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16 STYLE | interview GATHERING ATTENTION Alex Davies started his first ‘restaurant’ with a pizza oven on a Gap Filler site, soon after the earthquakes. Since then he’s opened his own brick and mortar restaurant in Merivale, Gatherings, and is set to share some of his secrets next month at the South Island Wine & Food Festival. Words Gabrielle Stuart Photography Charlie Rose Creative
STYLE | interview 17 ...to bring people in tune with the seasons and showcase the best of what’s there right now. Gatherings opened at the start of the year – do you still get that same sense of excitement when you walk in the door? Definitely. I love it, it’s a dream for me and it’s a culmination of ideas over several years. So I’m very, very proud of the space. I don’t see myself tiring of it anytime soon. And because we’re moving with the seasons and the environment, there’s always something different. So toward the end of winter it gets a bit tiresome, because you’ve seen enough beetroot to last you forever, but coming into spring we have all these fresh peppery flavours coming in and everything’s tasting different and exciting again. And the feedback and the response from people who come here definitely motivates you to keep doing it, too. It’s nice to know you’re giving people a beautiful experience they wouldn’t be able to get anywhere else. We take immense pride in that. If you had to sum up what Gatherings is and stands for, how would you do that? We focus on sustainability, whether that’s through reducing food miles and supporting local farmers, or through an environmental approach with the cuisine. We also focus on trying to represent the taste of this region, and I do that through plants because they reflect the flavours of the season a lot stronger. I could have had chicken on the menu all year round, but if I make the leeks the main part of the dish, or beetroot the main part of the dish, I’m showcasing the seasons and the environment a lot more. That’s a huge part of what it is we’re trying to do, to bring people in tune with the seasons and showcase the best of what’s there right now. You’ve recently got involved in winemaking, too. I imagine you’ve learned a lot of new things about wine? Yes, but mostly about the process and the philosophy, through meeting the people involved. They’re working on a very small scale, doing things like pressing by foot, and seeing the process and the passion that goes into these things has been beautiful. It came from a winemaker friend of mine, Theo Coles. He’s designing wines in a style similar to the way I design food: not overly manipulated. They’re called living wines. It’s about being handsoff, letting the grapes do its thing. It’s not filtered, so they’re really lovely cloudy wines. And they’re alive, so the flavours vary from day to day, which makes it very exciting for us to release seasonally, because the wine list is constantly moving with our menu, and it gives you a completely unique experience. “ Were ’ all going on a Summer Holiday” It seems a long time ago when a very boyish Cliff Richard sang and acted in what must have been, looking back, a very corny movie! Nevertheless, summer is nearly upon us and talk of the festive season, (I still call it Christmas) is starting to drift into our thinking. Property decisions though are very important and it is critical that they don’t get lost in the rush to the end of year. Putting off property decisions can be a very costly mistake. It is really important that if you are thinking about making a real estate decision, you don’t delay, give me a call and we can have a chat about your options. Nerina Higgins M: 0274 316 330 P: 03 351 3002 E: nerina.higgins@harcourts.co.nz 397-399 Ilam Road, Ilam, Christchurch www.holmood.co.nz Lincesed REAA 2008 Holmwood my kind of people
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