Negroni Week was sparked by Vincent Michaelsen, owner of Vinci\u2019s Pizza in Napier\u2019s CBD.<\/p>\n
Known for his sourdough pizza and tasty ideas, Michaelsen\u2018s plan has turned from a passion project into a large hospitality collaboration.<\/p>\n
Napier’s Negroni Week is the brainchild of Vinci’s Pizza’s Vincent Michaelsen. Composite image.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I just love a good Negroni,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut more than that, I thought this could be a fun way to bring a bit of energy into the city and give the humble Negroni the spotlight it deserves.<\/p>\n
\u201cI might quietly think mine\u2019s up there, but I\u2019m looking forward to seeing what everyone else is stirring up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each venue will serve up its version of the classic and in many cases, their own Negroni Riff – creative adaptations and local twists on the original.<\/p>\n
To spice things up during the week, there\u2019ll be three winning categories, including Best Classic Negroni, Best Negroni Riff, and People\u2019s Choice.<\/p>\n
Official judges and local drinks legends Gordon Russell and Amy Styles will visit all participating venues, sharing their take on each Negroni, take a peek at the secret recipes, and ultimately crown the winners of Best Classic Negroni and Best Negroni Riff.<\/p>\n
Russell is one of the country\u2019s most awarded winemakers, formerly of Esk Valley, with a deep appreciation for spirits and a palate to match, while Styles is shaking things up with her own modern wine brand and fresh take on the industry.<\/p>\n
Russell said the beauty of the Negroni lies in its simplicity, and the skill it takes to get it right.<\/p>\n
\u201cNegronis are deceptively simple, but when done well, they\u2019re a masterclass in balance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat makes this week so exciting is seeing how many venues have jumped on board, each putting their own stamp on a classic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great showcase of creativity and collaboration across the local industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Participating venues include Central Firestation Bistro, Bistronomy, Casa Ahuriri, Community Burgers, Georgia on Tennyson, The Gintrap, Goldie\u2019s, Madame Social, Market St, Milk & Honey, Mix\u2019d Cocktail Bar, Mister D, National Distillery Company, Rogue Hop Speakeasy, Shed 2 on the Quay, The Rose Irish Pub, The Urban Winery, Uncle and Vinci\u2019s Pizza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Negroni Week was sparked by Vincent Michaelsen, owner of Vinci\u2019s Pizza in Napier\u2019s CBD. Known for his sourdough…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17997,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[19754,9063,2199,19756,19757,156,71,9641,78,296,19755,3607,19753,19760,19759,111,139,69,90,19758,15553,223,664,810,6493,686],"class_list":["post-17996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-19754","tag-celebration","tag-city","tag-citywide","tag-cocktail","tag-entertainment","tag-from","tag-idea","tag-in","tag-into","tag-join","tag-napier","tag-negroni","tag-negronier","tag-negroniloving","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-on","tag-redhatted","tag-restaurateur","tag-the","tag-turn","tag-up","tag-venues","tag-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}