As the universal month of love approaches, NOMAD Group is in the mood to celebrate Valentine’s Day throughout February. Launching the ‘Things We Love’ campaign, NOMAD is showing love to their extended family; their favourite suppliers. The celebrations will see NOMAD Sydney and NOMAD Melbourne partner with the groups’ cherished producers to bring guests a series of dishes and cocktails that will rotate weekly.
The menu kicks off with a refreshing fig leaf granita, a feast for the eyes as much as the palate, followed by baked ricotta paired with wood-roasted peppers and Oritz anchovies that rings true to the European share-style ethos that is NOMAD. Ricotta is followed by a week-long adoration of heirloom tomatoes at NOMAD Sydney, paired with a Jamon Iberico which melts like butter in the mouth. NOMAD Melbourne will showcase their adoration of peppers, stuffed with a pork cotechino to keep things spicy, all finished with a dish to herald NOMAD’s love of fire – the BBQ ribs, complimented by a black garlic and pickled green tomato.
NOMAD Group executive chef, Jacqui Challinor, and beverage director, Ged Bellis, have worked closely with their teams to design dishes and drinks that are sentimental and hero key ingredients from their favourite suppliers. The exclusive dishes and cocktails are available for both lunch and dinner from Friday 2 February until Friday 29 February, with offers changing every Friday.
NOMAD Sydney’s rotating dishes include:
- White chocolate sorbet, fig leaf granita, wood-roasted figs – sorbet supplied by Messina / Marrickville NSW
- Week 1: Friday 2 Feb – Thursday 8 Feb
- Baked buffalo ricotta, wood-roasted peppers, Ortiz anchovies – ricotta supplied by Vannella Cheese / Marrickville NSW
- Week 2: Friday 9 Feb – Thursday 15 Feb
- Smoked olive oil poached heirloom tomatoes, Jamon Iberico – olive oil supplied by ALTO / Peelwood NSW
- Week 3: Friday 16 Feb – Thursday 22 Feb
- BBQ lamb ribs, black garlic, pickled green tomato – lamb supplied by Margra Lamb / Oberon NSW
- Week 4: Friday 23 Feb – Thursday 29 Feb
NOMAD Melbourne’s rotating dishes include:
- Jersey milk sorbet, fig leaf granita, wood-roasted figs – jersey milk supplied by Gippsland Jersey / Gippsland VIC
- Week 1: Friday 2 Feb – Thursday 8 Feb
- Baked ricotta, wood-roasted peppers, Ortiz anchovies – ricotta supplied by Floridia / Thomastown VIC
- Week 2: Friday 9 Feb – Thursday 15 Feb
- Wood-roasted padron peppers stuffed with cotechino – peppers supplied by Ramarro Farm / Dandenong Ranges VIC
- Week 3: Friday 16 Feb – Thursday 22 Feb
- Smoked wagyu ribs, black garlic vinaigrette, pickled green tomato – wagyu supplied by David Blackmore / Alexandra VIC
- Week 4: Friday 23 Feb – Thursday 29 Feb
Jacqui Challinor, executive chef 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.”
“In true NOMAD fashion, we’ve deliberately chosen not to overcomplicate things so we can showcase the true beauty of the product.”
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. The first week will see ‘The Don’ cocktail take the spotlight, featuring Gospel Straight Rye, Mac by Brookies and Madeira Boal. Week two will highlight the ‘Rhubarb Bliss’, a perfectly pink coloured cocktail, crafted especially for the day of love. The cocktail features Rhubi Rhubarb Mistelle, Maidenii Sweet Vermouth, Peychaud Bitters and Mount Majura Vineyard sparkling wine.
Week three will showcase the ‘Window Seat’ cocktail, which combines Starward Twofold Whiskey, Autonomy Native Amaro, Saint Felix Bitter Citrus aperitivo and Citrus. Rounding off the campaign, cocktail number four, the ‘Rye Reverie’ will close out the celebrations with a bang – featuring Gospel Solera Rye, Saison Quince Vermout and Saison Vin Amaro Artichoke Amaro.
Bellis 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.”
“Products such as Brookies Mac, RHUBI Mistelle, and Saision Vermouth are incredible on their own and offer tremendous scope to mixologists, which we’ll showcase through this campaign. In a NOMAD first, the same cocktail will be available at both venues.”
For guests looking to celebrate the traditional Valentine’s Day on Wednesday 14th February, NOMAD Group has a range of offerings across their four venues:
- Reine & La Rue’s dining experience is $280pp, and includes shared starters, individual mains and desserts and a glass of Ruinart on arrival.
- NOMAD Melbourne’s Valentine’s Day celebrations are $185pp and include a share style set menu and glass of Champagne on arrival.
- NOMAD Sydney is offering a share style set menu and a glass of Champagne on arrival for $185pp.
- Beau will offer a share style set menu and a glass of Champagne on arrival for $150pp.
Further details on the Things We Love campaign found here.
Valentine’s Day booking links for each venue are listed below:
