Chef Nathan Gould is currently the Chef De Cuisine at James Beard Award winning restaurant O YA in Boston, Massachusetts, America, where he is incorporating Japanese cuisine and integrating local foods into the already well established restaurant. Nathan won the Best Ora King Dish North America Award last year and in this exclusive video, he talks…[Read more]
Marc Soper’s 2016 Best Ora King Dish New Zealand
Our 2016 Ora King Awards judges Anna King Shahab and Geoff Scott raved about Marc’s dish and were in agreeance that it was the clear winner of the title of Best Ora King Dish New Zealand. And how lucky was I to spend some time with Marc last weekend at the Taste of Auckland festival where he demonstrated…[Read more]
The ODYSSEY Lunch – The Nelson Club, Nelson
Excellence celebrated! Excellence was truly celebrated this year at the 2016 Ora King Awards, affectionately known as The Ora’s. A stunning lunch was served up at the Nelson Club on a sunny warm Tuesday afternoon on the 11th October. This is the fourth year of The Ōra’s, where the awards recognise the outstanding contribution of…[Read more]
Geoff Scott Ora King Awards Judge 2016
NZ chef entries are now closed for the #OraKingAwards. We have selected our 10 semi finalists and handed the reigns over to our external independent judges. We are excited to have Chef and restaurateur Geoff Scott join Anna King Shahab in tasting and judging the semi finalists. Between Geoff & Anna, they will determine the overall…[Read more]
Ora King Next Generation: Clement Mathon
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]