Chefs' Recipes & Videos

Click on a chef's name to access their recipe & watch the video on how to make each dish. Keep coming back as we update chef's pages with their recipes & videos as they become available!

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Chris Fortune  - Marlborough & Nelson Chef
Gnocchi with Shallot & Garlic Salsa (Marlborough)
Chorizo, apple & salsify salad (Nelson)
Potato Rosti with Shaved Fennel and Halloumi cheese, New Seasons Asparagus with Market Sauces and Dukkah (Wanganui)


Chris Scott - Hamilton Chef
Shoulder of pork with a spring salad and whipped potatoes
Risotto Prima Vera


Colin Ashton - Bay of Islands Chef
Organic ricotta & beetroot gnocchi with a herb pesto cream

David Schofield - Grey Lynn Chef

Emily Cross - Ohoka Chef
Warm potato salad

Gary Huggins - Ohoka Chef
Hot smoked salmon over mash

Hester Guy - Feilding Chef
Salad of smoked chicken with apple, celery and tamarillo vinegar glaze
Roasted asparagus served with lardons of crisp bacon and garnished with quail eggs
Pan fried snappers served over lettuce, garnished with lemon & dill, finished with lime & chilli dressing
Sauteed breast of chicken serven on a bed of roasted parsnips, broccoli with chilli and capsicum glaze
Stir fried venison (or ostrich) with sauteed leeks and watercress served over pasta


James Glucksman - Oamaru Chef
Oven baked foil fish parcels

Jan Bilton - Nelson Chef
Dukkah-crusted fish

Jonny Schwass - Christchurch Chef
Pig meatballs in tomato lemon sauce & platter of spring

Julie Biuso - Parnell Chef
Hot and sour pork salad
Asparagus, mint & bacon wraps


Marc Soper - Wairarapa Chef
Pan fried Wairarapa Suffolk lamb with farm fresh sheep’s milk and free range egg spätzli, new season asparagus with sheep’s milk blue cheese and pinot syrup
Kingsmeade Sheep’s milk blue cheese and organic kale wanton, new season asparagus and smoked garlic with fennel and organic apple salad and fresh lemon dressing


Marcel Rood - Marlborough Chef
Leek and Homemade Mustard Gratin

Matt Allan - Marlborough Chef
Bacon and Leek Risotto

Rolf Simons - Bay of Islands Chef
Free range pork dumplings with sweet & sour cucumber salad, and fresh coriander, chilli and tamarind sauce
Brioche en croute with sauteed exotic mushrooms

Stephen Barry  - Tauranga Chef
Pasta in smoked tomato sauce with fresh basil.
Seared dukkah crusted beef on crostini.
Fresh asparagus with a macadamia orange vinaigrette.
Sauteed spring vegetables.
Honeyed apple & macadamia crumble.


Tony Smith - Methven Chef
Market spring salads & Market Provençe style sauté