Te Ngahere Cocktail and Food Pop-up: A Showcase of New Zealand Produce at Idlewild

When I went to New Zealand ten years ago, I fell in love with the country immediately; with the friendly people of New Zealand who are fondly called Kiwis, with what the country offered for the adventurous 19-year-old me, and simply its raw natural beauty. Escaping Singapore to a country where there are more sheep than people, was truly bliss.

What didn’t occur to me at that time was what New Zealand could offer in terms of its food and drinks as well as its rich Maori culture. Tourism New Zealand is partnering with retro-luxe cocktail bar, Idelewild, to celebrate natural produce native to the country as well as showcase New Zealand’s unique culture of manaakitanga (loosely translated to hospitality) through a limited edition Te Ngahere cocktail and food menu.

Award-winning chef Craig Martin comes together with Andy Griffiths, Head of Operations and Creative at Idlewild, for Te Ngahere (Maori for ‘the wild’), a three-day New Zealand-inspired cocktail and food pop-up.

Te Ngahere kicks off with two evening pop-ups on 3rd and 4th July featuring unique tapas using New Zealand ingredients such as mussels and Manuka honey, and drinks showcasing local spirits such as the Broken Heart Quince Gin, wines from Pegasus Bay, and craft beers from independent brewery Garage Project. Can you imagine a cocktail with all three alcohols mixed in ? Well Andy will make you one and you’ll be surprised at how refreshing and tasty that can be! You can savour the unique pop-up menu for a perfect mid-week escape to The Land of the Long White Cloud from S$16++ onwards.

If you’re looking for the perfect laidback Sunday, no one does it better than New Zealanders. The 6-course Te Ngahere Sunday brunch menu on 7th July, priced at S$190++ per person, will feature dishes using New Zealand mussels, salmon, a classic Sunday roast lamb, and the quintessential kiwi pavlova, along with unlimited cocktail creations.

Coming down all the way from New Zealand, chef Craig Martin currently helms the kitchen as Head Chef of Annandale Luxury Villas, an exclusive escape near Christchurch. Set on the Banks Peninsula, Annandale is a 7,000-hectare working farm with the Pacific Ocean, full of paua (abalone), crayfish, green lip mussels and fresh seaweed on one side and hills flush with native indigenous ingredients such as horopito (native pepper), kawakawa (bush basil) and horokaka (native ice plant). Chef Craig Martin uses ingredients from the Annandale farm along with foraged products in his dishes.

Kiwi-born Andy Griffiths is an award-winning mixologist with stints at bars in Wellington, Sydney and Melbourne. Bringing with him over 20 years of bartending experience, Andy is now Head of Operations and Creative at Idlewild where he oversees everything from beverage curation to music programming, making sure that each element contributes to an experience that tells the story of the lavish and glamourous era of 1940s to 1960s.

Te Ngahere Pop-Up

Wednesday, 3 July & Thursday, 4 July 2019, 5.00 – 9.00 pm

Te Ngahere Sunday Brunch

Sunday, 7 July 2019, 12.00 – 4.00 pm

Address: Lobby Level, InterContinental Singapore, 80 Middle Road, Singapore 188966

Reservations for tables can be made via www.idlewild.sg or email info@idlewild.sg.