NZ's Finest Food and Wine Professionals Found
or 2006
The big winners at the 14th annual NZ Culinary Fare have been named.
New Zealand Restaurant of the Year 2006 (Sponsor:Restaurant Association of New Zealand & Framingham Wines) Partingtons at the Langham
New Zealand Chef of the Year 2006 (Sponsor: Southern Hospitality and Moffat Ltd) Mark Sycamore Blanket Bay Lodge,
Queenstown
NZ Sommelier of the Year 2006 (Sponsor:Pernod Ricard) Matt Judd Terroir Restaurant at Craggy Range, Hawke's Bay
New Zealand Professional Waiter of the Year 2006 (Sponsor :Hospitality Standards Institute and Sofitel) Campbell Coulton
NZ Army – Joint Services Caterign School, Waiouru
New Zealand Pastry Chef of the Year 2006 (Sponsor: NZ Bakels Ltd) Pauline Nunns Wellington Institute of Technology
New Zealand Commis Chef of the Year 2006 (Sponsor: New Zealand Chefs Association and Hospitality Recruitment) Daniel
Collis Ascot Park Hotel Auckland
New Zealand Junior Food & Beverage Person of the Year 2006 (Sponsor:Kim Crawford Wines) Dharnee Dharan Gandi Swami NZMA - Auckland
Outstanding Chef Newcomer 2006 (Sponsor:SKYCITY Auckland) Michael Kennedy Wharekauhau Country Estate, Featherston
Hot Kitchen Excellence Award 2006 (Sponsor:Visa International) Sam Flaws Otago Polytechnic
Training Excellence Award 2006 (Sponsor:SKOPE Refrigeration) North Shore International Academy
Secondary Schools Excellence Award 2006 (Sponsor: Hospitality Standards Institute) Southland Boys College, Invercargill
Toque d'Or (Organised by Nestle FoodServices in association with Hereford Prime, Akaroa Salmon, Vegetables.co.nz,
Perrier and The House of Knives & Perrier) Southern Institute of Technology, Invercargill
Junior Team Skills (Sponsor: Hospitality Standards Institute (HSI)) AUT, Auckland University of Technology
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