A perfect win for the man who hates cooking
A long-time Queenstown local, Mike Wood from Frankton, has won three hundred and sixty days of fusion dining at threesixty restaurant and Mike, who has lived in Queenstown for 23 years, says he’s absolutely thrilled with his foodie prize.
“We were having dinner with friends at threesixty last month and all entered the competition, then I got an email while on holiday in Thailand to say I’d won.”
“My friends are very jealous now,” said Mike.
“I love my food, but I hate cooking, so this is my idea of heaven.”
The prize draw was part of a promotional campaign to profile fusion food with Queenstown people, and to showcase threesixty as a dinner venue for locals.
As part of his year’s worth of free dining, Mike will enjoy the distinctive east meets west style and fresh flavours of starters like Akaroa salmon carpaccio with citrus salad and soy dressing.
“I really like the freshness and flavours of asian-styled food and am looking forward to working my way through the menu.”
He’ll also enjoy a great range of mains including Canterbury lamb with wasabi nori rolls and spiced Rangitikei chicken with bok choy, tomato salsa and grilled lime.
“Although I’m a hopeless cook, I’ve got a sweet tooth and am partial to puddings.” “There’s a dessert for every day of the week on the menu, so I reckon I’ll need to eat there at least 5 days a week.”
threesixty desserts include bitter chocolate mousse with black tea figs and marscapone and coconut brulee with black sesame ice cream.
The threesixty prize package allows Mike to eat at the restaurant anytime he likes, as often as he likes, for a year. Mike says he’s also planning to regularly pop in to threesixty for breakfast after his early shifts.
threesixty’s executive chef, Joji Iwama, says this is a great way to gain feedback on his fusion menu, assing, “I always use authentic and locally grown Asian ingredients whenever I can.. It’s going to be really interesting to hear a local’s view on the entire menu”.
threesixty is located on Beach Street, opposite Queenstown’s Steamer Wharf, and enjoys spectacular views over Lake Wakatipu and the mountains.
Report by The Mole
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