Louisiana food writer Poppy Tooker reflects on her time judging the North America Best Dish for the ‘Inspired by Art’ Ōra King Awards. My two week judging assignment took me from coast to coast and revealed some of North America’s greatest young talent. All thirty-somethings – Mia Li, Yael Peet and Jonathan Granada are chefs to…[Read more]
Travis Swikard is Inspired by Beethoven
For the sixth annual Ōra King Awards, we wanted to challenge chefs to take their creativity to the next level. The challenge was set to take a piece of art, across any medium, and interpret this on the plate with Ōra King salmon of course, as the hero. To communicate this theme to chefs across…[Read more]
Travis Swikard’s Japanese – Mediterranean Influence
Travis Swikard is Executive Chef at Boulud Sud in New York City. He was awarded the Best Dish North America winner at the 2017 Ōra King Awards. Watch Travis describe his dish, and read about his inspiration below. Japanese Whisper I called my entry “Japanese Whisper” because everything about the dish looks like a beautiful,…[Read more]
NextGen Chef Adrian Soriano Learns from Michael Meredith
NextGen chef Adrian Soriano’s learns from Michael Meredith 2017 NextGen Chef Adrian Soriano writes about this mentoring experience with Michael Meredith from Merediths. Day 1 The first day I arrived at Merediths it was around 4pm. The first day was all about getting familiar with the kitchen and the menu but I was quickly put…[Read more]
NextGen Chef Ryan Prouting Goes Foraging at Wharekauhau
2017 Next Gen Ryan Prouting from Chillingworth Road writes about his week with Mentor Marc Soper of Wharekauhau Country Estate. My week at Wharekauhau was one of the best experiences I have ever done. Ora King was the hero of the whole trip: organising, funding and creating a time to remember. They sent me to…[Read more]