SID SAHRAWAT – CASSIA
His father wanted him to join the army, but as a fourteen-year-old, Sid Sahrawat had already made up his mind. “I loved food and…
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PAUL MCDOUGALL – FLEUR’S PLACE
Paul McDougall of Fleur’s Place, in the small Otago settlement of Moeraki, is a traditionalist. “I’m not interested in new trends,” he explains. “I…
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DARIUSH LOLAIY
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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SHAUN MARTIN
Shaun Martin has been at Table @ Nice Hotel for ten years, and as Head Chef for five of these. Before the move to…
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DANIEL HILL, HEAD CHEF, PITCHES CAFÉ AND RESTAURANT, OPHIR
Australian born chef Daniel Hill is based in Central Otago where he joined Pitches Café and Restaurant as head chef in 2014. Twenty years…
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MARIO RODRIGUES, HEAD CHEF, BISTRO GENTIL, WANAKA
Chef Mario Rodrigues has travelled the world and enjoyed a very interesting career to date. Having trained in Cape Town, when Rodrigues qualified, he…
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GREG PINER, GROUP CHEF, VAULT 21, DUNEDIN
Greg Piner has an impressive career history as a chef and has worked for many leading restaurants around New Zealand including Blanket Bay, Hotel…
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AARON BALLANTYNE, HEAD CHEF AND PARNTER, HOPGOOD’S RESTAURANT, NELSON
Chef Aaron Ballantyne started working in kitchens at the age of 15, washing dishes after school, which lead him to fall in love with…
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GEOFF NGAN, HEAD CHEF, SHED 5 RESTAURANT AND BAR, WELLINGTON
Having started out as a commis chef at Shed 5 in 1997 under the original owners, Geoff Ngan then travelled the world extensively, cooking…
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PAUL LIMACHER, CHEF DE CUISINE CHAMELEON RESTAURANT, INTERCONTINENTAL WELLINGTON
Chef Paul Limacher has collected a range of awards for his cuisine abilities during a career that has seen him leading several top Wellington…
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ANDREW MAY, HEAD CHEF AND OWNER, AMAYJEN – THE RESTAURANT, FEILDING
Originally from Palmerston North, Andrew May has been in the hospitality industry for over 20 years. At the end of 1992, he moved to…
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RICHARD PONDER, SOUS CHEF, SALT ON THE WATERFRONT AT THE WATERFRONT HOTEL, NEW PLYMOUTH
At just 16, Richard Ponder started working in a kitchen in a small restaurant in his local town in the Midlands in the UK…
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