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ALFA ONE – Freshness guaranteed!

ALFA ONE  – Freshness guaranteed!

Olive Oil is something we all use when cooking, and although we all buy it, many may not be aware of the importance of freshness for taste, many varieties lose this freshness and taste with travel and...

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MIXING THINGS UP – my new favourite thing

MIXING THINGS UP – my new favourite thing

As you now know, I am currently training for the Queenstown Marathon and as part of my training schedule I have been getting right into my smoothies! There is a huge range of blenders out there but ...

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Heading to LA? My top 5 restaurant picks

Heading to LA? My top 5 restaurant picks

I love LA, the food, the lifestyle, the people – it’s all great. If you are heading there for a good time, which I am sure you will be, here are my top 5 places to eat GJELINA – VE...

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KNIVES AT DAWN – my new favourite thing

What’s a chef without his knives?! These days I am slicing and dicing with my MISONO UX10. It literally brings a smile to my face. MISONO have a winning formula of combining their old tradition...

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CATCH ME ON ANZ GOLF WORLD – WATCH HERE…

CATCH ME ON ANZ GOLF WORLD – WATCH HERE…

I had an incredible couple of days with Christian Cullen playing Golf at Millbrook and Jack’s Point as well as racing BMWs in the snow and of course dining at Rata – check it out here. ...

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JOIN US AT MADAM WOO TO LAUNCH THE WOO BREW

JOIN US AT MADAM WOO TO LAUNCH THE WOO BREW

Award winning craft brewery Hallertau has brewed a unique ‘Woo Brew’ just for Madam Woo, my Malaysian restaurant in Queenstown. Designed to complement Madam Woo’s vibrant fresh fla...

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MARATHON TRAINING – WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS!?

 MARATHON TRAINING – WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS!?

I am not entirely sure how it happened, but on November 22nd, I will be running the Air New Zealand Queenstown International Marathon with hundreds of other runners/mad people.  After training ...

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Nespresso inspired dinner at Auckland’s Mollies

Nespresso inspired dinner at Auckland’s Mollies

Coffee is a big part of my life and at home my wife Helen and I enjoy Nespresso. I was therefore really excited to be part of a Nespresso dinner recently where I created a menu infused with some of my...

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Riedel Glassware

Riedel Glassware

At Riedel, content commands shape. Perfectly designed glassware enhances the aroma and the flavour of all aromatic beverages and based on this principal, Riedel introduced the concept of grape-specifi...

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Lifestyle Appliances

Lifestyle Appliances

Lifestyle Appliances is a specialist luxury kitchen showroom, which is part of the Noel Leeming network and as the national ambassador I was proud to open the first South Island store and fourth store...

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