Food and Wine

2021 Winter Bio – Executive Chef Adam Draper

I believe we should all focus on eating more seasonally this winter – Slow things down around us and make some time to see what is in season. The benefits…

Food and Wine

When life gave us lemons… we cooked with them!

Spring is the perfect season to be using lemons as it’s the time of year they are in abundance. If you don’t have access to lemons on a tree at…

Food and Wine Sustainability Venue

Our Winter Harvest

Our kitchen garden is the gate way to the soul of food here at the Estate. We learn a lot about the seasons and how long it takes produce to…

Conferences Venue

Working towards our new normal

If the last few months have shown us anything, it’s that the world is ever changing. Throughout this shutdown period, the team here at the Estate have taken the time…

Food and Wine

Nana D’s 1963 Steamed Fruit Pudding

Working from home has been quite different for our chefs and Executive Chef, Adam Draper has taken some time to reflect on where his cooking journey started… I have been…

Food and Wine

A Taste of Winter – Chef Adam Draper

GET FRESH this winter with crisp winter salads, making champions of bitter leaves, nuts, citrus fruits and wonderful winter vegetables. Personally I like to slow things down in my kitchen…

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How our chefs have been keeping busy

While our doors may be closed, the team are still working hard behind the scenes in preparation to reopen! Our team of chefs are busy perfecting recipes and coming up…

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A Taste of Autumn – Chef Adam Draper

It’s been an interesting few months and while the world was changing rapidly, so were the seasons… The days will slowly start to get colder and shorter. Autumn it is…

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Meet the Producer – Kinsfolk Farm – Creating the farm

Waurn Ponds Estate has partnered with Kinsfolk Farm to supply organically grown fruit and vegetables for use in the beautifully crafted seasonal menu. Adam, Josh and Katherine talk to Bridie…

Conferences

Predicting conference trends for 2020

As the new year takes hold, we look to predict what conference trends will be popular throughout the year ahead. As change is always influencing businesses and organisations, it pays…

Food and Wine

Meet the Producer – Kinsfolk Farm – Working in partnership with the farm

Waurn Ponds Estate has partnered with Kinsfolk Farm to supply organically grown fruit and vegetables for use in the beautifully crafted seasonal menu. Adam, Josh and Katherine talk to Bridie…

Food and Wine

Adam’s Cookbook – Lemon Polenta Cake

With lemons in abundance this time of year, it is a perfect time to make these delicious cakes The nature of this cake is sweet, sticky and slightly grainy This…