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Lavish Foods - 2nd Cooking Class and entertainment by Kathryn Chapelle

Cliff from Matua

Our first cooking class was a great success and by all accounts the food was delicious and the instructions very clear. Lavish Foods is holding another event on Wednesday 6 June at 5:45pam to 8pm at Bowls Matua, 108 Levers Road Matua - on the left just before Matua Primary School if coming from the east. Full bar service. Tickets kept to 50 people. Please RSVP to Lavishfoods8@gmail.com or phone Kathrin Chappell021 234 2120. Cost is $45 per person

A word or two from Kathrin
Hi my name is Kathrin Chappell and I intend to entice as many of the local Tauranga Foodies to embrace a simpler more natural food experience in their own homes. By offering entertaining
events centered on down to earth recipes made from the wide variety of products are available
in this area.
I have been a private chef for over 40 years and when I relocated to Tauranga 17 years ago,
was very disappointed we had so little variety of products available to us at all in the stores or
restaurants. It pleases me no end all the wonderful influences that have happens to our local
fare that I feel honour bond to spread the gastronomical word per say.
A former private celebrity chef "or hired gun" in Los Angeles for more than 20 years, Ms
Chappell wouldn't divulge details of clients, citing a "confidentiality agreement". But several
Movie legends and '80's Rock Stars are well acquainted with her food exploits from the past.

Having spent many years in Southern California I developed some great basic recipes that I

know would please the local Kiwi palate and therefore increase the selections of recipes in your
kitchens.

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