The French Connection – Summer Lunch Series

Consider this your standing Saturday lunch date.

The French Connection is Hippo’s monthly ode to the French art of dining, drinking and conversation — long lunches, very good wine and the kind of catch-ups that deserve more than an hour.

On the last Saturday of the month, gather the group and settle in for a fresh three-course seasonal menu from Hippo, with a different Aotearoa vineyard taking over the wine list each time.

Same ritual, new reason to return. Each edition brings a new menu to the table, a new vineyard into the spotlight and plenty of time to catch up properly.

It’s déjeuner as it should be: long, wine-soaked and well shared.

12.30pm–3.30pm | $89 per person

Includes a three-course lunch and welcome drink.

From there, the wine is yours to explore. Follow the featured vineyard by the glass or bottle, sample your way through the wine tasting menu, or go all in with wines matched to each course.

Nga Waka pours first this November. Gather the group, take your seat and make a habit of lunching long.

28 November | Nga Waka
30 January | To be announced
27 February | To be announced
27 March | To be announced