One Table. A Thousand Stories.
After years of being invited to the most exclusive kitchens, vineyards and wild food landscapes in Aotearoa, I started to wonder:
What if we could open those doors… to you?
I’m incredibly proud to introduce you to The Only Table–a brand-new series of curated food and wine experiences designed for those who aren’t just passionate about flavour, but absolutely obsessed.
Crafted in partnership with award winning experience designer Stacey Jones and the team at Cuisine, The Only Table offers a seasonal collection of single-day and multi-day expeditions across New Zealand. Think private vineyard tastings, secret truffières, wild foraging, chef’s tables, and behind-the-scenes access to the people shaping Aotearoa’s food story.
These aren’t polished tours. They’re raw, intimate, and real. And they’ll leave you with the kind of story no one else can tell.
Kelli Brett
Editor & Owner, Cuisine Magazine
Cuisine - Australasia’s Most Trusted Voice in Food (Our Story)
With over 30 years at the table, Cuisine Magazine has long championed the people and places shaping New Zealand’s culinary identity. As the force behind the Cuisine Good Food Awards, Cuisine sets the national standard for excellence in dining.
The Only Table is proudly curated in partnership with Cuisine, drawing on decades of insider access to the country’s most celebrated chefs, winemakers, foragers, and storytellers.
Because no one knows flavour, or how to find it, like we do.
Kelli Brett, Editor of Cuisine Magazine
Rare Access
The Only Table is the only way in.
These are experiences you can’t Google, unlocked through deep insider networks Cuisine has built over decades. Think hidden vineyards and deserted beach long lunches.
You don’t just dine. You step behind the pass.
Deep Connection
Each expedition is shaped by Cuisine's collective of trusted insiders, winemakers, producers, chefs, and cultural storytellers, chosen not just for what they know, but how they share it.
You won’t just visit.
You’ll be part of it.
Unforgettable Flavour
If you live for food, this is where it lives.
You’ve eaten in Michelin-starred restaurants. Now you crave something rarer, flavour at its source.
We work with New Zealand’s finest chefs, growers, and foragers to take you beyond the expected…
to lead you off the map and into flavour worth the journey.
Raw & Immersive
The kind of story you have to live to tell.
The most memorable experiences aren’t served in cloches, they’re served on clifftops.
From secret truffières to hāngī still warm in the earth, from back-of-house kitchens to vineyard ridgelines, you’ll walk the whenua, taste the season, and connect with tastemakers shaping Aotearoa.
Restorative Luxury
There’s nothing to plan.
Only space to arrive, breathe, and be present.
This isn’t just luxury — it’s an invitation to slow down, reconnect, and feel truly nourished.
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