OFF COURSE
Are you ready to BE TAKEN OFF COURSE?
Two chefs, Ethan & Blake, have set off across New Zealand, sourcing amazing produce and stories behind them, to bring to you a one-off tasting experience.
join us on the 4th of november
at Popina
The MENU PREMISE
Course 1 / Food from the Floor
Course 2 / OCEAN & TIDE
Course 3 / high country
Course 4 / SWEET WILDERNESS
As the forthcoming journey will dictate the menu, the dishes are currently unknown to us.
The trip will inspire the menu.
MEET THE CREATORS
BLAKE SMITH
ETHAN HODGSON
A true-blue Aussie with a passion for cars, cooking, and a habit of shenanigans. Quietly confident, skilled in his craft, and always ready to pass on what he knows.
An Englishman driven by a passion for the outdoors, wild cuisine, foraging, and fishing. A natural storyteller with a good joke always ready, he thrives on creating something out of nothing.
THE DETAILS
Location: Popina 26 Pukerangi Drive, Cromwell 9383, New Zealand
Time & Date: 12:00 - late, 4th November 2026
Cost: TBD
