A special night of food and wine is on the menu for this year’s Gay Ski Week QT, which returns to Queenstown from August 29 – Sept 5. The Rees’ internationally-renowned Executive Chef Ben Batterbury will present a special five course meal A newly-added event is an exclusive culinary taste-fest from The Rees hotel’s True South Dining Experience. Guests will be taken by courtesy shuttle to The Rees where they will get a chance to check out a private cellar with one of the most comprehensive collections of fine Bordeaux wines in the Southern Hemisphere. Executive Chef Ben Batterbury who will present a five-course dinner with matching wines, in a menu which is being kept secret till the night. Gay Ski Week QT organisers Sally and Mandy Whitewoods say it’s shaping up to be a truly memorable ‘don’t miss’ evening. “For lovers of fine food and wine it doesn’t get much better than this,” Sally Whitewoods says. The dinner’s being held on Tuesday September 1 and limited tickets are available here: www.gayskiweekqt.com. Events coming back this year are Family Bar’s Life is a Beach party at Brazz, while the closing party theme will be ‘Once Upon A time Final Dance Party’. DJ Kate Monroe from Sydney will be back again, along with Adam Love. “They’ll be the parties to end all parties and we can’t wait to see the amazing costumes at ‘Once Upon A Time’ after the bar was set pretty high last year,” Whitewoods says. There will also be a foam party, queer quiz and the inaugural ‘Highlands Hook Up’, plus SKYCITY Queenstown karaoke with Miss Ribena and Caluzzi Queen’s Cabaret at the Skyline Gondola. Mayor Vanessa van Uden who will officially open the event at The Find on Saturday 29 August. Organisers Sally and Mandy Whitewoods said they are “thrilled” with new additions to the exciting line-up of events and delighted with pre-event ticket sales. “Each and every year we love adding some new elements of adventure, love and fun to Gay Ski Week QT and many events are close to selling out already, so don’t miss out!” Tickets are available from www.gayskiweekqt.com Packages can also be booked via Kirra Holidays, Flight Centre or Ski Express.
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff
First published: Monday, 11th May 2015 - 2:17pm