Our food philosophy

Our culinary experience is defined by nourishment, ritual, nature and connection.

Nourishment

Plant-Based Nourishment 

Plant-based menus focused on functional longevity nutrition, designed to reduce inflammation, restore energy and support overall wellbeing, delivering deep nourishment.

Connection

The Ritual of Dining 

Sanctum 7 advocates slowing down and finding stillness before dining. Our Grand Formal Dining Room becomes a setting for connection, occasion and shared experience.  

restoration

Return to Simplicity

Free from gluten, dairy and refined sugar, an opportunity to step away from everyday dietary stressors. A week can make all the difference, allowing the body to rest, recover and reset. 

Pleasure

Shaped for You 

Your plate, your way. Because food is about more than nourishment alone, menus can be adapted for guests who prefer fish - always designed for enjoyment and personal taste.

Your Private Chef

MasterChef-led culinary experience with Aaron Brunet 

Aaron Brunet - MasterChef winner, wellness warrior and one of the country’s most celebrated plant-based culinary chefs - is your private chef for 7 days.  

Our shared vision of wellness - grounded in function and longevity, crafted with intention, and designed to restore without sacrificing elegance, indulgence or experience - shapes the culinary philosophy at Sanctum 7. 

Meet Aaron Brunet 

“Every meal experience is designed to feel restorative, abundant, elegant and connected to nature.”

Aaron Brunet, MAsterCHEF winner 
Cooking Class

Culinary discovery with Aaron Brunet

Sanctum 7’s philosophy of restorative living and Aaron Brunet’s approach to functional plant-based cooking come together in a guided culinary experience centered on discovery, simplicity and flavour. 

Guests join Aaron in a culinary class that explores the principles, techniques and natural rhythm of functional plant-based cooking. Designed as an immersive encounter rather than instruction alone, it offers a deeper understanding of food, with knowledge you can take beyond your time at Sanctum 7. 

The Ingredients

Every plate is rooted in a single provenance

Our ingredients are drawn from our estate and trusted local growers, with zero to low food miles: 

Our Heritage Garden 

For over a century, the Earnscleugh kitchen garden has yielded seasonal produce and heirloom varieties, grown within the estate and carried directly to Aaron Brunet’s kitchen.  

Otago Growers & Producers

When not sourced from the estate, ingredients come from trusted growers across Central Otago -  one of New Zealand’s most established food-producing regions.

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