NZ-Born Chef wins S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 Pacific Semis

17 February 2015
For Immediate Release

NEW ZEALAND-BORN CHEF, PETER GUNN, WINS S.PELLEGRINO YOUNG CHEF 2015 PACIFIC SEMI-FINALS

Peter Gunn of Attica, Melbourne to compete on world stage in Milan, June 25-27

AUCKLAND, NZ – New Zealand-born Peter Gunn of Attica, Melbourne, reigned supreme in the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Pacific semi-finals last night with his signature dish, Cape Grimshaw beef short rib with roast celery vinaigrette and garlic flowers.

Ten finalists represented their restaurants in this inaugural competition held at Crown Melbourne Culinarium on Monday 16th February.

The three Kiwis included Thomas Hishon from Orphans Kitchen, Xin Jing of Cocoro and William Mordido of Chikos, as well as Peter who is currently based in Melbourne.

They presented their signature dishes to a panel of esteemed chefs including, Peter Gilmore, Quay; Peter Doyle, Est; Jacques Reymond, L’Hôtel Gitan; Guy Grossi, Grossi Florentino; and Giovanni Pilu, Pilu at Freshwater.

The dishes were judged on five crucial elements: Ingredients, skill, originality, presentation, and message.

Peter comes from a pedigree of renowned restaurants.

He moved to Australia in 2010 from New Zealand, and has worked at Ezard, Melbourne, and The Royal Mail Hotel in Dunkeld.

He has spent the last four years at Attica, (No.

21 in the Sanpellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants) under the tutelage of Ben Shewry, and recently launched his own fine dining pop-up restaurant, IDES at Persillade.

Runners up included Lene Tan of The European, Melbourne with her dish titled Sanguine, followed closely by South Australian Chef, Chris Chilvers presenting a dish of wood roasted S.A.

cockles, glazed eel, native succulents and lamb consommé and William Mordido of Chikos, Auckland, with his dish titled The Modernist Halo-Halo.

About S.Pellegrino Young Chef

S.Pellegrino Young Chef is a unique initiative from Sanpellegrino, the international sparkling water brand synonymous with gourmet food and the Italian lifestyle, which reaffirms its commitment to promoting emerging talent and enhancing the global fine dining culture.

The 20 best young chefs, one from each of the regions around the world, will be announced and will go on to the culminating event – the S.Pellegrino Talent Awards, 25-27 June, Milan – where they will compete for the world title.

A panel of seven famous international chefs, including Gastón Acurio, Yannick Alléno, Massimo Bottura, Margot Janse, Yoshihiro Narisawa, Éric Ripert and Joan Roca, will judge and award the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015.

This unique initiative by the world famous sparkling water, synonymous with the gourmet food and true ambassador of the art of Italian living, reaffirms its commitment to enhancing and consolidating the fine dining culture all over the world and to promoting emerging talents.

Exclusive contents about each local and international phase of the project, the signature dishes and the fashion creations will be constantly published on www.finedininglovers.com, the online magazine for food enthusiasts proudly endorsed by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna.

Follow the hashtag #SPYoungChef if you do not want to miss any update about the event.

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