Al Brown
Bluff oysters off the menu at Al Brown's Depot Eatery
It's no bluff, famous oysters harvested from Foveaux strait are off the menu at a top Auckland eatery because of concerns for the delicacy's future. Ngai Tahu, which owns about 20% of the Bluff oyster… Audio
Is solo dining rising in popularity?
A restaurant reservation site is reporting a rise in solo dining in the US and the UK - but is that trend gaining traction locally? Audio
Al Brown: 'My whole thing is informality'
Renowned chef Al Brown has just released Eat Up New Zealand: The Bach Edition, a collection of nostalgic recipes that celebrate seasonal ingredients, kaimoana, and the occasional sweet treat. Audio
NZ's top pie to be announced at Supreme Pie Awards
Today's a very big day if you're in the pie-making business. The country's top pie maker will be announced tonight at the 25th Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards. Celebrity chef Al Brown is a judge… Audio
Al Brown: New Zealand’s 'biggest-ever dinner party'
Chef Al Brown is no stranger to Sunday Mornings. He's cooking up a Cyclone Gabrielle relief banquet, hoping to create New Zealand's "biggest-ever dinner party". Backed by the Restaurant Association… Audio
Al Brown: nationwide cyclone fundraiser will cook up a storm
Restaurants nationwide will be 'cooking up a storm' to fill bellies with comfort food, and mayoral relief funds with money
The cyclone relief fundraiser will take place on Monday March the 20th.
The… Audio
Covid-19: Business owners on level 2
It's level 2, but not as we know it - especially not if you work in gyms or hospitality.
Record-keeping, scanning requirements, seating and of course head-counting are the new normal in both.
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Trevally Sashimi with Truffle Ponzu
Super-talented chef Al Brown shares a recipe for trevally which is his favourite fish to eat raw. He's combining it with a Ponzu recipe he's used for the past two decades Audio
Al Brown's Smashed potatoes
Al Brown joins us to share a recipe for Smashed Griddle Potatoes with black olive mayo. Audio
The Mixtape: Al Brown
Celebrity chef, restaurateur and author Al Brown joins Charlotte Ryan to select songs and share stories on the RNZ Music Mixtape. Video, Audio
'I miss the buzz' - Al Brown keen to reopen restaurants under level 2
Restaurateur Al Brown is champing at the bit to reopen when New Zealand's Covid-19 level 3 lockdown eases to level 2.
Brown's three Auckland businesses - Depot, Federal Delicatessen and Best Ugly… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Level 2 rules - what you need to know
If level 2 gets the green light, hairdressers, restaurants, domestic travel, gyms, home cleaners and more are all go.
The Reserve Bank estimates the four-and-a-half-week lockdown under level 4 cost… Video, Audio
Al Brown's lockdown – slow cooking, reading and feijoa-foraging
Chef and restaurateur Al Brown is enjoying a bit of break with time to cook comfort food and do lots of reading. On his daily walk, he forages for feijoas which work well in a simple feijoa & almond… Audio
Musical Chair: Al Brown picks the songs
Chef, author and television presenter Al Brown is in the Musical Chair this week sharing the soundtrack of his life. He also talks about his food philosophy and how a farm boy from the Wairarapa who… Audio
Al Brown, making yoghurt for the collective good
Chef Al Brown and chef-turned-entrepreneur Angus Allan, CEO of The Collective Dairy Company, talking about a yoghurt fundraiser involving some of the country's top chefs. Al's chosen charity is Garden… Audio
Al Brown talks about Anthony Bourdain
Chef Al Brown from The Depot talks about the loss to the culinary world of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. Audio
Food with Al Brown
Al Brown shares a recipe for roasted snapper wings with ranch dressing. Audio
Al Brown revisits Kiwi food classics
We should be wonderfully proud of New Zealand food culture, says shepherd-turned-chef Al Brown. He updates Kiwi classics like such as roast lamb, corned beef and cheese scones in the new book Eat Up… Audio
