A Spherification workshop
With Chef Cory Campbell of The Grove Restaurant, unlocked new skills for our Diploma chefs using products and techniques refined by Albert and Ferran Adria at El Bulli Restaurant, Spain around 2003. The students then went on to experiment with their own dishes.
There are two types of spherification. First you can take a liquid, such as juice or puree, add a minute amount of calcium salt (Calcic) and drop them into a bowl of alginate (Algin - a natural product extracted from brown algae) and water. They will form tiny balls of jelly that resemble caviar.
Reverse spherification is when you take a liquid containing a mixture of two calcium salts (Gluco: calcium gluconate and calcium lactate) and submerge it in a bath of alginate (Algin) and water.
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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40.4% Yes
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34.3% Maybe?
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25.3% No
Suellen's Sweet Christmas Tradition
The festive season is the perfect excuse to indulge your sweet tooth and to bring something truly special to the Christmas table. For Suellen’s family, that showstopper is Croquembouche !
An impressive tower of cream puffs bound together with delicate spun sugar, this classic dessert is a favourite at weddings across France and Italy and a much-loved Christmas tradition at home.
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