FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS
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Festivals, Corporate & Private Bookings - Live Fire & Flavour Demonstration with Matt Burgess
Bring something unforgettable to your next team event, client dinner, or leadership day. In this 20–30 minute live-fire session, Matt Burgess, chef, Māori storyteller, and founder of Kaiwhenua, takes your guests through the art of flavour, culture, and connection.
This is not a show-and-tell. It’s a hands-on, sensory experience built around Māori values of manaakitanga (hospitality) and whakapapa (connection to people and place). Matt will cook one signature dish live while sharing the principles behind true flavour, how smoke, fat, acid, salt, and heat interact, and why understanding those layers changes everything about the way you cook.
Session Includes:
• Introduction to Māori food philosophy and live-fire cooking
• Demonstration of one hero dish (e.g. slow-smoked lamb, blackened kūmara, or fire-grilled seafood)
• Breakdown of flavour layering and technique
• Storytelling: flavour, culture, and memory
• Q&A and audience tasting (optional add-on)
Ideal For:
Corporate team-building, food brand activations, client hospitality, or educational events.
Terms and Conditions:
• Duration: 20–30 minutes.
• Minimum 12 guests, maximum 40 for private sessions.
• Venue must provide safe outdoor cooking space and power.
• Cooking equipment can be supplied on request for an additional hire and delivery fee.
• Ingredient and food costs are billed separately based on the menu.
• A 50% deposit is required to confirm booking, with balance due 7 days before the event.
• Cancellations less than 10 days prior are non-refundable.
• Travel and accommodation (if required) quoted separately.
• By booking, the organiser accepts full responsibility for site safety and participant conduct during the demonstration.
Please ensure you complete the enquiry form before adding to cart. Once you’ve checked out with your full details, a member of our team will be in touch to confirm the next steps.
Festivals, Corporate & Private Bookings - Live Fire & Flavour Demonstration with Matt Burgess
Bring something unforgettable to your next team event, client dinner, or leadership day. In this 20–30 minute live-fire session, Matt Burgess, chef, Māori storyteller, and founder of Kaiwhenua, takes your guests through the art of flavour, culture, and connection.
This is not a show-and-tell. It’s a hands-on, sensory experience built around Māori values of manaakitanga (hospitality) and whakapapa (connection to people and place). Matt will cook one signature dish live while sharing the principles behind true flavour, how smoke, fat, acid, salt, and heat interact, and why understanding those layers changes everything about the way you cook.
Session Includes:
• Introduction to Māori food philosophy and live-fire cooking
• Demonstration of one hero dish (e.g. slow-smoked lamb, blackened kūmara, or fire-grilled seafood)
• Breakdown of flavour layering and technique
• Storytelling: flavour, culture, and memory
• Q&A and audience tasting (optional add-on)
Ideal For:
Corporate team-building, food brand activations, client hospitality, or educational events.
Terms and Conditions:
• Duration: 20–30 minutes.
• Minimum 12 guests, maximum 40 for private sessions.
• Venue must provide safe outdoor cooking space and power.
• Cooking equipment can be supplied on request for an additional hire and delivery fee.
• Ingredient and food costs are billed separately based on the menu.
• A 50% deposit is required to confirm booking, with balance due 7 days before the event.
• Cancellations less than 10 days prior are non-refundable.
• Travel and accommodation (if required) quoted separately.
• By booking, the organiser accepts full responsibility for site safety and participant conduct during the demonstration.
Please ensure you complete the enquiry form before adding to cart. Once you’ve checked out with your full details, a member of our team will be in touch to confirm the next steps.