Date-night dinners
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Date-night dinners

Polished mains with enough occasion to feel special without becoming impractical.

Date-night dinners

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Risotto Main
Main25 mins

Risotto

Northern Italy, especially Lombardy and Veneto. Risotto is famous for a texture that is creamy without needing large qu…

Steak Sandwich Main
Main30 mins

Steak Sandwich

Grilled steak in toasted bread with onions, salad, beetroot and sauce.

Philly Cheesesteak Main
Main32 mins

Philly Cheesesteak

Thinly sliced griddled beef in a long roll with melted cheese and, optionally, fried onions.

Tasmanian Salmon Main
Main33 mins

Tasmanian Salmon

Simply roasted or pan-seared Tasmanian salmon with crisp skin, lemon and seasonal vegetables.

Lemon Chicken Pasta Main
Main35 mins

Lemon Chicken Pasta

A modern Italian-inspired pasta rather than a single historic regional classic. Its popularity comes from the balance b…

Lamb Burger with Beetroot Main
Main40 mins

Lamb Burger with Beetroot

This New Zealand main course brings together a juicy lamb burger layered with beetroot, salad and a sharp sauce.

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina Main
Main45 mins

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina

Sorrento and Campania. It is famous for delivering the flavours of Campania in a particularly comforting form: soft gno…

Pasta e Fagioli Main
Main1h 20m

Pasta e Fagioli

Many Italian regions, with strong local variations. It is famous as cucina povera that feels genuinely substantial.

Pasta alla Gricia Main
Main25 mins

Pasta alla Gricia

Rome and Lazio. It is famous for showing how rendered pork fat and starchy pasta water can form a sauce with grated che…

Tarte Flambée Main
Main47 mins

Tarte Flambée

Tarte Flambée is a distinctive French recipe known for a thin Alsatian flatbread topped with cream, onions and bacon.

Pasta alla Norma Main
Main55 mins

Pasta alla Norma

Catania, Sicily. It is famous for a distinctly Sicilian balance: sweet tomato, silky aubergine, aromatic basil and salt…

Creamy Seafood Chowder Main
Main55 mins

Creamy Seafood Chowder

A distinctive New Zealand main course: a creamy soup crowded with fish, shellfish, potato and herbs.

Steak Frites Main
Main1h 10m

Steak Frites

Steak Frites is a distinctive French recipe known for seared steak served with crisp French fries and a simple sauce.

Seafood Pie Main
Main1h 25m

Seafood Pie

Fish, prawns and scallops in creamy sauce beneath a crisp pastry lid.