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EVERY DAY AT THE tauranga home SHOW

LIVE COOKING KITCHEN

Love those addictive food shows on TV? Get the experience right in front of you with the Live Cooking Kitchen at the Tauranga Home Show. It's so much better than television - enjoy the aromas, ask questions, even sneak a taster after the demo!

We were proud to highlight local Bay of Plenty food businesses in our 2024 Live Cooking Kitchen. Check them out below and get to know your Tauranga tucker better.

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friday 3rd may 2024

Robyn and Glenn from Solomons Gold Tauranga

11.30am

CHOCOLATIERS FROM

solomons gold

Find out how to use Solomon Gold's premium buttons and swirls in your home baking and decorating your creations.

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Rose's Dining Table Tauranga

1.30pm

rose from

ROSE'S DINING TABLE

Rose will be creating her signature RDT panko fried 'shrooms with spicy garlic yoghurt - a great sharing dish that looks beautiful and can be created at home.

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Heilala Vanilla Tauranga

2.30pM

patti from

heilala vanilla

From bean to bottle, learn how to elevate your baking with good vanilla. Explore three ways with vanilla - delicious decorating, a raw creation and a vanilla-laced smoothie.

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saturday 4th may 2024

Spongedrop Cakery Tauranga

11.30AM

dani from

spongedrop CAKERY

Spongedrop is the Mount's iconic boutique cake and coffee shop. Join Dani for a cake decorating demonstration as she shows you how to create a beautiful vintage piped cake yourself at home.

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Kristen from Grace & Graze Tauranga

1.30pm

kristen from

GRACE & GRAZE

Tauranga's ultimate grazing tables, sweet platters, savoury platters, desserts and treat boxes. Kristen will be putting together a beautiful platter and giving tips on food pairings you can do at home.

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Jonni Cocks from Cardrona Distillery with Tom the dog

2.30pM

JONNI FROM

cardrona distillery

Let's learn some classic cocktails with a Cardrona twist! Simple to make at home to enjoy an elegant tipple with friends.

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sunday 5th may 2024

El Jefe Meats Tauranga

11.30AM

nicolas from

el jefe meats

Sausages are El Jefe's passion. Join Nicolas as he showcases his handcrafted chorizo sausages in smashed chorizo tacos!

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Jessie Speedy from Sustain Speed Nutrition

1.30pm

JESSIE FROM

SUSTAIN SPEED NUTRITION

Jessie is a registered dietitian and performance nutritionist, demonstrating a miso salmon poke bowl and chocolate bark.

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Autentico Italian cooking classes Tauranga

2.30pM

stefano from

Autentico

Learn from a real Italian Chef and bring a touch of Italy into your kitchen! Stefano will be creating a mushroom risotto with a Parmesan crisp garnish.

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Shane Southby from BBQs and More and Mike Jeffries from The Big Smoke BBQ Co

11.30 SATURDAY & SUNDAY

 shane southby & Mike jeffries

You may have seen barbecue duo Shane and Mike recently on TVNZ's Cooks on Fire cooking up a storm!

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Ray McVinnie

12.30 each day

ray mCVINNIE

Ray McVinnie has been a foodwriter and advisor at Cuisine Magazine, celebrity judge on Masterchef NZ, food columnist in the Sunday Star-Times and is now working with Bite Magazine.

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Alisha Phelps from Ruahine Ports

2.30 each day

ALISHA PHELPS

Ruahine Ports distill their own award winning artisan spirits with a Portuguese copper still, and owner and unofficial Queen of Port Alisha brings you exciting ways to use port in delicious cocktails.

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Shane Southby from BBQs and More and Mike Jeffries from The Big Smoke BBQ Co

11.30 SATURDAY & SUNDAY

SHANE SOUTHBY & MIKE JEFFRIES

You may have seen barbecue duo Shane and Mike recently on TVNZ's Cooks on Fire cooking up a storm!

Shane is the owner of BBQs & More, while Mike is the owner of The Big Smoke BBQ. They're well known for teaming up and creating amazing barbecue cuisine.

Mike and Shane share how to break down a whole beef rump, then prepare steaks and smoke the rump cap (or pichana) using secret barbecue techniques. They will then cook the rump over charcoal using the PK Grill from BBQS & More with The Big Smoke BBQ range of rub seasonings and sauces.

BBQS & MORE WEBSITE
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BIG SMOKE BBQ WEBSITE
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Ray McVinnie New Zealand chef

12.30 each day

ABOUT RAY McVINNIE

Ray McVinnie has been a foodwriter and advisor at Cuisine Magazine, celebrity judge on Masterchef NZ, food columnist in the Sunday Star-Times and is now working with Bite Magazine.

Ray believes in getting the best quality products that suit your budget, eating real food, cooking it well and sharing it with people you like.

Ray is making Chiang Mai Sausages with Peanut Slaw and Pastel de Naranja de Los Angeles: a Spanish Orange Sponge Cake.

RAY'S WEBSITE
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2.30 EACH DAY

ALISHA PHELPS

Ruahine Ports distill their own award winning artisan spirits with a Portuguese copper still, and owner and unofficial Queen of Port Alisha brings you exciting ways to use port in delicious cocktails.

Alisha is creating cocktails from the famous Ruahine Ports Golden Trout Feijoa Port.

RUAHINE PORTS WEBSITE
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