The Hunter's Kitchen Is Bringing Scandinavian Dinners to South Yarra

Warm up like a Viking this winter, at Lucky Penny on Chapel Street. Spurred on by the chilly weather, the South Yarra cafe has just launched The Hunter’s Kitchen, a brand new dinner and drinks project inspired by the flavours of Scandinavia.

Open on Friday and Saturday evenings until late, Hunter’s Kitchen will serve hearty, Nordic-style comfort food all throughout winter. Starters include in-house cured salmon, celeriac puree, cornichons, dill, celery leaves with Yarra Valley salmon roe; and smoked trout, cos, caperberry, apple coleslaw, and boiled egg. Offering a contemporary twist on traditional Danish appetisers, these dishes will be served with torn chunks of bread baked by the artisan bakers at Ed’s Breads.

Main course, meanwhile, belongs to the slow cooked Hunter’s Stews, made and served to share in cast iron pans, with ingredients such as venison, sausage, confit red cabbage and homemade spicy pear chutney; and Bannockburn free range farmhouse chicken, bacon, roast celery and kale chips. Dessert options include ginger cake with treacle sauce and ice-cream, and a blueberry and elderflower crumble.

Complementing the dining menu is a selection of Scandinavian-themed drinks, from traditional mulled wine with treacle, cinnamon and cloves, to bespoke cocktails like the Tom and Jerry (brandy, hot spiced milk and Italian meringue) and the Winter Julep (brown sugar syrup, peppermint tea and bourbon).

The Hunter’s Kitchen at Lucky Penny is located at 481 Chapel St, South Yarra, and trades from 6pm until late on Friday and Saturday evenings. For more information visit www.theluckypenny.com.au.