Josh Emett\u2019s first menu for Air New Zealand will be served from 25 October on long-haul flights departing Auckland and North America. Showcasing New Zealand ingredients and flavours, it brings a taste of the country to customers travelling to New Zealand and celebrates its food culture for those heading overseas.
\nFrom wild Fiordland venison and South Island salmon to Bay of Plenty kiwifruit and Martinborough Pinot Noir, the menu celebrates ingredients and flavours from across the country. Emett joined Air New Zealand as Premium Culinary Ambassador in May and says his first menu showcases the ingredients that make New Zealand food special.
\n\u201cNew Zealand is home to some of the world\u2019s best produce, and I wanted to create dishes that let those ingredients shine,\u201d says Emett. \u201cThe menu is a tiki tour around New Zealand. There\u2019s salmon, wild venison, kiwifruit, and Pinot Noir alongside lesser-known flavours that I love cooking with like kawakawa, horopito and karengo. For me, it\u2019s about giving kiwi customers something that feels connected to our home and visiting customers their first introduction to what New Zealand has to offer.\u201d
\nAir New Zealand Chief Customer and Digital Officer Jeremy O\u2019Brien says the partnership with Josh Emett is about delivering an experience that gives customers another reason to choose Air New Zealand. \u201cNorth America is such an important market for us. Getting people to choose New Zealand is one thing however giving them a reason to choose Air New Zealand, and in particular to travel with us in our premium cabins, is another. Working with Josh gives us the opportunity to create something special that feels unmistakably from New Zealand and further strengthens the quality and attention to detail our customers expect. There\u2019s a wider benefit for the country we are so proud to represent too. We serve millions of meals onboard each year, so showcasing New Zealand growers, producers and suppliers is a wonderful opportunity to have kiwi products experienced around the world.\u201d
\nFiordland wild venison features on the menu, served with golden k\u016bmara chutney, kawakawa-spiced beetroot and toasted pine nuts. The venison comes from WithWild, a New Zealand producer working with wild deer from Te Waipounamu. WithWild partners with the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation, which helps manage deer numbers in Fiordland National Park to reduce their impact on native plants and ecosystems.
\nAdrian Bosher, General Manager at WithWild, says seeing their Fiordland venison featured on Josh Emett\u2019s first Air New Zealand menu is a proud moment. \u201cFiordland is a special part of New Zealand, and there\u2019s a brilliant story behind the venison that comes from there. For us, it\u2019s about making good use of a wild food source while also supporting work that helps protect the environment it comes from.\u201d<\/p>\n
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