by Downing Designer | Jun 3, 2021 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Kevin Hopgood, New Zealand
Kevin Hopgood Follow Hopgood’s Restaurant or, as everyone calls it, ‘Hopgood’s’ is a restaurant you can rely on to deliver great quality food and service every time, something that is very difficult to do in any business let alone a hospitality business. Food is...
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, Amabassadors, Ambassadors Region, Ambassadors Year, Australia, Jiwon Do
Jiwon Do Follow Having recently relocated to Sydney to take up the position of Executive Chef at Ovolo Woolloomooloo, Jiwon Do was the Executive Chef of Hippopotamus Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, QT Wellington’s award-winning signature French fine dining restaurant, as...
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...
