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Peter Gordon - the Chef from Castlecliff Who Cooked a Meal for the Queen 30 Vol. 32, No. 21, June 2, 2016 52 Ingestre Street, PO Box 325, Wanganui. Phone 345 3666 or 345 3655, fax 345 2644, email [email protected] Peter Gordon - the chef from Castlecliff who cooked a meal for the Queen ers approached him and BY DOUG DAVIDSON suggested they arrange Peter said that when he a writer for as Peter put was asked to prepare Peter Gordon returned on Monday to it “Chefs cook, writers ƽ ? Whanganui, Castlecliff where he was #./#- he wondered who was he brought up and also to Whanganui High termined to write the book !# School where he “spent five enjoyable 12 told the Queen but it had to go out and buy a com- to be kept a secret even years through to 1980.” puter, then teach himself ƽ He spoke with a group !"# # + ! He was nervous but of hospitality students one of his favourite sub- was a success and has when the chief of secu- about his life as a top chef jects but so was art, even been translated into other rity asked him what was based in London and as a though he scored only in the food, he says “the writer of cooking books – $%&'[ + 3 - ƽ# “really cool for someone He did get 50% in English aged him to develop his tempted to joke and say ƽP which is a bit of an irony writing skills and so he Q?R 1 [ now that he has written wrote to food magazines # cooking lesson – mak- eight cook books and has 4# Later when he was ing an open sandwich, a %) Zealand but only one – ‘ # Aƾ bit underwhelming for [!#Q+ 46 7R 46 A " someone who had been Sugar Club Cookbook’ M!1 FA46"G ! cooking “since aged six, named after his London self deprecating way he could be presented with including having made + - said that it was probably @ + = because the editor came made the presentation and : 1# # Peter broke protocol by for the magazine for the speaking directly to her, Peter Gordon addresses WHS hospitality students earlier this week 3;< reminding her that he had he is now known as “the own restaurants, meet fa- Cooking lunch for the !' had seldom gone out to 7J F" = # O 4# He told the students that and Elton John are among ##4# 6 He soon got to love the K3 the celebrity customers he 6 > ":- 1 # # # \ - 50 to 60 hour weeks, being @G? non, who was Secretary " ƽ constantly on your feet, in do charity functions as 7 - leaving school that he was MORP #!!- #?@ introduced to things like he developed the concept 1 ? ? Don asked him to prepare avocado, cappuccinos of ‘fusion foods’ and says the opportunity to own his Continued on page 2 MANUFACTURERS OF TIMBER & METAL GATES & FENCES UÊ /LiÀÊ>ÌiÃÊEÊiVià UÊ iÌ>Ê>ÌiÃÊEÊiVià UÊ *ÃÌÃÊEÊ*ÃÌÊ >«Ã UÊ ÌÀ>ViÊ7>Þà UÊ ÕÌ>ÌVÊ>ÌiÊ"«iiÀà UÊ VViÃÃÊ-ÕÌà UÊ -iVÕÀÌÞÊiV}ÊEÊ>Ìià UÊ iiÀ>Ê*ÕÀ«ÃiÊiV} 6-/Ê"1,Ê 7Ê-"7,""Ê "7Ê" Ê -Ê," 370 Heads Road, Wanganui. Ph: (06) 344 6700, Fax: (06) 344 6793 www.heritagegates.co.nz RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016 - 1 Check out what’s in this week’s RCP Peter Gordon Horizons rates to increase 4 percent for Wanganui - the chef from After considering 91 sub- missions made to Council drop the rate increase from increase When I told my daugh- missions and hearing from this year around the areas %< \ # / 4 % ter, who is a chef in Perth Castecliff who 36 submitters, Horizons outlined in our consulta- the deferment,” he says. per cent increase that I was meeting up Regional Councillors have tion document. These three “Council has also re- #!% with Peter Gordon she adopted the 2016/17 An- activities were around our solved to take a coordinat- increase said “I’m jealous.” She cooked a meal nual Plan. role in regional growth, ing role around regional # %; has a number of his cook- The Annual Plan outlines changes to river schemes growth by working with ter- increase books and rates him as for the queen the work Horizons will do and changes to transport. ritorial authorities, iwi and #+%- one of the best (see our Continued from page 1 in the year ahead to man- “There are always robust businesses. This includes crease front page article). What He owns restaurants in age its land, air and water discussions around how to the implementation of the #< I particularly liked about Auckland (Sky Tower), resources and what it will achieve the best balance for Accelerate25 programme increase him was his down to earth London (including ‘Cross cost. our Region’s communities and has been allocated a # / ' %$ approach and friendly Town Donuts’) and in Is- “The average rate in- and their requests.” budget of $230,000; made cent decrease manner. Yet another ex- crease across the Region is Mr Gordon says after lis- of $130,000 from reserve #/+ Doug Davidson, tanbul, Turkey. Although Whanganui person who he has lived in London 3.1 per cent and will vary tening to feedback from the funds and $100,000 from decrease has succeeded on the journalist@ depending where people community Council have the UAC general rate.” # / rivercitypress.co.nz for half his life, he returns world scene. to New Zealand about six live and the level of ser- amended some areas of the The breakdown of aver- cent increase There are a lot of events sponsored by Sustainable times a year and to Wan- vice they receive,” says Plan. age rate changes per district The Annual Plan will be taking place in Whan- Whanganui on Thursday ganui to visit parents and Horizons Chairman Bruce “Following consultation are as follows: available at Horizons’ of- ganui over Queen’s Birth- (page 15) and the Cham- Gordon. Council has decided to de- # # [ ### day and the next week. ber Music competitions family. His favourite food, “We were pleased by the fer works on the Koputaroa cent increase horizons.govt.nz by June There are the 150th an- for students on the Friday number and quality of sub- No.1 Pump Station, and # "# ;$ 30. niversary celebrations for (page 10). If you enjoy col- he said in response to a the Wanganui Fire Ser- ouring in, you may wish question, is “duck curry, #[ to join the group starting cooked Thai style, on trucks in the morning of ƽ . top of sticky rice.” An- the Saturday and the ball Thursday morning (page other question was – how New group to meet for in the evening (page 26). 2). would you cook silver On the Sunday VW own- There is a short article beet? He would fry it in # # ƽ about the origins of the peanut oil with garlic, their cars (page 5) and the Queen’s Birthday holiday chilli, ginger and lemon companionship and ‘colouring in’ Nova Zealandia Vikings (page 18). The State of juice, create a cream will be out at Scoutlands Queensland has it in name sauce, throw on toasted Adult colouring-in over Saturday and Sun- but in practice the day is walnuts and then add in books have become very day, happy to talk about all about the AFL and NRL deep fried quail eggs. popular around the world battle equipment and tac- [ 1 Peter Gordon came in the last couple of years. tics (page 6). If you want too much you may wish across as a charming, One has the title ‘Colour some horse manure for to join SOBA (Society of down to earth person, Me – Stress Free,’ which the garden and to help Beer Advocates) and sign a great story teller and sums up the appeal. It is out ‘Youth for the Nation’ up for their home brew someone who values his relaxing, even therapeu- buy a bag or two on Sat- competition (page 6). roots – in Cornfoot Street, tic, especially if done urday morning (page 5). - Doug Davidson, jour- ƽ in company. And that is Later in the week there nalist@rivercitypress. should be very proud of what Rosemary Christin- [Q>R co.nz him. son and Glyn Malcolm from the Central Baptist Craft Club are arranging. They are establishing a group to meet each Thursday from 9.30am to 12midday at Central Baptist Church, Wicks- teed Street, to colour in and enjoy the company of others. Rosemary is especially keen on col- ouring in pointing out that “more adult colour- ing-in books are sold in New Zealand than any other kind of book.” She said she heard that on Na- tional Radio and Nation- Glyn and Rosemary with one of Rosemary’s framed ‘colouring-in’ pictures al Radio can’t be wrong. bly cold place. Expect This club does a wide in material including The activity is being used warmth, the chance to range of crafts includ- pencils, crayons or felts. in retirement homes with chat to others and tea/cof- ing knitting, crocheting, +[# great success. fee/biscuits for a small $2 card making, painting, Thursday, June 9. Rosemary and Glynn contribution. poker wood work, em- And what do you do who belong to the Friday If Thursday doesn’t broidering, tapestry and with the picture when it Craft Club at the Church suit, come along to the tatting. While most are is all coloured in? Glyn suggest that it is a much Friday craft club where females, they welcome joins two of them with better option than being everything goes. This is men and there are one or double sided tape and home alone in a possi- from 9.30am to 11.30am.
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