Operation Tarte Tatin - Baking Contest and live music event

Aprons on, Set, Bake!

Put your baking skills to the test and win a trip to Wellington:

Flights from Palmerston North and one-night accommodation
Breakfast at the French Ambassador's Residence
A hands-on cooking class at Cordon Bleu New Zealand: preparation of a traditional French dish with Chef Francis Motta
Followed by a two-course lunch: the dish prepared during the class matched with a French wine and a dessert.

To enter, simply bring your best Tarte Tatin (classic or original), on Saturday 1 May at 5.30 pm in Evelyn Rawlins Room (Square Edge).

Christine Page, Head Chef at Café Brie will be judging your creations while you will enjoy a live concert with drinks and nibbles. The winner announcement at 7 pm will be followed by a Tarte Tatin tasting for all.

This event will also be the perfect opportunity to come and say goodbye to Romane who will be leaving the Alliance Française Palmerston North after 3 years of great work!

5.30 to 5.45 pm	Contestants to submit their creations to the staff (Alliance Française Palmerston North office, Square Edge)
6 to 7 pm	Christine Page, Head Chef at Café Brie to judge the Tartes Tatin
6 pm	Live music concert (Evelyn Rawlins Room, Square Edge)
7 pm	Winner announcement and Tarte Tatin tasting
7.30 to 8 pm	Live music concert continues

Admission to the Operation Tarte Tatin Evening is $15 for contestants, $25 for AF members and $35 for non-members.

Drinks and nibbles available from the bar.

Enrol online or contact our office at info@french.org.nz or 021 207 0114 to get an enrolment form. Complete rules and terms & conditions are available upon request.

Contestants - Enrol here.

General Admission - Order your tickets here.

PLEASE NOTE:

Enrolments will be limited to 25 contestants. Please register in advance to enter the contest and receive more details (T&Cs, enrolment form, ...).
The tarts must be brought ready to be submitted. There will be no kitchen available to use upon arrival on the day of the contest.
The tarts must be brought to the Alliance Française Palmerston North between 5.30 and 5.45 pm on the day of the contest. Past this time, entries will not be accepted.

T&C’s: this competition is open to those aged 18 and over and the prize, as described, is provided to the winner only. The date cannot be changed (but dependent on COVID-19 alert levels) neither can the content of the prize be transferred to another person or exchanged for cash. It includes the transport to/from Wellington (arrival on 20 May, return on 21 May) and a one-night accommodation (20 May). A shuttle service will operate transfers to the French Residence and Cordon Bleu New Zealand. Individual airport/railway station transfers aren’t covered.