Portrait and Recipe of the Asian Pacific Chef
A culinary excursion to tropical cuisine from Asia and the Pacific Rim...
The cuisine of Asia Pacific is a fascinating mélange of ingredients, methods and dishes with a strong influence of the Chinese cuisine. The cuisine here also reflects the variety of cultures and traditions, the variety of people and beliefs, the variety of climates and geography. If coconut and rice are the most important ingredients many spices, herbs and roots such as turmeric, ginger, curry, chili, cumin, lemongrass or kaffir play also an essential role.
Through these pages, all Relais & Châteaux chefs from Asia Pacific want to celebrate and demystify the flavors of the East by sharing their passion and some of their recipes with you, combining traditional and modern approaches.
Welcome to our world of Asian culinary artistry!
Barry Frith - Kauri Cliffs
Hotel and restaurant on the seafront (Kerikeri)
Barry Frith has a wealth of experience both in the United Kingdom where he worked for Michelin Star rated restaurants such as Inverlochy Castle & Charlton House Hotel. His French, English and Asian influences allow him to combine his worldly experience into mouth watering gastronomic combinations. ...more
Dale Gartland - The Farm at Cape Kidnappers
Hotel and restaurant on a golf course (Hawkes Bay)
Having worked in various Country House Hotels in the UK in 1999 he landed his dream job at the Relais Chateaux, Relais Gourmand Hotel Gidleigh Park. ...more
Landseer Tripp - Mollies
Beginning his career as a kitchen hand in New Zealand, Landseer worked his way from the ground up. Moving to Sydney, Australia he became an apprentice and went on to work in Ireland at the Cashel Palace Hotel. ...more
Jimmy McIntyre - Otahuna Lodge
Hotel and restaurant in the country (Canterbury)
New Zealand native Jimmy McIntyre has worked in many of New Zealand’s best kitchens over the course of his life. Having started as a teenager, Jimmy has cooked at top restaurants in Auckland and Christchurch before joining Otahuna Lodge as its Executive Chef in 2003. ...more
James Stapley - Whare Kea Lodge & Chalet
Hotel and restaurant on a lake (Wanaka)
James Stapley was born in Kent in England. He began his apprenticeship at the age of sixteen in London’s Park Lane Hilton, training under Michelin starred chef Jacques Rolancy, and David Chambers. ...more
