Popular TV chef Richard Till drew a crowd in Masterton on Thursday with his Leftover Gourmet cookbook.
Locals gathered in Hedleys Booksellers and were greeted with juice, bubbly and a few dishes from the book before an easygoing Till arrived on scene.
Judy Collard, a Masterton local came along to meet the man from the Countdown ads.
"I enjoy his ads on the TV so we thought we'd come along. I think [the book] is a really good idea.
"Food that's quick to prepare with ingredients you already have in the cupboard,"she said.