Wellington On A Plate / 30 upstairs Gallery Event

In 2016 I was invited down to cook for 'Wellington On A Plate.'

 Wellingtons yearly food festival. Short works

of my fiction added to the event. I created banquets for the

 second week of the festival in 30 Upstairs Art Gallery

 Courtney Place Wellington,

Lamb smoker hanging out the window,

hotplate on a shelf,

all without a kitchen. 

 A Cook A Gallery A Painting A Feast

The Event ran over a week with diners enjoying banquet meals

 each night presented as 'Art Cuisine' in their own right.

 I was asked to base it all on Abby Meakin's still life painting

 which hung in the Gallery behind the Diners.

The Middle Course was served on long banquet boards,

 each person received a scroll of my short fiction and poetry

 to indulge in and converse over.

This Dessert the finale of the night was Audible.

Wasabi and Coconut Panne Cotta 

Ginger Soil / Lemongrass Jelly

Yuzu flakes / Lychee popping Candy.

Hanna and Manu added another level of drama

 to the event with their sensuous demented

 and unexpected antics throughout the night. 

This was the first time I have presented my written works in public. 
20 pieces of poetry and short fiction were

scrolled up and served with the main course,

 enzymes for conversation starting, 

over the diner table. 

 Abby Meakin, The parade ( 1 panel)

A special thanks to , Jhana Millers and Lisa Martin for creating the event

 and bringing us all together , Hanna Tasker-Polland & Manu Reynaud ,

 for just being themselves.

Abby Meakin For Painting the parade.

Thanks Jeff McEwan from Capture photography for his awesome photos.

For Laura and Tina coming down to Wellington and supporting me .

We dined , We wined 

We celebrated existence.