Cherie Metcalfe
Owner and CEO of Pepper and Me, Author of Keepers, Chef and mum of two
Cherie became a chef at age 17 after waitressing in a restaurant and becoming obsessed with the food! She then went overseas and spent a few years travelling, cooking and eating all over the world whilst working as a private super yacht chef. She then moved home and had two kids.
Instead of going back to work as a chef, she needed something else to do, and spices and sauces seemed to be in hot demand. She started at a market five years ago, and now Pepper and ME hired 20 staff and stocks 200 stores across NZ.
She published her first book Keepers last year, and her second book Together is due out in October. Cherie is passionate about food, people, wine and enjoying everything life has to offer.
Get to know Cherie:
Favourite restaurant/or café in the Waikato to go out to:
Alpino Cambridge
Most underrated vegetable, cut of meat or seafood?
I love it all! Salmon is my favorite seafood, and I have avery deep love for fresh herbs.
The kitchen utensil you can't live without?
Cain and Abel knives
If you didn’t become a chef what would you have been?
A food writer i hope
What is your one ingredient that is your staple?
Man grind and sesh oil (salt and chilli)
Saturday night in with a movie, what is your comfort meal?
Fresh focaccia, chilli olives and a baked cheese of some form
Where to see Cherie:
Heathcotes Cooking Theatre
Saturday 11.00am
Cherie's favourite entertaining ideas, focaccia breads with baked feta and olives.
Her advice to new cooks
Always push the boundaries.
EVENT lOCATION:
Hamilton - Claudelands Events Centre
DATES: 6 & 7 July 2024
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