Clement Mathon or ‘Clem’, currently lives and works in Queenstown. He is a chef working under Ben Batterbury at True South Dining at The Rees luxury apartments. Clem applied for a place on the inaugural Ora King Next Generation Mentoring Programme earlier this year. Clem’s application intrigued us at Ora King HQ – he’s…[Read more]
Mementos Shared – Mahana
Every chef or foodie holds onto one or two special memento’s that evokes for them a memory related to food, cooking or entertaining – the first good knife they ever owned, a cookbook that led them into a life revolving around cooking, a special bowl passed down through the family. For me it is a…[Read more]
Ora King at the Seaside by Ben Batterbury
Ben Batterbury won the award for Best Ora King Dish NZ in the 2014 competition, so naturally we approached him to ask if he’d like to cook at this year’s Ora King Awards lunch held at Raetihi Lodge in the Marlborough Sounds in October. The brief for the lunch was fairly simple; consider our…[Read more]
Our Origins, Our Future: 2015 Ora King Awards
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]
Ben Batterbury’s Ora King Two Ways
Ben was the NZ winner of our Best Ora King Dish at the 2014 Ora King Awards. As the entries fly in for the 2015 competition it seems only fitting that we feature a beautiful Ora King salmon recipe from Ben….. Ora King Salmon with Picked Radish, Quinoa and Apple Gel Salmon 100g Ora…[Read more]