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]
“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]
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]
A Taste of New Zealand in NYC
Recipe for showcasing the best New Zealand fare to savvy New Yorkers: Find a great Kiwi chef – Matt Lambert certainly fits the bill. Location – well it would have to be Matt’s outstanding Michelin star restaurant, The Musket Room in Nolita. Who to invite – hmm… influential New York City food and wine professionals…[Read more]
Flavour of the Month – Matt Lambert
As the newly appointed International Ambassador for Ōra King 2013, we thought it would be good to find out a bit more about Matt Lambert, from The Musket Room in New York City. Matt marries his New Zealand heritage and classic culinary training at The Musket Room, where he is the Executive Chef and owner.…[Read more]