Welcome to our blog where you can keep up to date with the news and views for anyone with an interest in the beef and lamb foodservice space. Keep an eye out for contributions from kiwi chefs who are telling the paddock to plate story through their cooking and helping to shape New Zealand’s food story.
It was a tasty 24 hours in Palmeston North recently when we jetted off to attend Andrew May’s Ambassador Series Dinner at Amayjen. Alongside him in the kitchen were fellow Ambassadors, Mat McLean and Nic Kearney. Read on to find out how the night unfolded.
Read MoreChef BJ Sebastian says that creativity is about finding a new flavour and a new ingredient and working out how to incorporate it into a dish. Primarily he looks to use the ancient craft of fermentation to do this and after years of trial and error he has mastered the process. Find out more about ferments and garums and how it can add a depth of flavour to your menu.
Read MoreAMBASSADOR SERIES DINNER: PHIL’S KITCHEN, AUCKLAND
It’s not often you get two Ambassador chefs in the kitchen together, but for National Lamb Day this year we were lucky to have a collaboration at Phil’s Kitchen in Auckland. The legendary, Phil Clark teamed up with a legend in the making - newly crowned Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chef, Sam Heaven and the result was a sumptuous 5 course feast of epic proportions.
Read MoreThe Hawkes Bay greeted us with a cloudless blue sky and the brilliant sunshine that it is well known for. As we pulled off the main road and drove up the treelined driveway to Mangapapa Hotel, there was an immediate sense of serenity, of slowing down and stepping back in time.
Read MoreAfter landing in Christchurch it was a beautiful drive through North Canterbury to the small alpine village of Hanmer Springs for the last Ambassador Series Dinner of the year. This was a collaboration between head chef, Scott Buckler and Scott Kennedy…
Read MoreChef Andrew May and his wife Jenni have established a wonderful reputation in the heart of rural New Zealand as a top destination for an outstanding dining experience. With many awards under their belt, Andrew reached the pinnacle of his career…
Read MoreOne of the highlights of my time as Foodservice Manager at Beef + Lamb New Zealand has been discovering amazing chefs who are quietly working hard in small town New Zealand bringing international flavours and innovative beef and lamb dishes to their customers…
Read MoreThe first Ambassador Chef Collaboration Series kicked off last week at Table Restaurant in New Plymouth. Second time Ambassador Chef, Freddie Ponder teamed up with Mat Mclean from Palate Restaurant in Hamilton…
Read MoreFollowing some outstanding Beef and Lamb Ambassador Series Dinners in 2018, it was the turn of Harry Williams, head chef at Alpha Street Kitchen in Cambridge. He was tasked with the job of wowing his adoring customers with a beef…
Read MoreIt was the final weekend of the Hawke’s Bay Winter F.A.W.C! Series as we headed to Napier to attend one of the sold-out events hosted by Beef and Lamb Ambassador Chef, Damon McGinniss. Damon is Executive Chef at the Art Deco Masonic Hotel…
Read MoreThe highlight of National Lamb Week, was of course, National Lamb Day on May 24th and in the upmarket suburb of Parnell, Auckland there was a lot of lamb prepping going on! Our Ambassador Chef Kate Fay of Cibo Parnell, had been planning…
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