VIP. Don’t you love those three letters? Don’t you also love it when you can talk to chefs, have a great meal and a good time all in aid of charity? Variety of Chefs is a charity for sick, special needs and disadvantaged children that has raised over $400,000 in the two years it has been running. This year they are holding a Variety of Chefs dinner at the Hilton Hotel at 6:30pm on the 14th of May, 2011.
The Variety of Chefs dinner has four of Sydney’s most well known chefs involved who are donating their time and contributing their favourite recipes to create a 4 course degustation menu. The chefs Jared Ingersoll from Cotton Duck and Danks Street Depot, Peter Kuruvita from Flying Fish, Darren Simpson from La Scala on Jersey and Sean Connolly will take the stage to present their dishes and there will be some VIP guest judges and culinary games. And the best part is that we have two VIP tickets which includes premium seating, goodie bags, the 4 course degustation and premium beverages throughout the night!
One lucky Not Quite Nigella reader will win these 2 tickets to the Variety of Chefs dinner! For a chance to win this all you have to do is tell me which Variety chef of the four is your favourite and why?! Simply add your answer as a comment to the story. The competition ends at midnight AEST 9th April, 2011. You can enter this competition once daily and you need to be available on Saturday the evening of 14th of May, 2011. This is open to anyone in Australia but transport to and from the venue is not included.
***The winner is: Melissa A. of NSW!***
Best of luck!
Lots of love,
Lorraine
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OOoOOOOh i would love to go!!!
I met Peter Kuruvita at masterchef live and he was so lovely, when i suggested i was hoping to eat at his restaurant in the future he pointed out how I am welcome to bring my children.
Jared Ingersoll because we love his Reuben Sandwich from Dank Street Depot plus his range yummy food there!
Jared Ingersoll
Tried his beef ribs on the taste festival last year, it was so good that I exchange some extra crowns and bought more!
Plus he is hot
I love Darren Simpson’s style and his personality. Would love to share a Guinness with him for my 30th!
Love Jared Ingersoll from Danks. That food is outstanding. Always fresh and exciting… and my mouth waters even as I am booking.
Oh, My, I’m in America….so I cannot enter, but I would loooove to have all three chefs in my kitchen
) xxxx
Oooh VIP! What a cool competition. I’d love to meet all the chefs for lots of reasons, but I think my favorite would be Sean Connolly. I really liked him in My Family Feasts on TV, his style of presentation with the families involved was so engaging and he always allowed them to be the star, not pushing himself into the middle of their special moment.
Great Chefs, great charity.
Darren la scala
Had my birthday at la scala and I had the pleasure of having this amazing seafood dish which was like a bouillabaisse meets stew. Sooo much seafood soooo much flavor was like heaven on a plate!
For me it has to be Peter Kuruvita from Flying Fish….
He seems to have such a passion for seafood (which I adore). When I see photos from Flying Fish the dishes always look so elegant and I can imagine what they taste like just from looking at them ….
I’ve had Flying Fish on my list of restaurants to eat at in Sydney for almost 2 years now but never had that chance(yet)….
Well, not for me – but what a fabulous prize for one of us to win! But how did Ben O’Donoghue ‘sneak’ into the bottom pic? Guess he would have been my favourite. Loved him on TV and his book!
My fav is Jared Ingersoll. Living in Melbourne I have never been to his restaurants but his Dank Street Depot and Shared Plates books sit dog- eared in my kitchen. His food epitomises the slow food principles of good, clean and fair and the wonderful cultural diversity of our country. And my girlfriend wants me to add that she thinks he is a bit of a spunk!
Peter Kuruvita – just love spicy seafood!!!! Please let me win – it can be your birthday present to me!!!
Wow… what an amazing competition to run! Wish I could join!!
Gee, it’s a tough call but I love Peter Kuruvita! His modern Australian is inspiring and innovative. Flying Fish has set a benchmark for the use of our fabulous seafood and produce.
Oh, and I’m free on the 14th of May!
Jared Ingersoll because I’ve admired him on Ready Steady Cook. He is such a gentleman and I would love the opportunity to try his food with my mouth and not just my eyes. I live in Melbourne but if i won, I would combine the event with a trip to see my family and friends in Sydney
Jared Ingersoll is my favourite chef of the four.
Not only for his sumptuous creations but also because of his passion for supporting his local growers and producers. This means that when you go to Danks St Depot to dine, you are guaranteed to be enjoying the freshest in-season produce possible.Yum!
I’d love to go to this. We went to Sean’s Kitchen for The GD’s birthday last year and I desperately wanted to sneakily arrange for a candle on his apple tart. When I couldn’t find our waiter, lo and behold my surprise that Sean walked out of the kitchen and asked me if he could help.
When the tart came out, Sean came with it, and the rest of the staff singing Happy Birthday and had elegantly piped Happy Birthday Adam, around the edge of the plate.
He then sat down with us and had a lovely chat about the famous ham room and wished us a lovely evening – before sending over some champagne and petit fours.
He was a lovely guy and I would be more than happy to meet him again.
Sounds like it will be an amazing night.
Peter Kuruvita! For me, he’s the epitome of great Australian food – the fusion our amazing seafood and produce with the different cultural influences from his background. I also love that sustainability of the seafood industry is an issue that he cares about. And also (!!) that his restaurant is family friendly so his amazing food is accessible to all!
Jared Ingersoll – great chef and rather attractive too lets face it!
Also he really hits the mark when it comes to educating kids about food. His kids menus during “Week of Tastes” are fabulous. And we were at his family friendly “Salt” lesson at the Powerhouse, he just had a great way with kids and adults alike. Very down to earth.
Sean Connolly – really enjoyed his tv series “My Family Feast” highlighting the diversity of cooking origins, the bringing together of family and the celebration of food
My favourite is Peter Kuruvita because his food is amazing, his tweets very interesting and he comes across as such a gentleman
I am a dedicated carnivore but I think Peter Kuruvita could change my ways with his seafood tapas!
Definitely Peter Kuruvita – I love his Sri Lankan/Modern Australian take on fresh seafood – it is absolutely delicious!! A tough choice with Dank St Depot too …
Peter Kuruvita full stop.
amazing food. enough said.
im a sucker for plating.
I’m going to enter my poor long suffering parents into this, so I’m going to chose… um… I can’t decide they all are brilliant sorry.
It’s a tough choice, but I’ve gone with Jared Ingersoll – I went to college literally around the corner from Danks Street Depot, so it was a favourite hang-out place for us students. While most of the time, we just went for coffees, a couple of times we splurged & had some food…it was delicious! (I think that’s an understatement! LOL) We always felt comfortable sitting and chatting while drinking our coffees (or hot chocolate), and always felt at home!
i love the way darren simpson makes cooking fun and tastes so good, great guy and great sense of humour
Darren Simpson is a standout favourite ! If his accent hasn’t drawn you in, then his delicious, gutsy take on Modern Italian cuisine will !
Jared Ingersoll! I met him recently at the Taste of Sydney festival and he was so friendly. I’d love to take my friend for her birthday.
Sean Connolly – he’s a fantastic family man, has an incredible life story and, of course, is a brilliant chef
Peter Kuruvita is humble, generous and self-effacing, which is so refreshing for a chef. I’d love to learn off a great man like that.
Hi – all four chefs are my ‘favourites’ for supporting this fantastic charity – they are all excellent Australian chefs!!
I would love to meet Darren Simpson. He seems down to earth and fun loving and very passionate about food!(and very clever too!)
Peter Kuruvita – definately! Love all those spices his food brings. and would love to chat with him about how he’s been able to draw from his upbringing and background to be able to come to this present day masterchef celebrity status
Jared Ingersoll from Danks St Depot. I love having brekky there – especially enjoy the Basil and Goat’s Cheese Omelette with sourdough
Jared Ingersoll – because fresh is best, and I love the recipe for pork shoulder on his website.
Ooooh Jared Ingersoll is my favourite. From Hollandaise to jams and chutneys, his sauces and preserves are unbeatable.
Mr Jared Ingersoll is pretty awesome and I love his take on food.
Peter Kuruvita – spicy seafood with a touch of Sri Lanka. Yum, yum and yum!
My fav would have to be Peter Kuruvita from Flying Fish as:
a) I’ve sadly not eaten at any of the other chef’s restaurants and
b) we had such a great time at his Fiji restaurant last year just after we got engaged…it would be nice to taste some of his food again.
Def Darren Simpson! He’s so awesome on The Best in Australia. Such a cool guy with amazing dishes
I would love to meet Sean Connolly. I absolutely love his restaurant – Sean’s Kitchen, especially his Duck egg crema Catalan, yummmmm…….. I’m drooling just thinking about it.
OMG Lorraine, this is the ‘Mother of all competitions!’ How I’d love to win this delicious prize, I’ve always wondered what it would be like to attend a Chef’s Dinner, I’d be in a gastronomic heaven, Sigh! I admire all altruistic chefs who give up their time for such events, showcase their talents and genuinely care for those in need.
So, do I choose Sean Connolly for his yummy food ,his down-to-earth and very approachable manner? Jared Ingersoll for his innovative dishes and his stance on sustainability ? The very likeable and clever Darren Simpson whose energy and love of food jumps out at us from the screen? Or should I pick Peter Kuruvita who has propelled native Sri Lankan dishes and his love for seafood to dizzy heights?
Oh me, oh my,oh,oh, oh…..all of them!
Oooh, what fun. I must say Peter Kuruvita is my pick. Even though I’ve yet to eat at Flying Fish I’ve heard so many good things about the food. Actually, I’d picked it as the restaurant to go to for my last birthday, but we didn’t get there in the end. So, maybe if I get the chance to win the tix, it could be a (very) belated birthday present.
What fun!
Wish I could!!
shoot i cannot attend but I wish the best to all aussies !!Pierre de Paris
It sounds lovely, but I’m in the U.S. and can’t fly out for it. Good luck to everyone entering…
Please enter me i the contest.
sean connolly this amazing chef is inspirational, exciting and quiet unique in his presentation and flavour combination
What a fabulous night it would be. So thrilling and for such a great cause.
I would say Peter Kuruvita.
My first fine dining experience was at Flying Fish and everything about the place blew me away. The quality and flavours that I experienced in the food were truly breathtaking and made me understand why it is that Chefs devote such passion and energy (and insanely hectic schedules) to their professions.
To be able to open peoples minds with the presentation and the flavour of food is a pretty spectacular thing, and Peter’s restaurant did that for me.
Jared from the Depot, because he brought a ray of light to the culinary wasteland of Sydney International Airport.
The Danks St Depot outlet there is a haven when you need to check in 3 hrs early then kick your heels till boarding. At least you can get a good meal while passing the time.
Plus his staff are pun-worthy. I commented that Jared’s food is hearty – they said “we’d say that it has Inger-Soul!” Boom-tish.
CLEAR favourite!
Darren Simpson is my fav chef! I’ve always loved his Italian recipes he cooks on The Best…and I love his Irish accent! So sexy!
Hi Lorraine!!
This is the best competition ever!!
I love Jared Ingersol! I love his food, I love his use of seasonal produce ( I believe we would all be a lot healthier if we ate seasonally) and I love the community feel. Go Jared!
My favourite is definitely Sean Connolly – while he may have more than a deft hand at producing piercingly beautiful dishes at fine diners and the like, he’s also shown himself to have a true understanding and appreciation for peasant food (as seen on his show My Family Feast). Personally, I think a true artist, whether with food or brushstrokes, should develop an awareness for the root of their chosen field. Sean has achieved this and I’m sure it’s one of leading reasons why he’s so good at what he does and continues to refine his skills.
Peter Kuruvita would have to be my favorite as I recently attended taste of Sydney (6 week baby in tow – go me!) and his ocean trout dish was amazing! You shouldn’t be able to produce something that good under those cooking conditions! The man is genius! The fact he is attending an event supporting such a worthy cause makes me love him more.. What a great prize – I hope I win!
I love Jared because of his use of fresh, organic ingredients to make simple but delicious food. Because of this, he does an amazing job on Ready Steady Cook!
Darren Simpson would be my favorite. His personality comes out in his food. He’s fun and cheeky and thats the way food should be prepared and taste as good as it is cooked and presented. What a great wedding anniversary present this would be! <3
I may get shot for this comment.. but.. SEAN CONNOLLY.. because… because… he reminds me of SEAN CONNERY. enough said.
I dont have any favourites here, I just admire the fact that these gentlemen have achieved such success from their hard working efforts. I would be honoured to meet any one of them and discuss their cooking styles, favourite ingredients, home and work balance !
I would have to say that the warmth and passion of Jared Ingersoll never fails to touch my heart (or my stomach). In his eyes and in his smile he has a sincerity and kindness that is magically tranlsated into love on plate!!!
Thank you Jared !
Darren Simpson is my fav just because he has that sexy accent and is just SOooooo cute!!! lol
Great Blog! Am new and loving it!
I recently tried some food from Flying Fish at Taste of Sydney and loved it! I would therefore have to say Peter Kuruvita. I was also told that the chefs from Flying Fish are very impressed with my blog so I would love to say thanks in person!
If i HAVE to pick just one, then Darren Simpson gets my vote… I love love love him on “The Best in Australia” and have been dying to try something he’s created.
x
I love Sean Connolly because he’s full of mischief! I reckon he would be a very fun person to spend a Saturday night with.
I would have to say Peter Kuruvita. I have always wanted to try Flying Fish, and recently missed out on going due to other commitments
Just hoping have another chance!
Wow, such a hard choice !!
I’ve been to Flying Fish with my boyfriend for our first formal meeting as valentines. We both have gastronomy background and we love sharing our time with good food and service.
He took me there for this very special occasion and it was spotless !! The food was amazing and I couldn’t say one negative word. Taste, presentation, atmosphere… Peter Kuruvita was part of this show. It was everything perfect.
By the way, we remember that occasion as something very special for us and maybe because it was so perfect I said YES to him.
Great restaurants and chefs in Canberra of this calibre are far and few between. So I’ll travel to Sydney to have a meal prepared by Sean Connolly
It would fulfil my culinary dream.
I’m such a Ready, Steady, Cook fan and always bursts into fits of laughter whenever Darren Simpson’s guesting there!
Oh my, this would be the best birthday dinner ever! To be in a room with Daren Simpson, swoon!
I absolutley love his food, and he is constantly interpreting new flavours! yummo
Peter Kuravita is my favourite… the way he does curries is amazing and have you tried the smoked butter?? YUM!!
Peter Kuruvita is my pick for sure. His passion for seafood and his authentic Sri Lankan cookery is inspirational and exciting.
Also, Darren Simpson. He comes across as such a lovely, funny person and is perfectly cuddly!
peter kuruvita from flying fish. just the thought of one of this dishes from the restaurant is enough to get my mouth watering and i would love to go to the dinner to see what else he comes up with!
I would love to meet Peter Kuruvita. He was wonderful with the kids on Junior Masterchef and I think his influences from his Sri Lankan grandmother are a wonderful story!
Peter Kuruvita is my pick of the best, and such a hard choice it is. His approach to sustainable seafood and interesting take on simple produce gives hobby cooks like myself hope. The precision involved in the meal preparation and plating which we saw on junior masterchef makes you truly appreciate their skills.
Oh what a night it would be to win and be in the presence of such great company and food!
Definitely Peter Kuruvita! Ever since I met him at Taste of Sydney and seen him in action at Masterchef Live, I have been inspired by his passion for seafood. He is a great chef yet humble. Love his book Serendipity and sauces especially black pepper curry leaf sauce drizzled on mud crab…yums!
Sean Connolly is the quiet achiever a man of quiet contemplation and delicious creations! He has access to some seriously good produce and top shelf ingredients that would make many swoon me included! He is also easy on the eye!
Darren Simpson -I love his Irish twist on modern Australian cuisine!
Peter Kuruvita his an excellent conoisseur, great attitude and has a kewl name
I’d love to witness Peter Jared and Sean create a signature dish, Each will be delish, As a devoted foodie, This prize excites me.
Jared Ingersoll. Would love to dine in his Sydney restaurant but being from Melbourne it isn’t the easiest. But his interpretations of flavours through his Danks Street Depot book is a great book to show you how to get the best out of fresh produce with cooking.
ohhhh I love darren simpson. I started watching him on The Best in Australia on lifestyle food and always loved his banter, accent and food. Great homecooking presented beautifully! He is very down to eearth and personable.
what a fabulous giveaway.
Corrie:)
What an AMAZING prize. Hmmmmm…. So hard to choose, they are all fantastic. I think any opportunity to meet a chef of this calibre, work with or have a bit of a chin wag with would be a brilliant asset to an extreme foodie or chef. The things we can learn talking to these brilliant artists is just amazing. Fantastic prize NQN.
PS: Your links to the chefs are not working, keeps saying Error 404.
My fav chef is Sean Connolly as he not only has the surname as me but he even spells it the right way! He must be a good person
* INSPIRED by his book.
* FASCINATED by his spice combinations.
* CONVICTED by his seafood sustainability views.
The amazing story of Peter Kuruvita has only just begun…
My wife will raise an eyebrow if I come home having learnt a few extra tricks of the trade insofar as cooking.
Darren Simpson. He’s a funny guy and his food is awesome!
Kuruvita of course! Only one word to describe him and his food:AMAZING
My favourite chef is Jared Ingersoll. I love his use of seasonal produce and simple cooking of good quality ingredients. I also love Dank St Depot. It is always delicious and good to see that Jared is often there cooking!
I love Sean Conolly, because of his Hand made chocolate truffles… TO DIE FOR!!!
Jared Ingersoll: for his influence on food in Sydney, creating simple but delicious food, with the best of fresh ingredients.
You have really outdone yourself NQN, this is an AMAZING prize! I’m ashamed to say I hadn’t heard of the Variety of Chefs dinners before but they sound amazing – beautiful food, talented people and all for a good cause… I love it!
My fave chef would have to be Peter Kuruvita… I have had the opportunity to dine at Flying Fish once before and it was a fantastic cullinary experience! Impeccable seafood, delicious food combinations and some of the most gorgeous plating I’ve ever seen! Peter is a true Aussie inspiration!
Jared ingersoll has such talent. He has a way of turning a meal into a wonderful experience
Well for me its Peter Kuruvita- I luv fishing, I luv eating fish and I luv what Peter does with fish !!!!!!! Pure genious !!!! Mmmmmmmm
All of them – for participating in such a wonderful event as this
Sean connelly because he rides a bicycle.
Dinning with any of these chiefs would be delicious
It would be a privelege to meet any one of these gentlemen. We could discuss favourite ingredients, cooking tips and life in general.
Dear Lorraine,
What a fantastic competition you’re hosting indeed!! I’m so glad that these chefs are donating their time, efforts and talents to such a great cause. As a “poor” international student (who by God’s grace, is studying in Sydney in the first place thanks to a sponsorship) who has yet to sample any of the listed chefs’ dishes (though I’ve heard rave reviews before), it is hard to do justice by just picking a favourite. But if you really want me to narrow down to just one, it will probably be Peter Kuruvita – reasons as in the following poem…
Fusion of flavours when east meets west,
Glorious seafood at its best,
Tantalizing gastronomical fest,
Need I compare with the rest?
I think this dinner is a simply amazing and creative way to helping children in need. As a medical student who was previously attached to Sydney Children’s Hospital, I’ve observed the huge need for financial aid and how every single cent counts…
If I’m fortunate enough to win this contest, I’ll be bringing along my boyfriend, who is currently researching on cytomegalovirus in pregnancy (which causes congenital birth defects). So while neither of us are financially able to contribute as much as those donating to attend this dinner, we’re doing the best with the knowledge and resources we have to help children in need. My boyfriend’s thesis submission is due at the end of May and I was thinking how nice it would be to “treat” him to this dinner as an extra “motivation” for his final lap at uni! =)
Apologies for the rather long comment (I tend to rant, lol) and thanks for patiently reading to the end. All the best to everyone joining the contest and I’m sure that whoever wins, you’ll definitely be in for a great night!
God bless you all! ^_^
Ps. Incidentally, the closing date (9th April) marks our 3-monthiversary…
dads birthday is on the 9th of april- just realised Oh dear
My parents would love any of the chiefs
Peter Kuruvita, I love his style and his food is simply amazing.
Jared Ingersoll! I love the way he makes it all look so good as well! This is my downfall and I so admire that ability to delight all the senses…well nearly all!!
Definitely Peter Kuruvita, and my reasons are endless. Here’s why:
1. I’ve been dying to try Flying Fish since I spied the review on your blog. Your picture of the dessert tasting platter absolutely blew me away. Chestnut soufflé with gingerbread ice cream, orange and honeycomb lemon curd square with caramelised marshmallow topping, vanilla mousse, blackberry, almond and elderflower sorbet … Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory in miniature form.
2. Throughout Kuruvita’s stint as head chef at Bilsons, the restaurant received a SMH two hat rating. Definitely a sign of pure genius.
3. As a subscriber to the salty/sweet dichotomy, I’m desperate to meet the creator of Flying Fish’s black pepper caramel.
4. Whenever I see the name Kuruvita, I’m instantly reminded of my computer teacher from high school (of the same surname) who told us in our first class that his baby son tried to emulate his father by inserting a CD into a computer, only he had used a cookie rather than a disc. Epic fail. Mr Kuruvita used this story as a gentle reminder to his students to be careful what they put into their computers. He was one of the kindest and warmest teachers a student can have. Peter Kuruvita’s interaction with the Junior Masterchef contestants shows that he shares the same warmth and gentleness, and would be an absolute pleasure to meet.
5. As a self-confessed tea-addict, I can only admire someone who trekked through Sri Lanka to film ‘The Chef & the Tea-Maker’.
6. Peter Kuruvita’s first job was working the kitchens at a restaurant called Crabapple. That word itself instantly conjures up childhood memories of reading the Brambly Hedge series of children books. I remember being entranced by the intricate illustrations, the foodlover surnames (Mr and Mrs Crabapple), and the delightful food eaten by the characters in the stories – rosepetal butter, dandelion cake, honeycomb tea and primrose pudding.
7. Kuruvita has said that he could ‘write 10 volumes of recipes just on vegetables’. Now that’s my kind of guy!!
8. My exposure to Sri Lankan cuisine has so far been limited to egg hoppers (a good start) but I’m desperate to try more.
9. His heritage (like my own) is mixed, and its reflection in his food demonstrates the magic that can happen when two worlds collide.
10. His story captures the essence of what it means to be Australian. He had a warm, colourful childhood in Sri Lanka, surrounded by spices and pandan leaves, infused with the heady scent of cinnamon and cardamom, marked by the pleasure and pain of chillies. Political violence forced his family to relocate to Australia where he was ‘the only dark kid in school’ and he found himself fighting ignorance and racism. To have that history, and yet stand where he does today, in the midst of our multicultural melting pot, says as much about his strength as it does about the beauty of modern Australian culture. Of the new life that Australia gave him, Kuruvita said “I’m Asian. Australia allows you to be that.” His story speaks to me, and I’m sure to millions of other Australians as well.
Peter Kurivata,who can go past his tuna dish with that amazing pork crackling!
Jared Ingersoll is one of Australia’s brightest culinary stars.I think he is fantastic.He cooks from his heart and is so genuine.He’s just a breath of fresh air!
Almost impossible to decide, but my choice is Peter Kurivata. Apart from enjoying his divine food,and appreciating his methods, values and generosity of spirit, as seen through his television appearances to date, it would be really fascinating to hear more about his recent adventures in Sri Lanka and how these are influencing his retaurants here, in Fidji, and possibly in Sri Lanka soon. A truly international Chef who believes food can heal differences between people. Amen to that!
Darren Simpson, his personality reflects in his cooking. I love the thought of tasting and savoring some delicious food cooked by him.
Oh oh oh just made it in time!
My favourite is Jared Ingersoll because he is great on Ready Steady Cook, which I only get to watch on holidays or when I’m home sick. This means I associate him with sitting on my couch drinking tea, which is always a good thing!
I also love his food philosophy. Don’t get me wrong, I love fried chicken and chocolate as much as the next girl and would describe myself as an equal opportunity eater, but I love his passion for sustainability and using beautiful fresh food.
I know you understand the difficulties in finding a place that caters to vegetarians and non vegetarians alike, which is why I love his restaurant too! My boyfriend is veggie and so often we have to go to a specifically vego restaurant or he gets to eat another risotto or salad (seriously people, there are more than 2 vegetarian dishes!) but I’ve read the menu and he has great and interesting options, so I can enjoy my meat and not feel sorry for my dining partner!
Oops, forgot to mention, if I did win dear boyfriend would be replaced as a dining partner with my friend who is like me and will eat ANYTHING. Shhh, don’t tell him though
Peter Kuruvita because he always makes amazing seafood
For me it’s definitely Sean Connolly! I loved his restaurant Sean’s Kitchen. Great mod-Aus and Spanish tapas with fantastic original cocktails and an oyster bar! what more could you want (so sad it’s closed)?
His take on food is inspiring and I really love his philosophy which is surmised on his website: “when we share great food served lovingly in a fabulous environment we build relationships, we discover, invent, reinvent and delight”.
How fabulous! I’d simply love a chance to watch him and the other incredible chefs make me dinner!
Probably Jared Ingersoll… love his approach to sustainable food and makes awesome bacon hash also!! (darren Simpson gets special mention also for his Vitello Tonnato and Chocolate Nemesis!)
Hi there! Just wondering who has won this? Ta!
For me its impossible to pick my favorite chef! This prize looks like heaven on earth! I truly luv food & luv eating in high end restaurants to me the greatest job on earth would have to be that of a Food critic. I would be one very happy lady to eat from any one of the four chefs mentioned Now that truly would be heaven on earth 4 courses of truly amazing food. & ive always loved Darren simpson & jarred ingersoll all GREAT at what they do!
I cant go past a Flying Fish and who better to help me celebrate my birthday which is May 14 than Peter Kuruvita;)
And what an extraordinary event to be part of!
Opps it is closed haha
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