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Giraffe, celebrity chef Simon Gault’s latest venture in the corner of the Viaduct Harbour, wasn’t always going to be called Giraffe. “I had my…

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Anton Leyland’s first ‘food crush’ was the humble kumara. “When I was young we had Sunday family dinners at my nana’s house,” he told…

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Marc Weir doesn’t tolerate bullying in his kitchen, nor does he tolerate cowboys. “Working in the kitchen its one of my biggest pleasures to…

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The township of Clyde (population just over 1000) is small but, if Chilean-born chef Paulina Corvalan has anything to do with it, it will…

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John Pickens just wanted to learn how to cook. “It wasn’t until I was at culinary school that things got set in motion,” he…

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Ask Stuart Rogan whatever you want, but don’t ask him if he has a favourite dish. “It’s just such a clichéd question,” he told…

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As a Chinese Māori chef, multiculturalism has always played a big part in Sean Kereama’s cooking. “I have always cooked from when I was…

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With two chef parents, Dariush Lolaiy had little choice to become a chef, but he’s certainly shown the same love of food and quality…

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Josh Dodd originally wanted to be a pilot – “But then we sold all our planes so there didn’t seem to be much point.”…

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Chris Moore is something of an accidental chef, after getting involved with the kitchen of his boarding hostel while at high school and never…

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Mike Shatura, head chef at The Grounds in Auckland, has always loved cooking and eating. “Only now I’ve realised how happy high-end cooking makes…

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At just 25, Janet Gray was given the chance to run her own kitchen. Already an intimidating prospect, it was made all the more…