As part of Rick Stein’s Food Odyssey Tour they are calling for an homage to Kiwi food, something that speaks tradition, or rather, something that stands for the identity of New Zealand cuisine. I’ve always liked a good boil-up in spite of always knowing that it wasn’t the perfect meal, and that too many of [...]

A huge thank you to the people in white jackets that helped out last night. Putting everything together wouldn’t have been possible, and making the evening enjoyable for the guests… well that just wouldn’t have happened. Couldn’t have asked for more.

Tonight (or rather, last night) the tasting menu was held with a few friends and family serving as guests, guinea pigs, and most importantly, critics. The dinner consisted of 7 courses, there were a few extras planned, however these did not eventuate with 2 “staff” not showing up. Below are some pics of the first [...]

Details confirmed for the dinner that will be hosted by Suburbia. It will be a 7 course meal with a few extra surprises in there. The cost is $65, there will be drinks available however they will be at an additional cost. I’ve set up all the details on a Facebook event. But you can [...]

It came, and it went, although not nearly as fast as my saying that might imply. The finals for the Great Waikato Food Challenge were held today at the Food Wine and Jazz Festival at the Hamilton Gardens. The weather was very kind, almost overly benevolent in the abundance of sun that made its way [...]

It’s been underway for the last two weeks but I figured I should finally post up what we are doing for the event. The boss wasn’t 100% happy with the duck dish we had on the menu as of the end of last year so the decision to use the duck was fairly logical especially [...]

I’ve uploaded all my pics to a flickr gallery which you can see here. Some great stuff on show and very interesting techniques being displayed.

In perhaps the longest html enabled email I have ever received the happenings of the NZ Culinary Fare and Hospitality Trade Show has been expounded. The event starts on a Chef friendly Sunday and runs through to Tuesday. I’ll be heading up on Monday and will take some pictures of what ever takes my fancy. [...]