Spanish wines are built for celebration.  Their rich, festive flavours cry out for a feast to accompany them.

Luckily, Saint Wine Bar sommelier Charles Leong is up for the challenge. 

Kitchen Takeover is thrilled to present a culinary celebration of Scandinavian tradition with our Skandinavisk Jul degustation, running from November 15th to December 20th. 

Maumahara | Edible Nostalgia  Driftwood bonfires, melted ice cream, midnight feasts. 

Incredible edible memories are formed in childhood, which is exactly where Kārena and Kasey Bird and Kitchen Takeover will take you as they explore what it means to grow up in Aotearoa, the flavours that helped shape their tastebuds and the way Te Ao Māori has influenced their lives. 

Tempted by tantalising truffles? This could be your final opportunity - Kitchen Takeover, Te Puke Truffles and St Amand have teamed up to offer a rare and memorable experience bringing together the best of the Bay of Plenty’s produce and people.

It's the ultimate culinary combination of award winners and master chefs. Now the team behind Taiao: Food of the Gods is hitting Tāmaki Makaurau for the first time, after rave reviews and sold-out seasons in Bay of Plenty and Wellington.

Kārena and Kasey Bird and Kitchen Takeover have joined forces again with a six-course, multi-sensory journey of flavours, aromas and sound from Thursday 16th - Sunday 26th May.

Introducing 'Mamma Mia', a delightful one-off Mother's Day  collaboration between Kitchen Takeover and Italian chef Stefano from Autentico Cooking.  

Under Stefano's expert guidance, this is your chance to learn new recipes, skills, and techniques, as you cook your own gnocchi and tiramisu, all while toasting to amore with a complimentary glass of prosecco. At the end of the class, you’ll then gather round the table to enjoy your culinary creations together. Who’s the hidden capocuoca of the family? 

Here's your chance to bee inspired by one of Kitchen Takeover's epic foodie collaborations! We’ve paired with hundreds of thousands of hard-working honey bee helpers and you're invited to our sumptuous two-course à la carte lunch with optional three-mead tasting paddle and honey infused cocktails. It’ll bee delicious!

Hundreds of thousands of hard-working staff are taking flight to produce Kitchen Takeover's latest flavour extravaganza.

The pop-up restaurant trailblazers have combined with Tauranga's Bee First Apiaries, run by Maree and Craig Paynter, to produce a unique foodie experience for Flavours of Plenty.

Dust off your finest fedoras and pearls and sashay your way inside Tauranga’s most exquisite 1920s venue.

Kitchen Takeover and St Amand on The Strand are set to transport you into the heart of a New York Speakeasy supper club in all its sumptuous, secretive allure.

Clans o Tauranga! Hae we git a pure lovely feast fur ye!

Kitchen Takeover and St Amand on The Strand are delighted to present a culinary celebration of Scotland, with the inaugural Burns Supper from January 25-27.

Kitchen Takeover's first event of 2024 celebrates summer and new beginnings, with a seasonal event designed to expand your love of local produce and wines.

We've selected our favourite vintages from events and explorations over the past year and are pairing them with seasonal and fresh tasting plates at Tauranga's newest venue, St Amand on The Strand. Pick your plates and find your wine or let us take you on a blind-tasting adventure!

Can you feel the samba shake your hips? Will you lose control as the delectable bounties of Brazil bounce across your senses? Are you ready for Rio?

For this short pop-up, we stepped into the realm of culinary innovation as we explored the true capabilities of AI in the culinary universe.

Our Kitchen Takeover Executive Chef, Shane Yardley, squared off against ChatGPT in the ultimate culinary showdown of Chef vs ChatGPT…

This edition of Kitchen Takeover saw the team hit the road for the first time to take on the largest food festival in the Southern hemisphere – Visa Wellington On a Plate. For two weeks we showcased our award winning event – Taiao with Kārena and Kasey Bird.

Kārena and Kasey Bird and the Kitchen Takeover team served up a five course degustation that transported diners into the immersive world of Māori Atua. Through audio clips, Kārena and Kasey’s Mother guided us all on a culinary journey explaining the course, the wine match and the deity which inspired the dish.

Kitchen Takeover’s Christmas pop up “Joyeux Noel” transported diners to “The City of Lights” for a five course French feast by culinary creatives Shane Yardley and Ian Harrison.

The secret Tauranga venue was transformed into a Parisian Wonderland, with a 5m Christmas tree, rich red velvet curtains, and secret Santa presents for all.

Ooh lala!

Our truly tropical treat delivered a six-course degustation that captured the distinctive flavours of a region that is known as the melting pot of so many cultures, from Indoamerican to French, Chinese to Spanish. Succulent seafood, mouthwatering marinades, and tempting tropical fruits transported guests to our delicious destination? Stop it, Jamaica me hungry!

Kitchen Takeover’s East of the Middle bought the flavours of Arabia to the plate, with a tongue-tingling spice trail, working its way from the souks of Syria to the markets of Marrakesh.

Our culinary caravan menu captured the depth and mystery of the region that gave us poetry and romance. Our chefs interpreted the enigmas of the East, by blending modern techniques with traditional flavours and delectable food.

“Find the ice skates… and you’ll discover our festive pop-up at the end of the alleyway where the present wrapped door awaits you…” Let It Snow, our 2020 Chirstmas pop-up upended yuletide with a December pop-up degustation feast of next-level foodie festivity. International chef Shane Yardley served up a heavenly reinvention of traditional Chrissy fare.

Nana’s Sunday roast with all the trimmings, rice bubble square, or the double-scoop hokey pokey ice cream dripping down your arm at the beach.

For Kitchen Takeover’s, Eat Your Memories, we crowd-sourced fond food flashbacks from our culinary customers and turned them into a six course delectable degustation to transport you to another time and place.

For 90 percent of human history, hunter gatherers roamed the earth. Collecting native plants, pursuing wild animals and unlocking the power of fire, their lives were defined by an endless hunt for sustenance.

Kitchen Takeover, Hunter Gather took diners on a journey of 1.6 million years, harnessing the taste buds of our ancestors.

In September 2019, Kitchen Takeover tackled a plant-based theme to showcase the power of plants. Guest hikes the herbivorian highway to discover how a lowly turnip could top a T-bone. International chef Shane Yardley was pushed to his limits to deliver a six course menu that revealed the hidden depths of plants. We crept up the path, peeked behind the door and explored the hidden corners of the world’s secret garden, with a fine-dining, taste-tangling trip of a lifetime.

On a balmy Sunday evening at the end of February 2018, 24 strangers gathered for an intimate evening together for the first Kitchen Takeover. Diners were treated to a 10 course rickshaw ride of flavours served under the stars at Spongedrop Cakery in Mount Maunganui. Collaborations with On My Hand’s for styling and Spongedrop for the final dessert course added the finishing touches to our taste adventure.