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Chefs serve up true Saigon experience

By Alice Lock
Hawkes Bay Today·
9 Nov, 2016 11:00 PM2 mins to read

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Rebecca Field and Maurice Field, enjoying Saigon Alley, a Vietnamese style F.A.W.C! event at Hugo Chang last night. Photo / Duncan Brown

Rebecca Field and Maurice Field, enjoying Saigon Alley, a Vietnamese style F.A.W.C! event at Hugo Chang last night. Photo / Duncan Brown

People were treated to a taste of Saigon last night with dragon fruit cocktails and some of Vietnam's finest cuisine.

Hugo Chang owner, Liv Reynolds, said they wanted to create a Vietnamese-inspired evening to showcase their Asian menu for this year's F.A.W.C!

"A lot of people know about our cocktails but not the food we do so we wanted to display our beautiful cuisine."

Tickets to the event were snapped up within 24 hours.

More than 80 people mingled under the night sky as a continuous flow of dumplings, pho and noodle salads landed. "We had four different food stations prepared by individual chefs and we delivered the food on bamboo boats with chopsticks."

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Ms Reynolds said the vibe from the evening was really good.

"We filled the garden and bar with red lanterns to create a really cool atmosphere."

Rachael Dickerson's group said they had a wonderful evening and enjoyed the Saigon experience.

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Also on yesterday was Tapas and Toreadors and launch Homage to Hawke's Bay; Launch of 2014 Homage.

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