KA PAO X ATARAXIA
Join us at Ka Pao Glasgow on Wednesday the 10th of June for a summer feast with matched wine and conversation as South African winery, Ataraxia, takes over the basement at Botanic Gardens Garage.
For one night only, Ka Pao hosts Kevin Grant – founder, winemaker and viticulturist behind Ataraxia Wines – for a special paired dinner built around the estate’s precise, terroir-driven wines and Ka Pao’s ingredient-led Southeast Asian cooking.
Across the evening, guests will enjoy a multi-course feast full of characteristically Ka Pao flavours over 12 dishes served to share. Produced in Hemel-en-Aarde, Ataraxia’s wines have become known for their tension, restraint and clarity — wines shaped by altitude, ocean influence and a philosophy that favours texture, freshness and balance over sheer power. A match made in heaven
On the night, guests will taste through a selection of Ataraxia wines alongside a generous Ka Pao feast, exploring how the estate’s saline freshness, fine acidity and layered aromatics interact with Southeast Asian flavours — from delicate raw seafood dishes and citrus to smoke, chilli, herbs and richer curries. Wines including the Skin Contact Chardonnay, Marroquin Cinsault and Earthborn Pinot Noir each bring a different perspective to the table, revealing why Hemel-en-Aarde has become one of the most exciting cool-climate wine regions in the southern hemisphere.
Take a look at our menu, including favourite dishes like white crab with calamansi and coconut shrimp crackers; and hand-dived scallop with red nam jim; as well as new iterations cured Gigha halibut with calamansi, radish and macadamia; moo krob with sriracha; chuu chee curry of mackerel; fried stone bass with gooseberry som tam; and a centrepiece of hot pepper short rib curry.
The Details
📅 Wednesday the 10th of June, 7pm
📍 Ka Pao Glasgow
🍷 Multi-course feasting menu with arrival drink and five paired wines
💷 £88.50 per person (payment required at booking)
👥 Communal seating for some tables
Spaces are limited and exclusive — perfect for couples, groups, or anyone ready to enjoy an evening of discovery with good wine, good food, and good company.
£88.50 per person includes a multi-course sharing feast of 12 dishes, 5 Ataraxia wine pairings, and a welcome drink (our bar will also be stocked as usual).
Kom ons eet and see you at Ka Pao!
KEVIN GRANT AND ATARAXIA...
Set high on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge above the whale coast town of Hermanus, Ataraxia’s vineyards sit among some of the most dramatic wine-growing landscapes in South Africa. Exposed to cooling Atlantic winds and rooted in ancient, low-fertility soils, the site produces wines defined less by ripeness and power, and more by tension, perfume and precision.
The name Ataraxia itself refers to a state of serene calm — a philosophy that runs through both the winemaking and the landscape around it.
Before founding Ataraxia, Kevin Grant spent years establishing Hamilton Russell Vineyards as one of the Cape’s benchmark producers, helping define the global reputation of Hemel-en-Aarde Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. At Ataraxia, that experience is channelled into a smaller, deeply site-specific project focused on purity, texture and age-worthiness, with meticulous vineyard work and minimal intervention in the cellar allowing each wine to speak clearly of its environment.
“I’ve visited Glasgow a few times and have always enjoyed it. There is also a family connection – my maternal grandfather was born in Glasgow, my maternal grandmother in Edinburgh, and my mother went to school in Ayr. I was also born in Blantyre, though the one in Malawi.
“What stands out for me is the strength of the food scene. There’s a lot of good, serious cooking, but it doesn’t feel over-formal. There’s a strong sense of independence and creativity, and people seem open to new ideas around food and wine.”
