{"id":20692,"date":"2013-09-24T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T09:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/gourmet-weekend-laucala-island-fiji-2\/"},"modified":"2013-09-24T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T09:58:00","slug":"gourmet-weekend-laucala-island-fiji-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/09\/gourmet-weekend-laucala-island-fiji-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gourmet Weekend, Laucala Island, Fiji"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"539313\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-418879\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/539313.jpg\" height=\"140\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/539313.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; color: #333333; cursor: default; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 19px;\" width=\"210\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Enjoy the tropical magic of Laucala Island with Quay&#8217;s executive chef, Peter Gilmore.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">This premier South Seas escape has just 25 exquisite villas with interiors by leading London-based designer Lynne Hunt, plus a choice of dining venues with menus by leading European and Asian chefs.<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"539297\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-418880\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/539297.jpg\" height=\"284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/539297.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; float: right;\" width=\"189\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The array of diversions includes swimming, snorkelling, diving, spa treatments, beachside horseback riding, sailing and cruising, and golf on an 18-hole championship course created by premier designer David McLay Kidd.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Over this long weekend, Peter Gilmore \u2028will collaborate with two of the resort&#8217;s chefs,\u2028French-born Martin Klein and Thai chef Kun Santi, to produce a series of spectacular culinary events.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Highlights will include:<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><strong>FRIDAY<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>1<\/strong>. A traditional Fijian evening at Laucala&#8217;s Cultural Village.&nbsp;<strong>2<\/strong>. Cocktails followed by dinner prepared in a lovo, and a&nbsp;<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"539310\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-418881\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/539310.jpg\" height=\"148\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/539310.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; cursor: default; float: left;\" width=\"240\" \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">spectacular dance performance.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><strong>SATURDAY<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<strong>1<\/strong>. An exploration of the island&#8217;s organic farms with chefs Martin Klein and Peter Gilmore&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;2<\/strong>. An informal lunch around Laucala&#8217;s spectacular pool&nbsp;<strong>3<\/strong>. An elegant, seasonal seven-course d\u00e9gustation dinner at Plantation House Restaurant by Quay&#8217;s Peter Gilmore, showcasing Laucala&#8217;s home-grown wagyu beef<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><strong>SUNDAY<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211;<strong>&nbsp;1<\/strong>. An afternoon masterclass with Peter Gilmore at Seagrass Restaurant<strong>&nbsp;2<\/strong>. An informal seafood dinner by Laucala chefs together with the kitchen team from Quay at Seagrass Restaurant.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy the tropical magic of Laucala Island with Quay&#8217;s executive chef, Peter Gilmore.&nbsp; This premier South Seas escape has just 25 exquisite villas with interiors by leading London-based designer Lynne Hunt, plus a choice of dining venues with menus by leading European and Asian chefs. 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