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]
Matt Lambert’s ‘Roasted side of Ora King salmon, Fennel salad with foraged flowers and snow peas, Sauteed kale salad’
As part of the ‘Meals Shared, Memories Shared’ Lunch held at Woollaston at Mahana Estates on 21st October for the ‘Ora King Awards 2014′, Matt Lambert, of NYC’s The Musket Room, created this fantastic ‘Roasted side of Ora King salmon’, recipe below: On the day Lambert used planks from oak wine barrels and roasted the salmon…[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]