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]
Helen Flanagan – Ora King Awards judge, Queensland
The vibrant food culture, sophisticated charm and magnetism of a subtropical paradise, inveigled former Sydney-sider Helen Flanagan’s manic corporate communications’ world two decades ago, and flipped it on its side. The seaside. The Noosaphile and proud Queenslander abides by the motto Live Laugh Laugh, has an instinctive understanding about the joys of travel, the…[Read more]
Anna King Shahab, 2016 Ora King Awards Judge
We’re delighted to have Anna back as an Ora King Awards judge for 2016 so we took the opportunity to get Anna’s thoughts on this year’s competition….. Fill us in on what’s been happening with you since you were a judge for us in 2015 Around the time I was judging last year my first…[Read more]
Flavours of the Sea by Thomas Barta
We love when our esteemed chefs share their Ōra King recipes and give us an insight into the work that has gone into the masterpiece. The recipe below is no exception, Thomas won the award for Best Dish NZ at the 2015 Ōra King Awards with his delightful dish Flavours of the Sea. Judge Lauraine Jacobs,…[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]