Late last year, in Australia, I was lucky enough to attend the best dinner ever and I love the shot below because it sums up what made it so incredible: teamwork. This is Quay's Peter Gilmore showing head chefs from Neil Perry's Rockpool and Ben Shewry's Attica how to plate his main course. These iconic chefs and thousands more Aussies worked together to showcase Australia to the world and they blew the world away, through the quality of their produce and the pride in their country. Read more here.
We Kiwis must make the most of what's on offer across the Ditch. I love being able to pop over to Sydney or Melbourne for a shop and a bite to eat but am never disappointed when I take the time to venture further. Next on my list is Western Australia, thanks to Sophie Zolokar who gave us a taste of the region at a marketplace event prior to our dinner.
On her farm within the Southern Forests region, Sophie runs Foragers Field Kitchen and Cooking School and the food she was serving was sensational yet so simple - dehydrated cauliflower was incorporated into lavosh and kale was wrapped around ricotta and served with a wattle seed za'tar. Her crispy kale caesar salad that we are serving for Monday night dinner, will give you a taste of what I mean.
