Two top chefs cooked their way into people's hearts — and wallets — to help disadvantaged kids at a fundraising dinner last night.
Nic Watt, of central Auckland's Masu restaurant, and Adam D'Sylvia of Coda and Tonka in Melbourne, toiled in the kitchens at the Sky City Events Centre to produce a sumptuous feast to support children's charity Variety. The organisation held a black-tie dinner to support its Kiwi kids sponsorship programme, helping children in need.
Variety community engagement manager Carly Thomson said one-in-four Kiwi kids lived in poverty.
Sponsorship was tailored to a child's needs and provided items like warm clothing, bedding, prescriptions, school stationery and money for going on school camps.
"A lot of people out there want to help these children but don't know how so this is a great way for them to do something," she said.
