Have a Sneak Peak at BDO’s Chow Town Menu

Big Day Out's taking on 2014 with a host of fresh initiatives including Chow Town, a foodie's dream quarter with signature dishes from renowned Auckland chefs including:

Baduzzi's Ben Bayly

The Blue Breeze Inn's Che Barrington

Federal Delicatessen's Kyle Street

Masu's Nic Watt

Mexico's Javier Carmona

Orleans' Sam Campbell

We took a wee sneak peak at some of the meals that'll be on offer at Big Day Out on January 17. They're almost so good that you'll forget about going to the festival for the music.

Che Barrington x The Blue Breeze Inn

The modern Pacific-Chinese fusion restaurant's bringing some damn mouth-watering contenders to the menu.

• Chairman Bao - Red braised Berkshire pork belly, red vinegar picked cucumber, coriander, hoisin sauce
• Crispy Chicken - Free range crispy fried chicken, Sriracha chilli sauce, crushed peanuts,Taiwanese red sugar, black garlic oil
• Wagyu bao  - Pulled Wagyu beef rump, sweet pickled nashi pear, black bean chilli sauce

Javier Carmona x Mexico

Mexico couldn't be any closer to New Zealand than at Javier's crib. Expect to take your taste buds travelling.

• Sweet corn esquites in a cup with chipotle butter, blackened onion and lime crema, coriander, magic powder, queso seco and candied sesame
• Young coconut “Prawn Coctél” with spiced Amarillo salsa asada, avocado, chicharron, pickled heirloom carrot
• Charred Pork “Pibil” taco in achiote with pineapple pico de gallo, citrus cured red onion, green mint, jalapeno and salted peanut salsa

Sam Campbell x Orleans

Although their signature live jazz music won't be the background music, you'll still be getting a generous serving of creole culture in Sam Campbell's Chow Town snacks.

• Smoked Beef Po Boy
• Blackened Chicken & Slaw
• Sweet Pie with Cream