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]
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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]
The Little Known Foodie Heaven of Hakone
Chef Mark McAllister shares his hit list of must see (and must eat) attractions from the mountainous region of Hakone, Japan. I knew that I would love Japan. It had been at the top of my list of countries I wanted to visit for about ten years. I was just waiting for the right time…[Read more]
A Culinary Adventure in Nelson/Tasman with Next Gen Chef Joelle
We’re nearing the end of the first stage of the Ora King Next Gen Mentoring Programme; Harrison from SkyCity Auckland is the final Next Gen chef to complete a week in the kitchen with a regional mentor. He is currently at Trinity Wharf, Tauranga with Chef Simon Green. Read more about the Next Gen Programme here. Last week…[Read more]
ŌRA KING – WHERE THE MAGIC BEGINS
ŌRA KING – WHERE THE MAGIC BEGINS By Darren Johnson, Executive Chef, MASU by Nic Watt The big day is finally here. After two months of planning and phone conversations with people in London, I organised a guest appearance at Masu of old friend and work colleague Endo Kazutoshi. Endo is a third generation…[Read more]