Celebrity chefs bring 'lickability' to Taste

“Lickability” – it’s the trendy term causing a stir in foodie havens nation-wide.

‘Lickability’ is something we’ve all experienced and it’s this sort of longing for and then enjoying the first taste that both professional chefs and home-cooks strive to recreate.

It’s all about the art of making the ordinary dish look extraordinary – and all you need is some expert tips on food styling.

Step up New Zealand’s own Masterchefs - Nadia Lim from 2011 and last year’s winner Brett McGregor. They’re teaming up to tempt thousands of Kiwi foodies with inspirational demonstrations using Regal Salmon at this year’s Taste of New Zealand festival.

The ‘Art of Entertaining’ demonstrations at the Regal Salmon star-marquee showcase how professional chefs use the senses of taste and sight to impress diners – and how you can too.

Auckland’s Japanese culinary sensation Sachie Nomura from Sachie’s Kitchen is also making an appearance, preparing artful Japanese tapas dishes for visitors to sample.

Free recipe cards and user-friendly food style-guides are available at the Regal Salmon marquee and visitors also get the opportunity to meet the three celebrity chefs face-to-face.

Regal Salmon marketing manager Stephen Gibson says Taste is the perfect venue for home cooks to gain inspiration at the ‘Art of Entertaining’ demonstrations.

“Taste festival foodies want to learn more about how to be creative in the kitchen and we’re going to show them. And salmon is such a great product to use because it can have many incarnations on the dinner plate”.

Nadia Lim and Brett McGregor are doing combined demonstrations, twice a day over the four days of Taste, with each one followed by the Japanese classes from Sachie.

Taste of New Zealand runs from Wednesday 19 October to Saturday 22 October at Victoria Park in Auckland. Tickets start at $25. Visit www.tasteofnewzealand.co.nz for details.