Restaurant & Café // June 2015

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June 2015 Vol 8 Issue 6

Meet the Chef

4 News 12 Liquor/Beverage News 16 On Trend 20 SIAL China

Ken O’Connell (see page 18)

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NELSON TO HOST WINE AWARDS

THIS year’s Air New Zealand Wine Awards dinner will be held in Nelson, one of the country’s boutique wine producing regions. Well known for its Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Nelson also has an excellent reputation for aromatics, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer, as well as its own distinctive take on Sauvignon Blanc and some impressive dessert wines. The awards dinner, held late November at Saxton Stadium, will announce the most coveted prize of the competition, the Air New Zealand Champion Wine of the Show Trophy. Entries for the 2015 competition open to NZ wineries on 10 August.

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GOODBUZZ WINS ARTISAN AWARD

NEUDORF CLOSES

THE well-known sheep milk products supplier Neudorf Dairy has closed its doors and been liquidated. The company has been a regular supplier to the food service industry over a number of years, particularly with its distinctive cheese ranges.

TRACY SCOTT MOVES TO HNZ

TRACY Scott is the new National Operations Manager of HospitalityNZ. A well-known Wellington chef, Tracy is secretary of NZChefs Wellington branch, a former HNZ regional manager and more recently an area account manager with Meadow Mushrooms.

TRADE HONOURS

TWO suppliers to our food service industry were honoured in the Queen’s Birthday list this month. Peter Talijancich (Talley), managing director of the Talley’s Group, was knighted for his services to business and philanthropy. Talley and his brother Michael have expanded the fishing company set up by their Yugoslav immigrant father Ivan in 1936 to now include vegetables, dairy and meat divisions. Nick Nobilo received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to the wine industry. Nobilo joined the family business at 17 and sees the honour as a tribute to the Nobilo family whose vineyard was set up in 1944 by his father Nikola.

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BEVERAGE company GoodBuzz Brewing Co has taken out the top prize in this year’s Artisan Emerging Food Producer Awards. Over 25 artisan food producers from around New Zealand entered the bi-annual awards in a bid to win a $10,000 prize that includes a stand at the 2016 Fine Food NZ show in Auckland and an advertising package in SupermarketNews and Restaurant and Café magazines. Award finalists were Bangerritos, Black Garlic Man, and Wangapeka

Family Dairy and Golden Goose Foods Ltd. However Goodbuzz was a standout favourite with the judges. A probiotic beverage, the range is low in caffeine and sugars and contains active enzymes, B vitamins, and dozens of organic acids. With visually appealing bottles and a fantastic selection of flavours, the company has already gathered quite a following and is looking to expand further into both retail and foodservice. Brewing began in July 2014, with their first sale in September. They

SEAGAR OPTS OUT

FORMER television chef and popular cookbook author, Jo Seagar, has again changed her life. After leaving Auckland’s big smoke, she chose a cook school and cafe at Oxford in North Canterbury, but that place is now up for sale as she and husband Ross move on for a lifestyle change. The cooking school, private dining room with a function room is up for sale as a bustling cafe along with its attached B&B accommodation and owner’s apartment. Nice deal for a chef who wants the quieter life.

NZCHEFS NATIONAL SALON THIS July will see some of New Zealand’s most talented chefs put their culinary skills and creativity to the test when they compete for top awards at the NZChef ’s National Salon. The four day event will showcase a variety of cooking competitions for primary, secondary and tertiary students, as well asindustry professionals. The main features being the Nestlé Toque d’Or events,

International Pacific Rib Global Chef, Global Pastry Chef and Hans Bueschkens World Junior Chef competitions. The event will run alongside the Auckland Food Show at the end of July. NZChef ’s Association has also brought back classic hospitality events such as table setting, bed making and waiter races. For more information visit www.nzchefs.org.nz.

are currently stocked in 170 locations around New Zealand and are producing 7,000 bottles per week. To find out more information on these artisanal food producers visit www.restaurantandcafe.co.nz. More information on the GoodBuzz and the finalists can be found on pages 16 and 23.

LEWISHAM AWARD WINNERS

WINNERS of the 14th annual Lewisham Awards were announced at the industry event at Shed 10 on Auckland’s waterfront in early June. Competition this year was tough said Chris Upton, Lewisham Foundation Chair. “Results in many of the categories this year were very tight, especially the Gilmours Outstanding Chef, which was awarded to Michael Meredith, and Restaurant Association of New Zealand Outstanding Sales Representative, awarded this year to James Barber from Mineral Wines, demonstrates our industry is in excellent heart,” said Upton. “The fact there are only two winners from 2014 that have made the honours board this year also reinforces the dynamic nature of the hospitality industry in Auckland the wide selection of quality establishments.” After only opening a few months ago, Parnell’s newest restaurant Woodpecker Hill, took home awards for General Digital Outstanding Maître d’ for Ash Visvanathan and Menumate Outstanding New Venue. For full results visit www.restaurantandcafe.co.nz.


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