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a local beer/butter broth, served with oysters,
vegetables and wakame.
Other competing chefs were Luke Reilly of
Luke’s Kitchen in Kuaotunu and the team of
Chef Andy Corles and Karlos Matchett from
Castle Rock Café in Whangapoua.
Part two of the cooking competition was
between teams of student chefs. Winning
dish here was Toasty Stuffed Mushrooms by
the team of “Ike, Anna and Albey”. Judge
Andy Corles thought so much of this tasty
winner, he added it to his café’s menu! (See
recipe left.)
The real ‘winners’ were two local organisations:
Westpac Rescue Helicopter (receiving $12,000)
and Kuaotunu Search and Rescue ($3000).
Photos by Felicity Jean Photography • www.fleaphotos.co.nz/index
In addition they can use other locally grown/
produced items from the open ‘pantry’. They
then get 20 minutes to prepare their dish.
Scott Corbett, Master Chef at The Dunes, took
home the honours. He prepared the kingfish
two ways: half the fish was grilled, half was
served as shashimi. Mussels were steamed in
Winner Scott Corbett of The Dunes Restaurant prepares
veggies to accompany his winning grilled kingfish dish. Luke
Reilly, (standing, blue shirt) works on his entry, while Andy
Corles keeps an eye on Karlos at the BBQ. All ingredients
from seafood to local produce are locally sourced, thanks to
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Andy Corles and Karlos
Matchett discuss
contents of the Mystery
Box: local green lip
mussels, oysters and
king fish.
Proud to receive their newest NZ
coffee awards are (l to r) Carma Adam,
Martin Smith and owners Nedilka
Radojkovich and Mark Tugendhaft
(seated). Behind them is their
Kuaotunu office and roasting shed
where they ‘fresh roast’ to order.
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Scott’s yummy
winning dish.
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