by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, New Zealand, Phil Clark
Phil Clark Follow At the age of 15, Phil Clark got a summer job as a chef while working on a marine biology scholarship. Years later, Clark happily prepares and expertly cooks the seafood, rather than studies it. Having owned Phil’s Kitchen in Auckland for just under...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Chetan Pangam, New Zealand
Chetan Pangam Follow My mum is my cooking inspiration. Cooking style: modern New Zealand with Indian French influences. A lot of my cooking showcases my Indian heritage currently at One80 Restaurant Copthorne Hotel Oriental Bay, Wellington. I obtained a Bachelor’s...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, New Zealand, Norka Mella Munoz
Norka Mella Munoz Follow Norka Mella Muñoz is a talented chef originally from Santiago, Chile, with a passion for creating delicious dishes that celebrate the fusion of Chilean flavors and New Zealand’s local produce. Growing up in a household where her mother was a...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Greg Piner, New Zealand
Greg Piner Follow Greg Piner has an impressive career history as a chef and has worked for many leading restaurants around New Zealand including Blanket Bay, Hotel Saint Moritz, Millbrook, Mikano, and Millennium Hotel. He trained in Greymouth and over the years has...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Makoto Tokuyama, New Zealand
Makoto Tokuyama Follow It’s difficult for Makoto Tokuyama to pin down one dish that reminds him of growing up in Saga, Japan. Living in a Zen Buddhist temple meant mealtimes were always shared with the extended family and often consisted of seafood wrangled from the...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, New Zealand, Shaun Clouston
Shaun Clouston Follow For Shaun, cooking has been a huge passion of his since he was young. He has always wanted to cook from an early age starting with making a tray of toast and marmalade and taking it on a tray to his mum. For over 25 years, Logan Brown Restaurant...
