Love may be the main course throughout February, but NOMAD Group's feast for the senses is bound to make your Valentine's celebration truly unforgettable at both the Sydney and Melbourne locations.
Jacqui Challinor, Executive Chef of NOMAD Group, comments: "Food is definitely my love language so we're doing 'Things We Love' as a month-long celebration of all the beautiful produce and suppliers we love to work with. Anchovies, figs, olive oil, ricotta, jamon...it's a shopping list of all my favourite ingredients.”
Launching the ‘Things We Love’ campaign, the restaurants are cosying up with their cherished producers to bring guests a series of dishes and cocktails on a weekly rotation for the entire month. Nomad prides itself on a rich European share-style ethos and the menu will not fail to please. The exclusive dishes and cocktails are available for both lunch and dinner from Friday, February 2 until Friday, February 29, with offers changing every Friday.
NOMAD Sydney’s rotating dishes include:
Week 1: White chocolate sorbet, fig leaf granita, wood-roasted figs - sorbet supplied by Messina/Marrickville.
Week 2: Baked buffalo ricotta, wood-roasted peppers, Ortiz anchovies - ricotta supplied by Vannella/Marrickville.
Week 3: Smoked olive oil poached heirloom tomatoes, Jamon Iberico - olive oil supplied by ALTO/Peelwood NSW.
Week 4: BBQ lamb ribs, black garlic, pickled green tomato - lamb supplied by Margra Lamb/Oberon.
NOMAD Melbourne’s rotating dishes include:
Week 1: Jersey milk sorbet, fig leaf granita, wood-roasted figs - jersey milk supplied by Gippsland Jersey/Gippsland Vic.
Week 2: Baked ricotta, wood-roasted peppers, Ortiz anchovies - ricotta supplied by Floridia/Thomastown.
Week 3: Wood-roasted padron peppers stuffed with cotechino - peppers supplied by Ramarro Farm/Dandenong Ranges.
Week 4: Smoked Wagyu ribs, black garlic vinaigrette, pickled green tomato - Wagyu supplied by David Blackmore/Alexandra.
The cocktail menu has been designed to hero produce and complement the love-themed campaign. Alternating weekly, the menu will have four exclusive beverages on offer, all priced at $25. Ged Bellis, Beverage Director comments, "In collaboration with our wonderful bar managers, Kennedy Chung (Sydney) and Iain McCartney (Melbourne), we’ve crafted special cocktails that will champion Australian ingredients that transverse state borders.”
For guests looking to celebrate the traditional Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, February 14, NOMAD Group has a range of offerings across their four venues:
Reine & La Rue’s dining experience is $280 pp and includes shared starters, individual mains and desserts and a glass of Ruinart on arrival.
NOMAD Melbourne’s Valentine’s Day celebrations are $185 pp and include a share-style set menu and a glass of Champagne on arrival.
NOMAD Sydney is offering a share-style set menu and a glass of Champagne on arrival for $185 pp.
Beau will offer a share-style set menu and a glass of Champagne on arrival for $150 pp.
