About
Join Otahuna Lodge’s Executive Chef Jimmy McIntyre aboard Le Lapérouse. Having joined the property in 2004, he is the longest-serving lodge chef in New Zealand and is credited with developing one of the country’s most unique food and wine programs.
Profiled previously in Bon Appetit, Conde Nast Traveller, The Financial Times and Time, Jimmy overseas Otahuna’s celebrated “potager-to-plate” philosophy which makes use of some 140 different varieties of organic fruits, mushrooms, nuts and vegetables grown annually in the Lodge’s own century-old gardens. A proud New Zealander, Jimmy is passionate about New Zealand food and wine and, in particular, showcasing the wonders of local artisanal suppliers and sharing his skills with guests traveling from around the world to visit the Lodge.
Originally built in 1895, Otahuna Lodge is one of New Zealand’s premier luxury properties housed in the nation’s largest private historic residence. The property holds a Category 1 Listing from New Zealand’s National Historic Places Trust, is acclaimed as the best example of Queen Anne architecture in Australasia and its 30-acre grounds are recognized as a “New Zealand Garden of National Significance.”
The Lodge is a Relais & Châteaux, Virtuoso and American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts member property.