Food Source - New Zealand

About the show

Take one of Australia’s most influential chefs. Add his passion and knowledge of regional produce, mix in travel to some of New Zealand’s most spectacular locations and season with interesting characters and inspiring recipes. And you have Food Source – New Zealand, an original LifeStyle Channel production.

Food Source – New Zealand is LifeStyle's fifth cooking series with internationally renowned, multi-award-winning chef Neil Perry. The four-part series continues the culinary journey that began with the internationally acclaimed Food Source as Neil seeks out the best food and wine in New Zealand.

New Zealand cuisine, has forged ahead in recent years and in Food Source – New Zealand Neil Perry shows us why. Featuring leading New Zealand chefs and restaurants, top food and wine producers and delicious recipes, the series is a gastronomic journey around the North Island of New Zealand. From the cultural capital Wellington, through the picturesque Tararua Mountain range and the wine district of Martinborough, Neil makes his way across the North Island visiting Hawke’s Bay, Napier, Lake Taupo, Huka Lodge and Waiheke Island to finally end in Auckland.

In this series, Neil does all of his cooking on location. There’s a BBQ feast of scotch fillet with brussel sprouts, smoky bacon and anchovy sauce and masala crusted lamb cutlets with grilled sweet peppers at the Martinborough Hotel. Rainbow trout in Moroccan spices and fresh water prawns in herb and spice paste at the five-star Huka Lodge; and steamed green lip mussels with spiga (cous cous) at Stonyridge Vineyards on Waiheke Island.

It is a celebration of great food and wine, with spectacular locations, mouth-watering cinematography, easy-to-follow recipes and fascinating characters.

Produced by XYZ Networks for The LifeStyle Channel and LifeStyle FOOD.