News from Mottram Street
From the lodge
Notes from the kitchen, the tables and the building, written by the people who look after them.
· Kitchen
Trout from the Pemberton streams
Where the trout on the Karri Lodge menu comes from, how Gareth Clarke cooks it and why he refuses to change the recipe.
trout · seasonal dish · growers
· Kitchen
New on the board this season
Gareth Clarke has refreshed the Karri Lodge menu with a mushroom and thyme pie, a lamb shank and an apple pie for the cooler evenings.
menu · pies · new dishes
· House
The lodge in truffle season
How the cold months change Karri Lodge: the fire, the truffle butter, the full casino room and Gareth Clarke's winter menu.
winter · truffle · season
· Evenings
A Saturday evening for the regulars
What a full Saturday looks like at Karri Lodge, from the first pies at half past four to the lamp going down at half past ten.
saturday · regulars · dining room
· Evenings
The tournament that the harvest crews asked for
How a Thursday card night for orchard workers grew into the beginners' tournament at Karri Lodge, and who holds the timber cup now.
tournament · poker · beginners