Our Latest Recipes
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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Crispy skin duck breast and asparagus tempura on soba noodles
Duck – poultry’s red meat – sits along side crispy tempura asparagus and atop soba noodles in an umami laden dashi broth. This Japanese inspired dish brings out the best in all of its ingredients. …
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Some of our past favorites...
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. …
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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Vegetarian Red Miso Ramen
I love the diversity of ramen. There are styles, but few rules. In keeping with that diversity, I wanted to create a vegetarian ramen the equal of its flesh and bone based counterparts. …
Grilled pork belly skewers on mashed potato salad
These sweet and succulent grilled pork belly skewers sit on a mashed potato salad enhanced with umami packed katsuobushi (bonito flakes), roasted garlic, and spring onions. …
Miso roasted eggplant with seaweed quinoa salad and ponzu dressing
This miso roasted eggplant dish evokes childhood memories of exploring a rocky shoreline. The miso and seaweed bring the salty sea notes and an intens umami flavour, nicely balanced by the nutty quinoa. …
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Paua Fritters
Paua is a shellfish that is found in New Zealand. It is a member of the abalone family. Unlike species of abalone found elsewhere, the surface of the paua is black, and it generally has a stronger taste. Like abalone, if not cooked correctly, it can be very tough. This traditional…
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…
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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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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. …
Black bean, black rice, and black garlic tortillas
This dish invokes some mystery for me. Black beans, black rice, and black garlic provide a dark backdrop to colour and light of the red peppers and fresh mozzarella. …
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. …
Black quinoa and pesto with roasted vegetables
Earthy colors and flavours dominate this dish. The black quinoa and basil pesto form a mossy earth base for the autumn colored roast vegetables, sautéed mushrooms, and pine nuts. …
Herb crumbed fillet on grilled parmesan polenta. Strawberry relish.
There is a journey here, from the sweet and sour strawberry relish, to the umami packed herb crumbed fillet, and landing on the crispy yet creamy polenta base. …
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Pumpernickel topped with asparagus, citrus cured salmon, and quail eggs
Pumpernickel bread is a dark sourdough whole rye bread which is delightfully moist and nutty. Paired with the citrus cured salmon, asparagus in white wine sauce, and the quail eggs, we get complex yet complimentary layers of flavours. …
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Crispy roast pork belly, tempura mussels, cucumber, kimchi consommé
While there is a bit of a surf’n’turf angle to this dish, there is so much more. The kimchi consommé is something very special. Disguised as a light colored broth, it is so packed with flavour. The Cantonese/Vietnamese style crispy roast pork belly is decadently delicious, and nicely complemented by…
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