Mr Bareiter won the inaugural Fresh Food Show Farm to Fork competition at the Great Kiwi Home and Living Show on Sunday. Contestants had to cook an entree and a main from ingredients in a pantry on site.
The mystery ingredient they had to use was celeriac. Facing tough competition from chefs Greg Piner, Ken O’Connell and Sam Gasson, Mr Bareiter said he did not expect to win.
‘I often think too much, so this time I thought I’d see what happens.’’
He chose a menu based on seasonality and the best food to cook for judge Fleur Sullivan.
‘‘She does simple, straightforward cooking so I wanted to keep it simple, fresh and summery. There was asparagus there so you had to go for it.’’
He chose to do a roulade for his entree. At the last minute he went back to the pantry for crayfish to put inside some sole.
