At Biota Dining, elderflower and fennel are picked on site and summer pudding is flavoured with wild fruit from nearby orchards. Meat travels from local paddocks and James Viles makes sure not to waste a thing – see his brilliant pâté, which gets its punch from rich chicken livers and prunes sweetened with Pedro Ximénez sherry. He also favours Indigenous ingredients: see his grilled octopus dish (served with an Aussie XO sauce made with native pepper leaves) and his clever chocolate nougat bar that has a refreshing jolt of native mint.
Matching wines, courtesy of Bird in Hand include Bird in Hand Sparkling Pinot Noir 2018, Bird in Hand Pinot Gris 2019 and Bird In Hand Shiraz 2017.
James Viles’ chocolate nougat bar with native mint, grilled octopus with an Aussie XO sauce, and chicken liver and prune pâté.
EVENT DETAILS
Signature dish Chocolate and native mint nougat
Location Harvey Norman @ Domayne, 84 O’Riordan St, Alexandria, NSW
Date & Time Pre-Event 6.15pm, Event 7pm, Wednesday 28 August
Tickets $65 each (special offer: 50% off the first 20 tickets sold. Use code: JVILES50)
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