Inside the Kiwi’s Best Kitchen

KIWI’S BEST KITCHEN features exclusive New Zealand food and beverage exhibitors and demonstrations from top Kiwi celebrity chefs. There’s also plenty of appetising edibles to tempt your taste buds, predominantly derived from New Zealand primary production, including artisan cheeses, meats, preserves and produce, wines, spirits and liqueurs, and scrumptious snacks and treats. Gourmet kitchen accessories and appliances will also be showcased in this one-stop gourmet shop.

Wednesday:

Brett Mcgregor NZ’S first-ever Masterchef winner has just finished his latesttv series Taste of a Traveller. Brett’s passion for sharing global culinary styles, ingredients and techniques will be a key feature of his on-stage cooking demonstrations. Watch it: www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/ taste-of-a-traveller

Thursday:

Mark Southon Michelin restaurant-trained, Uk-born Mark Southon is the resident chef of TV’S The Café and renowned for his love of wild foods, seafood and quality ingredients. Mark will be giving three on-stage demonstrations.

Friday:

Michael Van de Elzen The renowned New Zealand Hospitality Hall of Fame inductee and television personality is popular for his inventive twists on favourite food truck fare, and is respected as an award-winning restaurateur and successful cookbook author.

Saturday:

Karena and Kasey Bird Double the culinary pleasure with the famed sisters of Maketu and 2014 Masterchef winners. The pair have published two successful cookbooks and hosted their own popular TV show,