South gets a tasty new cookbook
Despite releasing seven cookbooks in seven years, inspiration is never far away for celebrity chef Nadia Lim.
In the south to promote her latest book, Let’s Eat, Lim said she thought of new food ideas every day.
Brandishing her smart phone, she displayed a multi-page list of recipe ideas that represented ‘‘only a few weeks worth of recipes.’’
‘‘New ideas come when you are travelling, eating out, or out with friends, you find inspiration everywhere.’’
Punters were able to rub shoulders with the former MasterChef champion at a book signing at Paper Plus in Winton, with plenty of time for a chat and a photograph.
At the recommendation of the locals, Lim promised to sample one of the local bakery’s famous cream buns before she left town.
Lim was also looking forward to a sold out Invercargill book launch at the Ascot Park Hotel.
Attendees could expect food tastings from the new book, a Q&A and book signing, with proceeds benefiting Hospice Southland.
Lim has close ties with the south, with her husband Carlos Bagrie hailing from Dacre, and having studied at Otago University for five years.
They still have a house in the south, with the obligatory mai mai attached, which Lim notes is ‘‘more of a mini house’’.
Duck shooting was a popular family pastime, with Lim noting that a sister-inlaw’s wedding date had to be moved to avoid a clash with opening weekend.
Lim and Bagrie were among the founders of food delivery company My Food Bag, which is now available in Invercargill and Queenstown.
The latest innovation in My Food Bag was the swap to suit programme, which allows customers to swap out several meals for more favoured options.
The new option was the direct result of customer feedback.
Lim also said the company always investigating what new graphic areas it could cover.
‘‘We want to be everywhere in New Zealand.’’
She said it was hard to pick a favourite recipe from the new book but said the asparagus, kumara, walnut and parmesan salad would be a perfect dish for the current spring weather. was geo-