Al Brown: Kiwi chef on changing palates, changing times, and doing it tough

Al Brown: Kiwi chef on changing palates, changing times, and doing it tough

Author: Newstalk ZB January 1, 2025 Duration: 12:47

Kiwi icon Al Brown is as talented and innovative as it gets. 

He is an entrepreneur, world-leading chef owning some of New Zealand’s greatest restaurant brands, a fisherman and a TV presenter. 

But, with 2024 being a tough year for the hospitality sector, Al faced some of his biggest challenges yet.  

Al tells Tim Beveridge the palate of the nation has changed “dramatically” in his 40 years as a chef - “we travel and we can magpie from all the other sorts of cuisines and styles from around the world.” 

“I think our eating scene in New Zealand is magnificent.” 

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