hamilton

DESSERT SECTION

Chim Choo Ree
244 Victoria St, Hamilton

Iguana Street Bar & Restaurant
203 Victoria Street, Hamilton

Smith & Mckenzie Chophouse
13 Lynden Court, Hamilton

Victoria Street Bistro
153 Victoria Street, Hamilton

Last Years Great Waikato Food Challenge
In February 2011, Public voting and judging selected our finalists who went on to compete in the Kitchen Things Live Cooking Theatre at the Waikato Times Food, Wine & Jazz Festival on Sunday 27th February 2011. The following restaurants made the finals:

Restaurant Main Finalists
•  Chim Choo Ree (chef Cameron Farmilo)
•  Gothenburg (chef Les Dudley)
•  Palate (chef Mat McLean)
•  The Narrows Landing (chef Lerryn Hawken)

Restaurant Dessert Finalists 
•  Chim Choo Ree (chef Cameron Farmilo)
•  Gothenburg (chef Ashleigh Brodie)

Congratulations to our 2011 Great Waikato Food Challenge winners:

RESTAURANT MAIN WINNER
Mat McLean - Palate, Hamilton
Winning Dish: Waikato Beef with Cato potatoes, prinz osyter mushrooms, beef and blue cheese ravioli and baby beetroot.

RESTAURANT DESSERT WINNER
Ashleigh Brodie - Gothenburg, Hamilton
Winning dish: Vanilla & Over The Moon Goat Cheese Pannacotta with Blackberry Pepper Jelly

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