FINE DINING AND POTTERY STUDIO
DINING AT THE GABLES
Once again Lyn is offering her home as a dining destination for lunches and dinners. She will prepare a seasonal meal especially for your group of 6-10 family or friends, taking note of any dietary preferences.
Having guided and cooked for small group tours in many regions of Italy for the last 20 years, as well as owning a home in Puglia, Lyn’s food is very influenced by the fresh robust flavours of the Mediterranean diet. Her potager provides most of the produce that Lyn will use when designing your meal.
Having guided and cooked for small group tours in many regions of Italy for the last 20 years, as well as owning a home in Puglia, Lyn’s food is very influenced by the fresh robust flavours of the Mediterranean diet. Her potager provides most of the produce that Lyn will use when designing your meal.
PricesLunch NZ$70pp Dinner NZ$95pp
POTTERY STUDIO
You are welcome to visit Lyn at her pottery studio at The Gables by appointment. A selection of her work is available for sale. The studio is in a restored historic cow shed in her beautiful garden with stunning views down the harbour and through the heads to the Pacific Ocean.
POTTERY WORKSHOP
26 & 27 October & 9 November, 2024
Join Jennifer Maxwell and Lyn Baynes for a 3 day introduction to handbuilt and wheel-thrown pottery at The Gables, Wainui.
Lyn is well-known for her cooking skills and her Italian cultural tours, Jennifer for her writing and her forays in France. Less well know is their mutual love of clay and their respective histories as studio potters. Lyn specialises in thrown and functional ware in the Mediterranean tradition, Jennifer in idiosyncratic animals using a full range of hand building techniques.
Small classes to be held in Lyn’s stunning new studio at The Gables, Wainui. Two days demonstrating the basic principles of working with clay through guided group and individual experiences of hand building and wheel throwing. A follow up day two weeks later learning to decorate, spray, wax and glaze the bisque fired work ready for the glost firing. Tasty lunches and treats along the way.
For more information contact either: Jennifer: 021 0886 6946, jennifer@hocusfocus.co.nz or Lyn: 027 333 5200, gables.country.house@xtra.co.nz
Have a look at an Akaroa Mail article about our last workshop.
Join Jennifer Maxwell and Lyn Baynes for a 3 day introduction to handbuilt and wheel-thrown pottery at The Gables, Wainui.
Lyn is well-known for her cooking skills and her Italian cultural tours, Jennifer for her writing and her forays in France. Less well know is their mutual love of clay and their respective histories as studio potters. Lyn specialises in thrown and functional ware in the Mediterranean tradition, Jennifer in idiosyncratic animals using a full range of hand building techniques.
Small classes to be held in Lyn’s stunning new studio at The Gables, Wainui. Two days demonstrating the basic principles of working with clay through guided group and individual experiences of hand building and wheel throwing. A follow up day two weeks later learning to decorate, spray, wax and glaze the bisque fired work ready for the glost firing. Tasty lunches and treats along the way.
For more information contact either: Jennifer: 021 0886 6946, jennifer@hocusfocus.co.nz or Lyn: 027 333 5200, gables.country.house@xtra.co.nz
Have a look at an Akaroa Mail article about our last workshop.
TRULLI FOR RENT IN THE ITRIA VALLEY, PUGLIA, SOUTHERN ITALY
The trulli is situated in the countryside on 1 hectare of land with olive trees and encircled by dry stone walls. It is a quiet area and only 10 minutes drive to Alberobello and Martina Franca. Lovingly restored and beautifully appointed the trulli has one bedroom so is suitable for a couple or two singles. The large terrace has a pergola and an outdoor dining area with a woodfired pizza oven and bbq. Inclusive is the use of a beautiful swimming pool at another trulli nearby. The trulli is available to rent May through October for a minimum stay of 4 nights. Contact Lyn, gables.country.house@xtra.co.nz, for information.
