Welcome to our blog where you can keep up to date with the news and views for anyone with an interest in the beef and lamb foodservice space. Keep an eye out for contributions from kiwi chefs who are telling the paddock to plate story through their cooking and helping to shape New Zealand’s food story.
We took a dive back in time and discovered the love of roast lamb hasn’t changed much over the years. As stated in Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management circa. 1861, it appears her recipe for roast leg of lamb clearly states two of the most important ingredients that we still use today to cook our lamb - “lamb and a little salt.”
Read MoreIn 2022, to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the first shipment of lamb arriving in the UK, three of the Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chefs stepped out of their kitchens and into Central Otago for National Lamb Day in May.
Read MoreAhead of National Lamb Day in 2022, we invited Platinum Ambassador Chef, Kate Fay into the Beef + Lamb kitchen to cook up a feast using lamb ribs.
Read MoreIn 2022, to commemorate the 140th anniversary of New Zealand lamb, we spoke to Platinum Ambassador Chef , Darren Wright, on his journey as a chef and cooking with New Zealand lamb.
Read MoreTo celebrate National Lamb Day in 2022, Cameron Davies shared the story of his braised lamb shoulder, local artisan Lumsden lamb bacon, pommes purée, parsnip purée, creamed local kale, and a green peppercorn sauce.
Read MoreTo celebrate National Lamb Day in 2022, MacLean Fraser shared the story of his grilled lamb loin, duck fat potato, baby carrots three ways (salt-baked whole, puréed, pickled) peas (in pods, sprouts, and foam), layered slices of potato, and crisp bacon.
Read MoreTo celebrate National Lamb Day in 2022, Andrew May shared the story of his Lumina lamb cutlets with pressed lamb neck terrine, topped with curried granola, courgette & basil purée, green tomato chutney, pickled baby beetroot, served with a split rosemary & lamb glaze.
Read MoreTo celebrate National Lamb Day in 2022, BJ Sebastian shared the story of his Hawkes Bay Lamb loin, lamb belly and potato roulade, piko piko, lamb sweetbread, elderberry, burnt zucchini, pickled green walnut, and lamb garum.
Read More2021 Beef + Lamb Ambassador Chef, Norka Mella Munoz was head chef at Kinloch Manor & Villas when she shared one of her favourirte pairings of lamb with lentils to celebrate National Lamb Day.
Read More2021 Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef Sam Heaven, designed this lamb dish to tell the diner about where he grew up. He wanted to use the products from his environment to tell the story on the plate. He grew up on an olive grove with beehives and lambs in the paddocks and has included all of these ingredients.
Read MoreBeef + Lamb newly crowned 2021 Young Ambassador Chef, Sam Heaven, took some time out from the big city lights of Auckland and journeyed to the deep south to learn a little bit more about growing lamb in New Zealand.
Read MoreOur farmers do a wonderful job of feeding the nation and the world, especially when it comes to New Zealand lamb! They started it and luckily for us we have a wealth of talented chefs in New Zealand who know how to finish it - on the plate! So what do our chefs find so special about working with New Zealand lamb?
Read MoreWhen a new opportunity appeared on Chef Norka’s radar she saw it as a step up in her career but added that it was difficult to leave Mangapapa as she had such an awesome team who she looked upon as family.
Read MoreMay 24th marks National Lamb Day and New Zealand lamb has come a long way since the first shipment left our shores back in 1882. It is widely used around the globe but how has it evolved on menus over the years?
Read MoreEver thought of cooking with sweetbreads but not sure how to start? Ambassador Chef Jack Crosti explains how to get the best out of this cut of offal and why it’s good to be using every part of the lamb.
Read MoreWe asked Amassador Chef, Phil Clark, what his favourite new menu dish is and he says without a doubt it’s his new lamb dish which is getting him the most excited. He loves it when the orders come through for this dish as it’s a lot of fun to plate up. The dish features a New Zealand lamb loin with glazed lamb neck, Jerusalem artichoke, crispy cabbage and red onion and berry jam
Read MoreDarren Wright of Chilingworth Road in Christchurch has taken to his kitchen at home during lockdown. Here he demonstrates how to turn a leg of lamb into an amazing rich curry, cooked long and slow in his slow cooker.
Read MorePlatinum Ambassador Chef, Shaun Clouston of Logan Brown had some little helpers in his kitchen during the lockdown. There is nothing better than getting kids to help in the kitchen, it not only keeps them busy but is teaching them a life long skill. Watch below as he cooks lamb koftas and beef and onion pies.
Read MoreThis visually stunning dish features a lamb loin wrapped in anchovy mousse with rosemary, marinated lamb belly, deep fried sweet bread with textures of broccoli and beetroot. The dish has an interesting variation of textures and flavours with…
Read MoreBlack garlic leather and lamb belly crumb are just two components of this mouth-watering lamb dish created by Ambassador Chef Pablo Tacchini. Watch below as he shows us how he cooks the lamb short loin over his custom made…
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