Wednesday, 22 May 2013 The Essential Guide to Auckland
I have had a real epiphany and it involves a revolution in my life were I now drink buckets of tea. I know it may sound strange but when I recently entered the Dilmah Real High tea competition with Auckland’s Waitakere estate and www.chefkevinblakeman.com I didn’t realise what was about to happen to me.
It was a three week turn-around from me treating tea as tea bag in, tea bag out, 2 sugars, milk and don’t even put anything other than English Breakfast tea near my cup to adjusting to “which flavour will I have” fruit, green, black and making sure I brew for the correct amount of time.
I have now tried every single Dilmah tea and there are some really special and unique teas. For example the Italian …
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It's not often that I get to try a cuisine that I haven't had in a restaurant before. Even though New Zealand's Pacific Island community is large, I can't say that I've eaten much Pacific cuisine at all.
Q Restaurant …
I've got a question for you today. So you're a foodie and enjoy cooking, but would you want to be a chef?
I know that I could never be a chef - a cafe owner maybe, but not a chef in a big restaurant. I don't think that I have the right stuff. So when I hear about people like our own Peter Gordon, who have a portfolio of successful restaurants around the world, I'm duly impressed.Peter's Auckland fine-dining restaurant, …
I've always wondered what it would be like to be on a show like MasterChef. While I'm not brave enough to go on a show like that myself, I am quite happy to talk to people who have!
I had a chat with Christine Hobbs, former MasterChef contestant. Christine was the first of the top 12 contestants to be eliminated from the competition, for making a chicken and raspberry tartin with uncooked pastry. Even though she left the competition early, she has a clear vision for her future in the food industry. Good luck Christine!
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