by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Jiwon Do, New Zealand
Jiwon Do Follow Jiwon Do is the Executive Chef of Hippopotamus Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, QT Wellington’s award-winning signature French fine dining restaurant, as well as Hot Sauce, QT Wellington’s Asian-inspired restaurant and bar. Under Do’s direction,...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, New Zealand, Norka Mella Munoz
Norka Mella Munoz Follow Norka Mella Munoz grew up in Santiago, Chile, where she has fond memories of her mum’s delicious cooking. Rarely dining out at restaurants, they instead spent evenings cooking together as a family. Before moving to New Zealand, Norka worked at...
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, 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...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 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...
by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Chris Will, New Zealand
Chris Will Follow Chris has always had a drive to be a top chef in the culinary world, and has achieved a great amount throughout his career thus far. He worked in Michelin-starred restaurants and San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants, alongside Heston...
