Tag: Hamilton chef
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Souperb Sundays at Palate Raise $7k
Words Vicki Ravlich-Horan For five Sundays in August the Palate Soup Kitchen opened its doors. Each week two local chefs took their turn in the kitchen to create a souperb dish. Just $25 a bowl the public lined up to support this initiative supported by the kind sponsorship from Sky City Hamilton. With the generous…
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Chef du Jour
words Denise Irvine It’s not often you see chef Mat McLean as a guest in his own restaurant, Palate, all dressed up and taking a seat at a table rather than being on the tools in the kitchen. But there he was, socialising out front last Sunday night while others were running the engine room,…
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Denise Irvine says yes to Trust the Chef at Thyme Square
I’ve always liked the notion of a “trust the chef” dinner, those occasions when you put the menu aside at a restaurant and say to staff, “please just cook us something that you know we’ll love”. And you’ve got no idea what will happen next. Thyme Square in Hamilton East takes this to the next…
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On My Plate – April
Denise Irvine finds plenty to love at Palate Mark 111 Chefs often talk about a “twist on a classic” as they reinvent a time-honoured dish. You could say the same thing about the reinvented Palate Restaurant, now relocated from Hamilton’s Alma St to SkyCity in the heart of the CBD. There is so much that…
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Palate 3.0
Palate Restaurant has taken the pole position in Hamilton’s CBD, slap-bang on Victoria St, at the entrance to SkyCity Hamilton. The third incarnation of the award-winning eatery which first opened in the city’s south-end in 2005 by owner-chef Mat Mclean, promises to set Hamilton’s culinary scene alight. Synonymous for putting Hamilton on the culinary map…
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The Wrap – Aug
Congratulations to Palate and Alpino who this week both picked up a hat at the 2023 Cuisine Good Food Awards. Hayes Common, Mr Pickles and The Shack were also recognised as great spots to try. We couldn’t agree more but believe there are a number of other fine places in our region worth some accolades. …
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Beyond the Pass – Cody Nicholson
Denise Irvine grills some local chefs about their work and their love of hospitality. Cody Nicholson About: I’m head chef at Gothenburg Restaurant in Hamilton. I’ve been at Gothenburg since 2014, working first under head chef Kylie Pettersen. I met Kylie when we were both at Zinc in Queenwood, cooking with owner Chris Scott. I’d…
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Beyond The Pass – Lani Lemaua
Denise Irvine chats to Lani Lemaua About: I run Sage Kitchen at Craft, on Hood St, Hamilton. Craft bar is part of the Gothenburg stable. At Sage, we’ve created our own little pocket, we do everything from scratch, and there is just me and one other staff member. We’re coming up for our third birthday…
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