Plume Restaurant is the ultimate dining destination. Nestled into the idyllic wine country of Matakana, you will find a culinary genius heading up the kitchen – Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chef, BJ Sebastian.
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Congratulations to Nic Kearney from Onslow in Auckland who has claimed the title of 2023 Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef.
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand are delighted to announce the three talented young chefs who have made the cut to compete at the live cook-off to find the 2023 Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef.
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand are on the hunt for another Young Ambassador Chef to join the Beef + Lamb Hall of Fame and become the next emerging culinary rockstar on New Zealand’s food scene.
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The Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chefs were recently offered an invaluable opportunity by ANZCO Foods, to learn more about the journey that beef and lamb takes from the farm to the fork.
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Our Ambassador Chefs created some menu inspiration after taking up an opportunity with ANZCO Foods to visit a farm, processing plant and cook a signature dish using beef and lamb.
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Something close to chef Lyall Minhinnick’s heart at the moment is mentoring rangatahi from his local community. Having returned to his old stomping ground in Waiuku, he is making use of his skill and knowledge a a chef to inspire the younger generation.
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Wellington was the location of a night of meaty proportions when chef MacLean Fraser invited Platinum Ambassador Chef, Rex Morgan back to Wellington for a one-off menu served at Artisan at Bolton Hotel.
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Looking for some winter menu inspiration, then check out what our Ambassador Chefs have on their menu.
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Check out all the latest news in our Winter 2022 edition of From The Kitchen.
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There was a bit of a buzz around the small Southland town of Te Anau recently with chef Cameron Davies kicking off the Beef + Lamb Ambassador Series at his restaurant The Fat Duck.
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As Matariki celebrations kick off around the country we brought two chefs together to chat about Matariki and cook some delicious kai using traditional ingredients and cooking methods.
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In 2022, to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the first shipment of lamb arriving in the UK, three of the Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chefs stepped out of their kitchens and into Central Otago for National Lamb Day in May.
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Ahead of National Lamb Day in 2022, we invited Platinum Ambassador Chef, Kate Fay into the Beef + Lamb kitchen to cook up a feast using lamb ribs.
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In 2022, to commemorate the 140th anniversary of New Zealand lamb, we spoke to Platinum Ambassador Chef , Darren Wright, on his journey as a chef and cooking with New Zealand lamb.
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To celebrate National Lamb Day in 2022, Cameron Davies shared the story of his braised lamb shoulder, local artisan Lumsden lamb bacon, pommes purée, parsnip purée, creamed local kale, and a green peppercorn sauce.
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To celebrate National Lamb Day in 2022, MacLean Fraser shared the story of his grilled lamb loin, duck fat potato, baby carrots three ways (salt-baked whole, puréed, pickled) peas (in pods, sprouts, and foam), layered slices of potato, and crisp bacon.
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To celebrate National Lamb Day in 2022, Andrew May shared the story of his Lumina lamb cutlets with pressed lamb neck terrine, topped with curried granola, courgette & basil purée, green tomato chutney, pickled baby beetroot, served with a split rosemary & lamb glaze.
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To celebrate National Lamb Day in 2022, BJ Sebastian shared the story of his Hawkes Bay Lamb loin, lamb belly and potato roulade, piko piko, lamb sweetbread, elderberry, burnt zucchini, pickled green walnut, and lamb garum.
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For 26 years, Beef + Lamb New Zealand have been recognising and rewarding a wealth of talented chefs and building a ’Hall of Fame’ who’s who of culinary rock stars including the likes of Phil Clark, Peter Gordon, Kate Fay and Rex Morgan to name just a few. And now it is time to reveal four new talented chefs who will join the Beef + Lamb family for the next two years, as Ambassadors.
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