Chef Monisha Bharadwaj is a culinary genius known for simple, authentic Indian cuisine and is also the founder of cookery school Cooking With Monisha.
It’s good to see the upward trend of sustainable cooking and food sourcing becoming a feature among new restaurants.
Verve catches up with some cool Kiwi chefs to talk about the festive season with Pierre-Allain Fenoux, Adel Jener and June Street.
I was a little shy as a child,” says food stylist, chef and author Aya Nishimura, “often day-dreaming in my inner world. I guess I haven’t changed much since. I loved reading books, painting and collecting things like beautiful leaves or seashells.
New Zealand born Brian Park started his career as a 16-year-old kitchenhand in his father's restaurant. Based in Botany Downs, the traditional Korean restaurant exposed Brian to the finer arts of the cuisine he's known since childhood – as well as a "typical chef's" heated nature.