Travel the Mekong with Sommelier Samantha Payne
4 Jun 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
| $1195 Course Culinary Journey with Matched Wines
Exploring the bright and dynamic flavours across Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, you’ll delight in the selection of wonderful NSW wines curated by Samantha.
This five-course wine dinner is really about the vibrancy of food and wine, how they play together to bring out nuanced notes – as well as the beauty of shared cultural experiences. Gather on Kensington Street is so proud to present this wine dinner; a ticketed event held in Mekong’s gorgeous restaurant that overlooks the bustling laneways below.
MENU
ENTRÉES
Laos – Papaya salad with dried shrimp and crab
Paired with 2022 Vinden Wines Alicante Bouschet Sparkling, Hunter Valley NSW
Viet – Fresh spring roll with Asian herbs and prawn
Paired with 2021 Nick Spencer Pinot Gris, Hilltops NSW
MAINS
Thai – Beef Massaman curry with potato, peanut and coconut
Paired with 2021 Gilbert Family Wines Rose, Mudgee NSW
Cambodia – Cambodian grilled pork ribs with Asian slaw
Paired with 2020 Silkman Wines Shiraz Pinot Noir, Hunter Valley NSW
DESSERT
Myanmar – Tapioca pudding with mango
Paired with NV Lark Hill ‘Blanc de Blanc’ Sparkling, Canberra District NSW