JORG PENNEKE – LEFT BANK CAFÉ
Sometimes the calling to become a chef can be simple. Jorg Penneke always loved cooking, growing up he was constantly offering to help his…
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Gerrard O’Keefe – Hectors Restaurant
Cooking is in Gerrard O’Keefe’s blood. Growing up in Auckland, his father was a former Navy chef and was always creating things that caught…
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Adrian Walker – Bistro Lago
Growing up on a farm in Southland has shaped Adrian Walker to become the chef he is today. “In Southland, I developed a passion…
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LAURENT LOUDEAC – HIPPOPOTAMUS, QT MUSEUM WELLINGTON
Laurent Loudeac wanted to be a vet, but that never panned out. “I cooked a lot for my dad, pretty much made him lunch…
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Chetan Pangam – One80°, Wellington
Chetan Pangam, executive chef at One80°, has long since mastered the Beef Wellington and bombe Alaska. However, his favourite dish is, and will always…
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MEET THE CHEF // MARK SOUTHON, O’CONNELL STREET BISTRO
Having had seven months off following a fire at O’Connell Street Bistro, head chef Mark Southon has had time to design the new kitchens,…
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JOHNNY COULTER
Hailing from County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and born on 14 October 1980, Johnny Coulter had a passion for food at an early age. Growing…
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CHRIS PEARCE // QUENCH CHATEAU MARLBOROUGH
For Chris Pearce, becoming a chef enabled him to give an expression of himself to others through food. Now at Quench Restaurant and Wine…
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