Congratulations to Nic Kearney from Onslow in Auckland who has just been crowned the 2023 Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef.
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The Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chefs were recently offered an invaluable opportunity by ANZCO Foods, to learn more about the journey that beef and lamb takes from the farm to the fork.
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I was delighted to be part of Homeland’s recent community day which brought together a beautiful group of ladies from IWIN (Iranian Women in New Zealand).
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Young Ambassador Chef finalist, Lyall Minhinnick, along with community group Health Through The Marae, join Peter Gordon at Homeland Community Day.
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To celebrate the 140th anniversary of the first shipment of lamb arriving in the UK, three of the Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chefs stepped out of their kitchens and into Central Otago for National Lamb Day in May.
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand has announced four chefs who will be their next Ambassadors to act as leaders driving innovation and creativity using New Zealand beef and lamb within the foodservice sector. The four talented chefs will hold the title throughout 2022 and 2023.
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Christmas is fast approaching, and with the various restrictions Kiwi’s are under around the country, we wanted to spread some Christmas cheer and share some stress free and delicious Christmas recipe ideas from our very own Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chef, Norka Mella Munoz.
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What do you get when you take two Kiwi classics – New Zealand Lamb and Lemon & Paeroa – and combine them? A dish that we think will be 'world famous' in your household!
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We took a dive back in time and discovered the love of roast lamb hasn’t changed much over the years. As stated in Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management circa. 1861, it appears her recipe for roast leg of lamb clearly states two of the most important ingredients that we still use today to cook our lamb - “lamb and a little salt.”
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Sam Heaven from the Park Hyatt in Auckland has cooked, carved, and plated his way into the Beef + Lamb New Zealand hall of fame after being announced as the first-ever Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef.
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Applications are now open for young New Zealand chefs to plate up their best beef and lamb dishes in the hope of becoming the very first Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef.
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The results of the most important vote of the year are in; lamb will be the most popular protein on Kiwis’ plates on Christmas Day.
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It was an honour to attend the first Community Tuesday this week which was a collaboration with Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae. The day included a welcome and blessing of the new premises and once the formalities were over we got down to the business end of cooking a delicious beef meatloaf and two versions of Peter’s fish head soup.
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With the challenges that Covid-19 has brought this year, Beef + Lamb New Zealand has announced that they will be carrying over their four current Ambassador Chefs – Tejas Nikam, Paddock to Plate Waikato; Phil Clark, Phil’s Kitchen; Jack Crosti, Mela and Norka Mella Munoz, Mangapapa Hotel into 2021.
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New Zealand is committed to getting more women into the meat sector with new research showing women account for only 36 per cent of the industry’s global workforce.
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There has been a lot going on behind the scenes at Pita Pit recently. A tasty collaboration of meaty proportions to be exact!
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We look at why New Zealand chefs have been proudly embracing the nose-to-tail philosophy for decades.
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Embracing nose-to-tail eat can be daunting for some. Here’s a quick guide to easing yourself into offal.
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Butchering an animal is so much more than prime cuts. We talk to butchers to get their perspectives on nose-to-tail.
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The humble lamb shank has officially been voted New Zealand’s favourite lamb cut in the Great Kiwi Lamb-Off which was run in celebration of National Lamb Day, which took place yesterday. Following seven hotly contested rounds – which received a whopping 22,000 votes – the shank was awarded the coveted title.
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