17 Mar 2025

Paul Patterson's latest restaurant in Ohope

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 17 March 2025

We're heading to the beachside town of Ōhope now, to catch up with a Kiwi-Fijian chef who's recently put down roots there.

Paul Patterson has had a hand in opening dozens of restaurants overseas and had a colourful career before that as an auto engineer, a drain layer, and a security guard to name a few. But it was the food business back in Aotearoa that he wanted to land in, and after some trial and error, he's opened a harbourside restaurant.

Six months in, bookings at The Fisherman's Wharf are steady and Paul has become known for fishing out of the window. Jesse catches up with Paul to see how it's going and how his life is post-Bachelorette

Chef Paul Patterson outside his new Ohope restaurant, Fisherman's Wharf.

Photo: Supplied

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