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See New Zealand's top chefs cooking live

See New Zealand's top chefs cooking live

For demonstrations and seminars from New Zealand's most talented chefs and cooks, head to the Electrolux Cooking Theatre at The Food Show Auckland. MasterChef NZ judges Simon Gault and Ray McVinnie, MasterChef NZ winner Nadia Lim and runner-up Jax Hamilton, Julie Biuso, Julie Le Clerc, Alison and Simon Holst, Lauraine Jacobs, Richard Till, Annabelle White, and many more will be preparing their latest recipes while offering expert tips - and sampling - along the way.

Cooking demonstrations are included in your entry price. However seating is on a first come first serve basis.

Thursday 28 July

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10:30am - 11.15am

Simon Gault
Simon Gault
Take home the '5% magic'

Masterchef NZ judge and world-renowned chef Simon Gault often talks about what he calls the '5% magic' - that little something that lifts a dish from the everyday into the extraordinary. Come and see Simon prepare quick, simple, and delicious recipes designed for dinner parties at home. While demonstrating his recipes Simon will pass on some of his infectious passion for cooking and tips to help you achieve the '5% magic' to make your next dinner party extra special.

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11.30am - 12.15pm

Allyson Gofton
Allyson Gofton
The country calendar cook

For Allyson Gofton's new Country Calendar Cookbook, she travelled New Zealand to discover how rural families cook with what they farm and cultivate. Join Allyson as she presents her favourite stories and recipes, including easy Boston buns from the South Canterbury High Country, an indulgent boysenberry and mascarpone gratin from Masterton, Calder's blue cod and bluff oyster chowder from Southland, and possibly, the easiest, tastiest beef fillet from Rippon Vineyards in Wanaka.

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12.30pm - 1.15pm

Claire Aldous
Claire Aldous
Soup Up Winter

Join Dish Food Editor Claire Aldous and learn how to make delicious, hearty and nutritious soups, perfect for cold winter days. Claire will also make some tempting sides, including a fantastic gluten-free flatbread that can be enjoyed all year round.

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1.30pm - 2.15pm

Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw
The Malaysia Kitchen

Australian Masterchef Adam Liaw is keen to share his intricate knowledge of Malaysian cuisine with Kiwis. Adam will be demonstrating traditional Malaysian dishes infused with inspiration from his upbringing. Adam is the ambassador for the Malaysia Kitchen Programme for NZ.

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2.30pm - 3.15pm

Julie Le Clerc
Julie Le Clerc
Café-style food at home

Delectable baked goodies and colourful, clever dishes full of vibrant flavours - that's what we've all come to love about café food. With an accent on delicious tastes and good company rather than labour-intensive formal dining, café food is smart, stylish and highly achievable in your own kitchen. Julie will demonstrate simple but sensational recipes your friends will love and you will want to cook again and again.

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3.30pm - 4.15pm

Julie Biuso
Julie Biuso
Take 5: stylish, sensational nibbles and what to serve with them

While it's true that most wines taste good with most foods, Julie will show you how to make exceptional matches so drinks and nibbles at your place becomes a memorable occasion. Learn a handful of great recipes, presentation tips and, importantly, how dishes can be prepared in advance and finished off without major drama just before serving. Never again feel the fear, just the thrill, of catering for 5.00pm nibbles and drinks at your place.

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4.30pm - 5.15pm

Terry Lowe
Terry Lowe
Classic Bistro

Terry Lowe, Black Barn’s Head Chef presents a cooking demonstration with tips that have seen the Bistro collect numerous accolades including Cuisine best North Island Winery restaurant 2010 and a Top Fifty finalist 2011. The Black Barn philosophy is the same with their artisan wines that are food friendly, have texture, palate interest, and balance. Tastings will also be available of the new 2010 Hawke’s Bay Pinot Noir.

Friday 29 July

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10:30am - 11.15am

Annabelle White
Annabelle White
The delights of the NZ dinner party - what to serve to impress the boss

Simple food and stylish settings with lashings of advice as to how to ensure your next dinner party is one everyone talks about for years. Bring along your questions and let Annabelle, the Dr Phil of cooking, help you with food and behavioural direction. Fun, laughter, great cuisine and easy banter - the perfect start to great home entertaining.

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11.30am - 12.15pm

Ray McVinnie
Ray McVinnie
The Eclectic Cook. Doing it our way

Ray McVinnie does what all good Kiwi chefs do these days and gathers inspiration from the cuisines of other cultures to cook New Zealand ingredients in the New Zealand kitchen. Ray will show you a no-fuss, three-course celebration meal that epitomises the eclectic nature of modern Kiwi food. A first course salmon and eggplant salad that draws its inspiration from the north of Africa, a main course of pan-fried duck breast with an Italian twist, and a traditional French pudding all illustrate the way Kiwi cooks use the world as their culinary palette to present delicious meals to share with friends and family.

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12.30pm - 1.15pm

Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw
The Malaysia Kitchen

Australian Masterchef Adam Liaw is keen to share his intricate knowledge of Malaysian cuisine with Kiwis. Adam will be demonstrating traditional Malaysian dishes infused with inspiration from his upbringing. Adam is the ambassador for the Malaysia Kitchen Programme for NZ.

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1.30pm - 2.15pm

Lauraine Jacobs
Lauraine Jacobs
Sensational but simple feasting

Lauraine Jacobs loves to entertain and her mantra is: "If food is easy to prepare, it will be easy to eat, and guests will be happy". With that in mind, Lauraine will prepare a stunning but simple three-course meal in 45 minutes that will be easy to replicate at home, including a smoked salmon salad, escalopes of pork, and a surprise dessert. Lauraine is a champion of farmers markets and local artisan food producers and will be using some of the wonderful produce found at the Food Show.

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2.30pm - 3.15pm

Simon Gault
Simon Gault
Take home the '5% magic'

Masterchef NZ judge and world-renowned chef Simon Gault often talks about what he calls the '5% magic' - that little something that lifts a dish from the everyday into the extraordinary. Come and see Simon prepare quick, simple, and delicious recipes designed for dinner parties at home. While demonstrating his recipes Simon will pass on some of his infectious passion for cooking and tips to help you achieve the '5% magic' to make your next dinner party extra special.

Add to Itinerary

3.30pm - 4.15pm

Terry Lowe
Terry Lowe
Classic Bistro

Learn the secrets behind preparing classic bistro food from Terry Lowe, Head Chef of Hawkes Bay's Black Barn Bistro. Terry will demonstrate dishes that are made from delicious simple combinations yet taste complex. You will find these dishes easy to replicate to impress your friends.

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4.30pm - 5.15pm

Nici Wickes
Nici Wickes
Travel using your taste buds

From just one mouthful of food you can be transported to anywhere in the world, according to TV cook and food writer Nici Wickes. This lively and entertaining demonstration sees Nici re-creating some of her favourite recipes from her most recent overseas adventures. Nici promises to show how easy these recipes are to make in your own kitchen and will give a sneak peak into the recipes featured in the new, upcoming TV series of 'World Kitchen'. Think steaming bowls of laksa, handmade flatbreads and more.

Saturday 30 July

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10:30am - 11.15am

Simon Gault
Simon Gault
Take home the '5% magic'

Masterchef NZ judge and world-renowned chef Simon Gault often talks about what he calls the '5% magic' - that little something that lifts a dish from the everyday into the extraordinary. Come and see Simon prepare quick, simple, and delicious recipes designed for dinner parties at home. While demonstrating his recipes Simon will pass on some of his infectious passion for cooking and tips to help you achieve the '5% magic' to make your next dinner party extra special.

Add to Itinerary

11.30am - 12.15pm

Richard Till
Richard Till
How to put more method into your everyday madness

Richard Till reckons about 99% of meals are made after a long day at work while the children are fighting and without one of the key ingredients that you thought you had in the fridge. Experience and understanding of method will increase your ability to change recipes on the fly. Richard Till will make two quick and simple dishes while demonstrating key techniques that lift each dish from being a nice combination of ingredients to sublime dining. Both dishes are infinitely customisable, so the lessons learned in this demonstration can have you constructing your own signature dish in no time.

Add to Itinerary

12.30pm - 1.15pm

Ray McVinnie
Ray McVinnie
The Eclectic Cook. Doing it our way

Ray McVinnie does what all good Kiwi chefs do these days and gathers inspiration from the cuisines of other cultures to cook New Zealand ingredients in the New Zealand kitchen. Ray will show you a no-fuss, three-course celebration meal that epitomises the eclectic nature of modern Kiwi food. A first course salmon and eggplant salad that draws its inspiration from the north of Africa, a main course of pan-fried duck breast with an Italian twist, and a traditional French pudding all illustrate the way Kiwi cooks use the world as their culinary palette to present delicious meals to share with friends and family.

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1.30pm - 2.15pm

Alison & Simon Holst
Alison & Simon Holst
Food for thought

Alison and Simon Holst like to think they write 'dirty' books! They mean, of course, books that will be taken into the kitchen and get covered in splashes and spatters as a result. Sales of their 34 collaborative titles now exceed 1.7 million copies and Alison is now working on her 100th book, her biography. Their practical and down to earth recipes really strike a chord with everyday Kiwi cooks. They want to show you that cooking good, nutritious family food, using ingredients available from any supermarket, can be fun and needn't mean spending all day slaving over a hot stove.

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2.30pm - 3.15pm

Nadia Lim & Jax Hamilton
Nadia Lim & Jax Hamilton
Sophisticated elegance meets a taste of the Caribbean

While innovative MasterChef winner Nadia creates elegant dishes to impress the most discerning guests, runner-up Jax will be preparing to set your taste buds on fire. Join the two top MasterChefs as they show you how to cook their mouth-watering recipes, including flavourful smoked venison carpaccio with berry balsamic dressing and watercress, delicate salt fish fritters topped with refreshing herb, cucumber and tomato salsa, mouth-watering pan roasted spicy picante marinated pork strips, and a silky chocolate panna cotta with gorgeous plum sorbet.

Add to Itinerary

3.30pm - 4.15pm

Julie Le Clerc
Julie Le Clerc
Café-style food at home

Delectable baked goodies and colourful, clever dishes full of vibrant flavours - that's what we've all come to love about café food. With an accent on delicious tastes and good company rather than labour-intensive formal dining, café food is smart, stylish and highly achievable in your own kitchen. Julie will demonstrate simple but sensational recipes your friends will love and you will want to cook again and again.

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4.30pm - 5.15pm

Brett McGregor
Brett McGregor
Taste of a traveller

New Zealand's first MasterChef winner is all about making South-East Asian and European food accessible and simple for Kiwis to recreate at home. His inspiration stems from the places he travelled where he discovered that traditional, locally produced food from inexpensive eateries could be surprisingly good! For Brett, the way you use meat, seasonal produce and well-tested recipes are key. Brett will share new tastes and flavour combinations including his Miso and ginger broth with shitake mushrooms, noodles, crispy shallots and garlic, his Thai fish sticks on lemongrass stalks, and a delicious pork, prawn & grapefruit salad.

Sunday 31 July

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10:30am - 11.15am

Ray McVinnie
Ray McVinnie
The Eclectic Cook. Doing it our way

Ray McVinnie does what all good Kiwi chefs do these days and gathers inspiration from the cuisines of other cultures to cook New Zealand ingredients in the New Zealand kitchen. Ray will show you a no-fuss, three-course celebration meal that epitomises the eclectic nature of modern Kiwi food. A first course salmon and eggplant salad that draws its inspiration from the north of Africa, a main course of pan-fried duck breast with an Italian twist, and a traditional French pudding all illustrate the way Kiwi cooks use the world as their culinary palette to present delicious meals to share with friends and family.

Add to Itinerary

11.30am - 12.15pm

Richard Till
Richard Till
How to put more method into your everyday madness

Richard Till reckons about 99% of meals are made after a long day at work while the children are fighting and without one of the key ingredients that you thought you had in the fridge. Experience and understanding of method will increase your ability to change recipes on the fly. Richard Till will make two quick and simple dishes while demonstrating key techniques that lift each dish from being a nice combination of ingredients to sublime dining. Both dishes are infinitely customisable, so the lessons learned in this demonstration can have you constructing your own signature dish in no time.

Add to Itinerary

12.30pm - 1.15pm

Annabelle White
Annabelle White
The delights of the NZ dinner party - what to serve to impress the boss

Simple food and stylish settings with lashings of advice as to how to ensure your next dinner party is one everyone talks about for years. Bring along your questions and let Annabelle White, the Dr Phil of cooking, help you with food and behavioural direction. Fun, laughter, great cuisine and easy banter - the perfect start to great home entertaining.

Add to Itinerary

1.30pm - 2.15pm

Alison & Simon Holst
Alison & Simon Holst
Food for thought

Alison and Simon Holst like to think they write 'dirty' books! They mean, of course, books that will be taken into the kitchen and get covered in splashes and spatters as a result. Sales of their 34 collaborative titles now exceed 1.7 million copies and Alison is now working on her 100th book, her biography. Their practical and down to earth recipes really strike a chord with everyday Kiwi cooks. They want to show you that cooking good, nutritious family food, using ingredients available from any supermarket, can be fun and needn't mean spending all day slaving over a hot stove.

Add to Itinerary

2.30pm - 3.15pm

Nadia Lim & Jax Hamilton
Nadia Lim & Jax Hamilton
Sophisticated elegance meets a taste of the Caribbean

While innovative MasterChef winner Nadia creates elegant dishes to impress the most discerning guests, runner-up Jax will be preparing to set your taste buds on fire. Join the two top MasterChefs as they show you how to cook their mouth-watering recipes, including flavourful smoked venison carpaccio with berry balsamic dressing and watercress, delicate salt fish fritters topped with refreshing herb, cucumber and tomato salsa, mouth-watering pan roasted spicy picante marinated pork strips, and a silky chocolate panna cotta with gorgeous plum sorbet.

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3.30pm - 4.15pm

Sophie Gray
Sophie Gray
Eat well, spend less

Frugal foodie, Sophie Gray, believes fabulous food doesn't have to cost a fortune. Sophie's inexpensive recipes are easy enough for everyday cooking, but good enough to serve to guests, optimising ingredients most of us have in our pantries. Sophie will share some of her trademark destitute gourmet tricks and techniques. Her quick yet delicious recipes will show you how to make a little bit of luxurious, lean meat go a long way - meaning you can eat well and spend less.

More details coming
What:

The Food Show Auckland

Where:

ASB Showgrounds
Greenlane
Auckland

When:

28 - 31 July 2011

Time:

10am - 6pm Friday - Saturday
10am - 5pm Sunday

Where can I get tickets?

Tickets for The Food Show Auckland will be available to purchase closer to the show.

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