Some of our favourite recipes...
Pork tenderloin with passionfruit and mango salsa. Blackberry balsamic reduction
The tenderness and succulence of pork tenderloin cooked sous vide style is awesome. Paired with a mango-passion fruit salsa and blackberry balsamic reduction, this dish was truly delectable. …
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Duck, roast pumpkin and bean tortilla wrap. XO sauce.
Drawing on some technique from Mexico and some flavours from Hong Kong, these duck tortilla wraps are as bold as they are complex. …
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Soba salad with natto, kimchi, okra, and poached egg
A salad to surprise and challenge your guests. As healthy as it is tasty, you will feel good after eating this soba salad. …
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Udon noodles in a mushroom curry broth
Udon noodles in a curry broth is a typical combination at udon noodle bars. This recipe gives that tasty broth a whole lot more character with the addition of both fresh and dried mushrooms. …
Stromboli with red peppers, pancetta, chorizo, and camembert
If you enjoy pizza, especially making your own, then do yourself a favour and try this red pepper stromboli. Essentially thin crust pizza dough rolled up with some select ingredients and baked. …
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Crispy smashed potatoes. Mushrooms, pancetta, and wilted spinach. Poached egg.
Weekend brunches with family or friends feature heavily in “moments that matter”. A great culinary experience, such as with this crispy smashed potato recipe, really enhances those moments. As does a good coffee, a Champagne, or a Pinot Noir. …
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Corn soup with a paprika drizzle
Based on a French influenced Japanese dish called corn potage (コーンポタージュ), this soup is rich, creamy, and naturally sweet, with a good amount of spice coming from the paprika drizzle. …
Grilled eggplant, spinach, and quail eggs on soba noodles
The luxurious, velvety texture of the grilled eggplant, spinach, and soft boiled quail eggs are a worthy accompaniment for the classic soba noodles and tsuyu broth. …
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Corn and green onion waffles with three dips
Succulent sweet corn and umami packed green onions are encased here in crisp waffles. While delicious on their own, the three dips add their own very distinctive dimensions. …
Bacon and egg pie
Bacon and egg pie is a classic New Zealand comfort food. Every home cook has their own variation. This recreation of how I remember it did not disappoint. …
Bò kho gyoza with bò kho dipping sauce
Reimagining bò kho as a gyoza filling and dipping sauce. Bò kho is a delicious Vietnamese beef curry soup, typically eaten with noodles or bánh mì. …
Salmon confit with tomato consommé, zucchini, and charred asparagus
Melt-in-your-mouth salmon is topped with those explode-in-your-mouth salmon eggs. The clean tasting yet intense tomato consommé is a perfect compliment. Crisp fresh vegetables add some sweet, sour, and bitter notes. …
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“When you get close to the raw materials and taste them at the moment they let go of the soil, you learn to respect them.”
A selection of our past favorites...
Seared scallops on caramelised fennel. Black garlic drizzle.
Caramelised onions are great. Caramelised fennel is even better – the anise flavour coming through amongst that delicious sweetness. A black garlic and balsamic sauce tops the scallop, bringing some balancing sour and umami notes to that sweetness. …
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Sausage roll slice. Mushroom Marmite gravy. Charred zucchini and apple.
An upgrade of the classic, pastry encased, sausage roll. The pastry is still there, but the sausage filling is transformed by the addition of cashew nuts, apricots, ginger, and black pudding. Pork benefits from a fruity counterpoint, provided here by the charred zucchini and apple. And the mushroom Marmite gravy…
Sausage roll slice. Mushroom Marmite gravy. Charred zucchini and apple.Read More
Faux gras and pickled garlic on baguette
“No animals were harmed in the preparation of this pâté” – an appropriate disclaimer for Faux Gras. This mushroom, nuts, and lentil based spread is so delicious and very healthy. Top it with this pickled garlic, or drizzle on some truffle infused honey. …
Kimchi waffles, seared tofu, gochujang drizzle
One of the things that gives Korean cuisine such a distinctive character is fermentation. Two of the primary ingredients in this kimchi waffle dish, the kimchi and the gochujang paste, are the result of fermentation of vegetables, particularly chillis. …
Beetroot and ricotta gnocchi with a brown butter thyme sauce, walnuts and Roquefort
What really sets this dish apart is the way the beetroot and ricotta gnocchi is so perfectly complimented by the Roquefort cheese, walnuts, and brown butter sauce. …
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Lasagna noodle with scallop, pickled seaweed, caviar, carrot, and dashi foam
Something of an ocean theme here. This mini seafood lasagna looked great, and tasted even better. And it did what an appetiser is supposed to do – excite the palate – and appetite – ready for the next course. …
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NZ Mussels steamed in wine and garlic
The large succulent mussels that live around New Zealand’s shores are truly delicious. Steaming the New Zealand mussels in white wine is certainly one of the best ways to prepare them. …
Salmon Miso soup. Carrot, daikon, and zucchini waffles.
Miso, wakame, and roasted red peppers transform the salmon head stock into something divine. Add the flaked salmon, and the carrot and daikon waffles, which act like dumplings, and you have a salmon miso soup as nutritious as it is delicious. …
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Juicy chicken breast on a carrot salad and white bean puree
On a purée of white beans, yogurt, and roast garlic sits a sweet and sour salad of carrots, raisins, and walnuts, and some very succulent slices of chicken breast. Drizzled on top of the chicken is a balsamic honey reduction. …
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Mussels grilled with roast garlic and butter
The mussels are grilled with roast garlic and a little butter. Roasted garlic has a subtle sweet taste that complements the mussels rather than overpowers them. To balance the sweetness, the balsamic vinegar adds a little acidity. …
Onsen Tamago (Poached egg in a soy dashi broth)
Trying to sum up this simple dish in words is difficult, and actually seems pointless. This is simply a flavour explosion, so difficult to describe, and yet so easy to create at home. …
Scallops on a kimchi fritter with sesame mayo
Synchronicity. The three components of this dish, scallops, kimchi fritter, and sesame mayo, complemented each other so well. The combination was so delicious, my guests wanted seconds. I had to remind them it was just the appetizer. …
Seared scallops with roasted garlic sauce on mash spiked with black pudding
An appetiser’s purpose… stimulate your appetite and leave you wanting more. The rich and complex flavours in this dish certainly had people hungry for more. Seared scallops are great any time any where. The black pudding spiked mash – delectable! And the roasted garlic sauce – more please! …
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Scallops wrapped in pancetta on a mushroom risotto
Salty sweet pancetta wrapped scallops are so delicious on their own, but when combined with the umami packed mushroom risotto, this dish exceeded all expectations. …
Tempura tofu on smashed cucumber with sesame oil and ginger
This Asian inspired dish layers creamy tofu encased in crispy tempura batter on top of fresh crunchy cucumber that has been smothered in a zingy ginger and sesame oil dressing. …
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