My food memory is a French cookbook which was given to me in my school days by the Lemasson’s, my French exchange family. The cookbook is printed in French and they translated the recipes into English for me. This book represents the inspiration I took from my time in France and also the great respect…[Read more]
Food Memories: Chetan Pangam
My Food memory is called a “Chakli Yantra”, and it goes back to my early childhood days. Festivals were always a great occasion for all the family and friends to come together and celebrate with lot of sweets of course, but savoury snacks were the highlight for me. Quite a few different cooking gadgets were used…[Read more]
“Memories Shared” Series: Shaun Clouston
I have always loved to cook and now I particularly love seeing people enjoy what I create. Sharing with friends is what it is all about. I still remember when I was 4 years old and I would jump out of bed early, make toast with peanut butter and marmite and then proudly take it…[Read more]
“Memories Shared” Series: Matt Lambert
I was born in Waitakere hospital in Auckland and spent most of my childhood in Auckland apart from a few years in Wellington. I set myself the goal of having my own restaurant by the time I was 21 and achieved that when I was 20 when I bought Sun Sierra restaurant. That didn’t work…[Read more]
“Memories Shared” Series: Makoto Tokuyama
I was born and raised in a temple in the countryside of Saga in Kyushu, Japan, and I lived there until I left at the age of 18 to go to University. Because I lived in the country, we would often play outside. We would go fishing, climbing trees, and catching insects. And for our snacks, we pulled the fruits…[Read more]