Inspiration for Events
We want Visa Wellington On a Plate to be a place of creativity and innovation. You are strongly encouraged to think beyond the standard drink matched dinner, so that together we create an exciting programme of events filled with once in a lifetime experiences. Here are a few thought starters. We find that events that have been popular in the past, those that have good media and cult events have fallen into the following categories...
Sensory and Immersive
Get lost in a world, be immersed in another.
Past Examples: Symphonic Feast - Palliser Estate (2014), Abstraction - Graze Wine Bar (2023), Dessert in the Dark - Dragonfly (2025), Love in Scent - WORLD (2025)
Playful and Fun
It’s good to not take things too seriously. Food should be fun!
Past Examples: Yeast Feast - Garage Project (2013), Quizistacion - Graze Wine Bar (2024), Eurovision Gin Contest - The Library (2024), Enchanted Ale Quarter - LBQ (2025), Floridivas - Floriditas (multiple years)
Food and...
What do you get when you combine food and...art, tech, film, music, science, burlesque?
Past Examples: Food in Fiction - Plonk (2024), Always a Bridesmaid - Zephyr (2025)
Fun for the Whole Family
We get requests for events for palate curious kiddies and foodie families
Past Examples: Hands On(igiri) (2024), Beauty and the Feast - Southern Cross (2025), The Little High Tea Soiree - Ōtaki Kids Market (2025)
Challenging, Edgy, Ambitious
This is where you’re pushing boundaries and making us question what really is a food event. Is it art or is it food?
Past Examples: Pest Fest - The Larder (2013), Sex & Food - Hugo Grrrl (2022), Wellington On a Good Night - Sky Stadium (2025)
Cult Wellington
These are the events that could only happen in Wellington.
Past Examples: Oyster Saloon - Yellow Brick Road (multiple years), Il Casino Re-visited - Crazy Horse (2014), The Purple Onion - Hummingbird (2019), Orien-TABLE - KC Cafe & Capitol Restaurant (2023), Arizona Rewind - Two Grey (2025), 96 Originals - Logan Brown (2025)
Personal Journeys and Meaningful Connections
Literally breaking bread with people connects us all, breaks down barriers and forms lasting connections and memories. Wellington’s diverse communities is something to be celebrated
Past Examples: Kakwi io - LTD (2022), Whakapapa of Your Kai - Havana Bar (2023), DILLI-24: A North Indian Feast - Loretta (2025), Dragons is my Uso - Dragons (2025)
EXTREME!
People (and media) love a superlative - biggest, smallest, saltiest, sweetest, oldest, first, finest, best, most!
Past Examples: World Record Attempt - Wilson Barbecue (2024)
Feel Good Food
Zero waste, clean and green, 100% reusable and recyclable, does it support a cause or benefit others.
Past Examples: All Taste, No Waste - Kaibosh (multiple years), We Love Mac 'n' Cheese - Everybody Eats (2025)
Hands on
Getting stuck in and learning from the pros.
Past Examples: Clay with your Food - Karla Marie Ceramics (2024), Painting with Sugar - Inverlochy Art School (2025)
