Nestles Golden Hat Chefs Competition North Island 2024

Well done Reanna Dugmore and Michael Hunter for taking on the Nestle Golden Chefs Hat Competition.

The brief for this competition is to use a selection of Nestle products to create and a main course and dessert for 2 people. Each year, the brief changes and the two New Zealand winners, one from the North Island and one from the South Island, fly to Australia for the Australasian Competition in September. 

Reanna at the Auckland Competition, rushing to plate up her main course with chicken as the protein. 

Reanna's Chicken ballotine with kumara snake, red capsicum.

Reanna's dessert featured poached pear, Nestle condensed milk, caramelised, caramel wafer.

Michael's main course chiken ballotine,grilled, leek, red wine sauce,

Michael's dessert: Rosemary pannecotta,macadamia white chocolate

Congratulation Reanna: Bronze Medal and winner of the Koi knife