Visa Wellington On a Plate 2013 - Hero ImageRight now we’re knee-deep in deli­cious wine and food at the Wel­ling­ton on a Plate launch at Pre­fab so if all’s going well, this post will go live right after the media embargo ends. For now, here’s what we’ve writ­ten about Wel­ling­ton on a Plate over the past couple of years, and below is the press release for 2013. We’ll be back with our per­son­al picks as soon as we sober up and have time to read the whole huge cata­logue!

Visa Wel­ling­ton On a Plate Reveals Fifth Feast


The coolest little culin­ary fest­iv­al in the world has launched its 2013 menu, with organ­isers reveal­ing the biggest Visa Wel­ling­ton On a Plate ban­quet yet.

Fest­iv­al Co-dir­ect­or Sarah Meikle says the ingredi­ents for this year’s pro­gramme include 110 of the Wel­ling­ton region’s finest eat­er­ies and 113 Fest­iv­al Events.

Visa Wel­ling­ton On a Plate will begin its ser­vice on Fri­day 9 August, with a tasty open­ing week­end that includes Wel­ling­ton Fish­er & Paykel Mas­ter­Class, Beer­vana and Pris­on Gate to Plate, a meal pre­pared and served by Rimu­taka Pris­on inmates who have been under the tutel­age of Mar­tin Bos­ley as part of a Cor­rec­tions Depart­ment rehab­il­it­a­tion pro­gramme.

“From night mar­kets to day trips, dump­lings to degust­a­tions, the 17 days of indul­gence that is Visa Wel­ling­ton On a Plate well and truly offers some­thing to please every pal­ate and budget,” Ms Meikle says.

This year’s events pro­gramme will see con­scious con­sumers enjoy latest Pest Con­trol meas­ures at The Lar­der, while those who hold ven­ison deer will love Chamele­on Restaurant’s Hunter and Gather­er: A Venista­tion. The menu will also see Ruth Pretty Fol­low the Pipi Trail, while Urb­an Har­vest plans to help kids get Covered in Pud­ding, Artis­an will be serving Glu­ten-free Glut­tony and the boys at Gar­age Pro­ject and Ti Kouka join forces for a Full Circle Feast.

A num­ber of 2012 sell-outs are also back for seconds, includ­ing Beef Wel­ling­ton, Kapiti Vin­tage, Pecha Kucha: Imbibe and Dom’s Cheese Scones. The pop­u­lar Oyster Saloon will again pop up on Cuba Street, while a homemade ice cream stall and a chocol­ate fact­ory will also appear in city loc­a­tions.

Car­oline Ada, Coun­try Man­ager, New Zea­l­and and South Pacific, Visa says: “We’re proud to have sup­por­ted Visa Wel­ling­ton On a Plate over the last four years, as it has become New Zealand’s largest culin­ary fest­iv­al. Not only is it a cel­eb­ra­tion of food, it’s an import­ant event that cel­eb­rates the innov­a­tion and col­lab­or­a­tion of our culin­ary industry. The ima­gin­a­tion and hard work that goes into each and every meal is astound­ing. We know fest­iv­al-goers will enjoy every dish on offer.”

Diners will again decide who will go to the final cook-off in Gar­age Pro­ject presents Bur­ger Wel­ling­ton, with 69 DINE Wel­ling­ton eat­er­ies steak­ing their claim for the ulti­mate battle of the bur­ger. This year also sees 73 res­taur­ants vying for the MiND­FOOD Wel­ling­ton On a Plate Award, which will be awar­ded to the DINE Wel­ling­ton set menu that best reflects the capital’s fla­vour.

 Visa Wel­ling­ton On a Plate Fest­iv­al Event tick­ets will be avail­able on Visa Pre­s­ale from 12pm Monday 17 June through until 12pm Wed­nes­day 19 June, before going on gen­er­al release.

Put your order in quick – tick­ets sell like hot cakes!