With the year quickly coming to an end it was important that I start thinking about the future and what direction I want to be travelling to become the chef that I want to be. Two days after the school year finishes I’ll be on a plane heading over to Australia to work in one [...]

The boss has given the go ahead for me to take over the Restaurant for a night, it’s not a night we would normally be open, but that just means there is a little less stress for me. The plan as it stands is to be able to practice a few dishes that I have [...]

The latest issue of Cuisine Magazine features a review of a restaurant I am eagerly awaiting the opportunity to eat at. The new restaurant by Sid Sahrawat (formerly of The Grove) is on the less traditional end of New Zealand’s restaurant scene, it offers both ala carte and a tasting menu that draws on flavour [...]

If there is one thing that I hate, which there isn’t, I hate many many things, but if I were forced to choose only one thing, and it had to be related to food, it would be people that are too scared/self-conscious/prejudiced to try something new. Spawned by the weeks events in which I was [...]

Typically burgers make me feel a little apathetic towards food, poor quality meat, old salads and either a tendency to over complicate things or just the same boring ingredients you’ve already got in the fridge at home. In an attempt to try and find something a little more inspiring I decided to stop by Burger [...]

Farmers markets are a great place to get fresh produce and products from local growers and artisan creators. In and around Hamilton there are a few markets worth a visit, the weekly Hamilton Farmers Market takes place every Sunday from 8am till noon, until this week it was located across the road from the BP [...]

Something that has been drilled into me since I was a child is the fact that New Zealand is a clean green nation, kept free from outside influences, filled to overflowing with fantastic flora and fauna all of the highest quality and ready to be eaten, except for the Kiwi, that would be sacrilege, delicious [...]