{"id":21054,"date":"2013-06-12T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/kiwi-celebrity-chef-dishing-up-australia-2\/"},"modified":"2013-06-12T09:35:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T09:35:00","slug":"kiwi-celebrity-chef-dishing-up-australia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/06\/kiwi-celebrity-chef-dishing-up-australia-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiwi Celebrity Chef &#8216;Dishing up Australia&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">Tourism Australia has enlisted the support of one of New Zealand&#8217;s top chefs to encourage Kiwis to explore new parts of Australia by showcasing some of the country&#8217;s freshest food and best regional culinary experiences.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">In a new prime time television series, Kiwi celebrity chef Al Brown takes New Zealand viewers on a culinary journey around Australia in search of the people, the places and produce which typifies of best of Aussie food.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"518458\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-379575\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/518458.jpg\" height=\"227\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/518458.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; cursor: default; float: right;\" width=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">The 10 part series,&nbsp;<strong><em>&#8216;Dishing up Australia with Al Brown&#8217;<\/em><\/strong>, features a diverse range of culinary experiences in stunning settings across the length and breadth of Australia.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">Tourism Australia Managing Director Andrew McEvoy said using well known and respected Kiwis to help tell Australia&#8217;s stories was a strategy which worked well, encouraging visitors to explore further and stay longer.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Sharing the flavours of regional Australia through the distinctive style of a well known foodie such as Al Brown will, I&#8217;m sure, whet the appetite of Kiwis to explore a little further some of the wonderful Aussie culinary experiences we have to offer.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Each week Al will travel beyond the traditional gateways and inspire New Zealanders to delve a little deeper into their number one holiday destination &#8211; Australia,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">Some of the experiences featured in&nbsp;<strong><em>&#8216;Dishing up Australia with Al Brown&#8217;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>include:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><strong>South Australia<\/strong>: searching out Adelaide&#8217;s best &#8216;street food&#8217;; a visit to the Barossa to meet Maggie Beer on the farm, and sample her fresh cheese and a &#8220;banging Red&#8221;; catching and cooking fresh yabby from a muddy river on Kangaroo Island.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><strong>Tasmania:<\/strong>&nbsp;meeting the revered chef and Al&#8217;s cooking hero, Tetsuya Wakuda; taking a sea plane flight to nearby Bruny Island to sample smoked wallaby and fish for crays.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><strong>Northern Territory:<\/strong>&nbsp;fishing for Barramundi off the coast of Darwin; cooking a crocodile tail in the heart of the territory with a renowned local indigenous chef.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><strong>Queensland:<\/strong>&nbsp;meeting a musician-turned cheese-maker making haloumi in the basement of his suburban home; a trip to the Rusty markets in Cairns; visiting the oldest coffee plantation in Australia; mixing up a Queensland cocktail and a creamy desert on a houseboat on the Mossman River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><strong>Victoria:<\/strong>&nbsp;enjoying a tram trip through some of Melbourne&#8217;s hottest new food precincts; exploring the rich Italian cooking heritage of Mildura; encountering fig-eating sheep and enjoying dinner at a local goat farm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><strong>New South Wales:<\/strong>&nbsp;enjoying an on-water &#8216;master class&#8217; on the south coast with oyster farmer Steve Feletti, diving for Abalone and hooking Australian black fish.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><strong>Western Australia:<\/strong>&nbsp;connecting with Australia&#8217;s rich and ancient indigenous culture, including crafting a hunting spear over a bush campfire and getting hands on and dirty on a mud crabbing trip.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><strong><em>&#8216;Dishing Up Australia With Al Brown&#8217;<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;has been produced by leading New Zealand production company, Imagination Television, makers of Masterchef New Zealand and New Zealand&#8217;s Got Talent.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">The first episode of&nbsp;<strong><em>&#8216;Dishing up Australia with Al Brown&#8217;<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;aired on TVNZ on 8 June.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">The series incorporates Tourism Australia&#8217;s global brand campaign message,&nbsp;<strong><em>There&#8217;s Nothing like Australia<\/em><\/strong>, encouraging viewers to visit Australia.com where they will find dedicated content about each region featured, and details of how to make a booking.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">The shows will also be promoted using TVNZ&#8217;s website and Tourism Australia&#8217;s social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">The series received strong support from Destination New South Wales, Tourism &amp; Events Queensland, Tourism Northern Territory, Tourism Western Australia, South Australia Tourism Commission, Tourism Victoria and Tourism Tasmania along with Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand as partner airlines.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; 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A total of 1.2 million Kiwis visited Australia during 2012, spending more than A$2 billion. Tourism Australia believes that the market has the potential to grow to between A$3.4 billion and A$4.2 billion in total expenditure by 2020.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;\">Click here for more details:&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.australia.com\/AlBrown\" href=\"http:\/\/www.australia.com\/AlBrown\" target=\"_blank\">www.australia.com\/AlBrown<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism Australia has enlisted the support of one of New Zealand&#8217;s top chefs to encourage Kiwis to explore new parts of Australia by showcasing some of the country&#8217;s freshest food and best regional culinary experiences. 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