The 2015 Ora King awards are less than a week away. Menus are finalised, guest list confirmed and flights are booked, safe to say there is certainly no turning back. This year marks the third annual award celebration and in true Ora King style we have a very special day planned for our guests. We will host over 65…[Read more]
Laurent Loudeac’s Ora King Salmon Sashimi “My Way”, a Champion at the Dilmah Real High Tea Challenge
Laurent Loudeac and Camille Furminieu of the Museum Art Hotel’s Hippopotamus Restaurant in Wellington are the global winners of the Dilmah Real High Tea Challenge 2015. The pair proved they had the the most innovative revolution in high tea with the theme “The Meeting of the Senses” using tea to cater to the senses of sight, smell, taste, touch…[Read more]
The ‘Roots’ of Innovation
The Cuisine NZ Good Food Awards celebrates the best restaurants throughout New Zealand. Restaurants are visited anonymously and judged based on food (flavour, technique, produce, balance), service, wine and wine service, and ambiance. This year’s Restaurant of the Year winner was Roots Restaurant based in Lyttelton, Christchurch. Roots also took out Innovation Award sponsored by Ora King…[Read more]
Voyage to Aotearoa
The Ora King Awards are a special time of year for us. Not only do we witness an array of innovative dishes from some of the best chefs around the world, we also get the opportunity to come together and celebrate. Finalists of the Ora’s are invited from the USA, Australia and NZ to the home of…[Read more]