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An evening with Giovanni and Alessandro at Wakatipu Grill
Date: 20 Jan 2012Two of Australia’s leading chefs and restaurateurs are presenting a special dining experience in Queenstown’s Wakatipu Grill. Hilton Queenstown’s signature restaurant Wakatipu Grill is proud to welcome Sydney based celebrity chefs Giovanni Pilu of Pilu at Freshwater and Alessandro Pavoni of Ormeggio at the Spit and Spiedo as they work alongside Wakatipu Grill’s own Peter Thornley to create an exquisite menu for one very special evening. The trio of ... more
New Years honours list includes some famous foodies
Date: 1 Jan 2012Former restauranteur, television chef and author, Father Des Britten was made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community, after stepping down from the Wellington City Mission's top role in July after 18 years' service. Sir Des was previously the Anglican vicar of St Barnabas Church in Roseneath, and before that ran the renowned Wellington restaurant The Coachman for 28 years. A passionate chef, he hosted two television cookery shows in the ... more
New Zealand ‘ideally positioned’ for food science leadership role
Date: 21 Dec 2011Lincoln University appoints it’s first Professor of Food Science New Zealand is uniquely positioned to show the world the economic and lifestyle benefits of a nutritional pathway to disease prevention and good health, says Lincoln University’s first Professor of Food Science, Charles Brennan who has come to the position from a professorship in Food Chemistry and Nutrition in the United Kingdom. “As a scientifically sophisticated and technologically innovative ... more
Prevar appoints new Chairman, Jim McLean
Date: 20 Dec 2011The Prevar Board of Directors is pleased to announce that they have recently appointed experienced company director Mr Jim McLean (pictured) as the independent Chairman of Prevar Limited. This appointment follows the retirement of David Pilkington from this role. Prevar is the company established to globally commercialize the new apple and pear cultivars breed by renowned fruit science company Plant & Food Research. Mr McLean is the former Board Chairman of HortResearch and led ... more
Top regional chefs for auction on TradeMe - bid for a lunch to remember
Date: 20 Dec 2011Looking for the tastiest Christmas gift this year ? Farmers' Markets New Zealand is pleased to present four of NZ’s most Outstanding Regional Chefs for Auction through Trademe - the perfect gift for 2011. This is your chance to get up close and personal with NZ’s best chefs as they cook, bake, steam, fry, grill, slice, chop, dice, grate, boil, roast, knead, poach and taste local, seasonal, regional food. For more details about these Trademe Auctions ... more
Dollop: two foodies chase sweet success
Date: 19 Dec 2011For most New Zealanders, the next few days will be devoted to last-minute Christmas shopping and finishing up at work. For the two young women behind the Dollop Puddings brand, Christie McCarthy and Julia Crownshaw, this is the biggest week of the year for their Vanilla Bean Custard and they are up to their elbows in it. The two entrepreneurs have only recently gone full-time on their food business, which they launched in May, 2009. They had jobs in the food industry and were working on ... more
Julie Biuso recipe: take advantage of the bumper Avocado season
Date: 14 Dec 2011Enjoy this latest avocado recipe from Julie Biuso as part of the Add An Avocado campaign. Add it to your menu to impress family and friends and take advantage of the biggest bumper season of avocados New Zealand has ever seen. The Add An Avocado campaign aims to raise awareness about the super fruit - its nutritional and health benefits, as well as its versatility in the kitchen. avocados and prawns with lime and tomato salsa Serves 4 Time to prep 25 minutes Time to ... more
New President for Food Writers Guild
Date: 22 Nov 2011Editor and publisher of Food New Zealand, Anne Scott has taken over the role of President of the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers. The NZGFW is the professional body for food journalists and others involved in writing about and presenting and teaching about the specialist area of food and beverages. Anne was elected at the Guild’s recent conference in Nelson. With a degree in Food Technology from Massey University, Anne spent her first 10 working years in the food ... more
Award-winning chef Michael Meredith inspires students at Owairaka District Primary School
Date: 28 Oct 2011Photo, from L-R: Tolo Watts (year 4), Elsie Prins (year 4), Michael Meredith, Denzel Lokeni (year3), Matthew Parr (year 3) Award-winning chef and Garden to Table advocate Michael Meredith spent the morning with students from Owairaka District Primary School preparing for the opening of the school's new Fale Samoa. A key component of the Fale Samoa as a learning centre will be the Garden to Table programme which will teach students the value of growing, harvesting, preparing and sharing ... more
Celebrate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Date: 27 Oct 2011Celebrate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc by Belinda Jackson & Jan Bilton Irvine Holt RRP $20.00 - From the team that brought you Marlborough on the Menu, winner of the 2010 Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Best Wine/Food Guide. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc - first and foremost Marlborough sauvignon blanc - is the international success story that has established this country as a world-class wine producer. Celebrate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc chronicles this phenomenon — ... more
