Our Latest Recipes
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. …
Crispy smashed potatoes. Mushrooms, pancetta, and wilted spinach. Poached egg.Read More
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. …
Grilled eggplant, spinach, and quail eggs on soba noodlesRead More
Crispy tofu and curry sauce on wild rice
The wild rice was getting past its expiry date. I had corn and tofu in the refrigerator. And a recently purchased tin of Japanese S&B curry powder. That’s how it came together. And it was wonderful. …
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. …
Salmon confit with tomato consommé, zucchini, and charred asparagusRead More
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. …
Crispy skin duck breast and asparagus tempura on soba noodlesRead More
Pickled mushroom salad, polenta chips, romesco, poached duck egg.
There is a diversity of flavours and textures here, yet in a satisfying balance. Crisp, creamy, bright, crunchy. And that is before we get to the duck egg, which has its own delectable complexities. …
Pickled mushroom salad, polenta chips, romesco, poached duck egg.Read More
Sake steamed seafood in red miso soup
This darker style red miso soup has an intensity of flavour very different from those made with the more familiar white miso. Piled on top was seafood steamed in sake and various aromatics. The combination was truly a symphony of flavours. …
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. …
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Some 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. …
Seared scallops on caramelised fennel. Black garlic drizzle.Read More
Black sausage and apple parcels. Ginger garlic dipping sauce.
Call it fusion, call it a mash-up. The classic combination of apple and pork (blood) was encapsulated in a crisp spring roll wrapper, and dipped in a lively asian style dipping sauce that perfectly balanced the rich black sausage. …
Black sausage and apple parcels. Ginger garlic dipping sauce.Read More
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. …
Tempura tofu on smashed cucumber with sesame oil and gingerRead More
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. …
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. …
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. …
Tempura mussels and octopus on pickled daikon. Soy mustard drizzle. Sea grapes.
Plump and juicy New Zealand mussels in a light crispy tempura batter, on a bed of crisp white radish (crisp in both taste and texture). The sea grapes reinforce the seafood theme and add their own “bubblewrap” effect. …
Tempura mussels and octopus on pickled daikon. Soy mustard drizzle. Sea grapes.Read More
Fish and dill spring rolls
The first thing on the menu of a Highway 4 restaurant in Hanoi are the Fish Spring Rolls. So simple, yet so good. I haven’t tried to recreate that dish, but be inspired by it. …
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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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. …
Juicy chicken breast on a carrot salad and white bean pureeRead More
Lamb, marinated and grilled, on a roasted eggplant and garlic puree.
If an animal is going to be sacrificed for our enjoyment, we really need to prepare it in a way honors that life. The marinade, method, and roasted eggplant puree really do accentuate the wonderful and unique qualities of the marinated lamb. …
Lamb, marinated and grilled, on a roasted eggplant and garlic puree.Read More
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. …
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. …
Herb crumbed fillet on grilled parmesan polenta. Strawberry relish.Read More
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. …
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