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]
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]
Salmon Superstars
The annual Ora King awards celebrate the best culinary uses of this fabulous fish. Kiwi chefs who venture overseas may be a loss to our local dining public, but we can all bask in the glory as their success resonates around the world. They become culinary ambassadors for the fine New Zealand ingredients we grow,…[Read more]
Mark Southon’s Steamed Ora King salmon with cucumber gazpacho, dill, miso and pickle
Recipe by Chef Mark Southon, The Foodstore, New Zealand. This recipe featured as second course at the 2014 Ora King Awards Lunch, where Mark Southon (winner of the 2013 award for ‘Best Ora King Ambassador – New Zealand’) was one of five guest chefs cooking at the lunch. This dish is a fantastic light, fresh…[Read more]
Menu Development Day
What a way to spend a gorgeous summer’s day – looking out over the super yachts at the Viaduct in downtown Auckland, whilst trialling new salmon dishes for the menu at The Foodstore. Mark Southon and his Black Jackets (aka Sunil & Jeff) all developed their own salmon creations which were then tasted in a 3…[Read more]