Media Release - 3 February 2015
Selwyn chef wins New Zealand category in ‘World Cookbook Awards’
Selwyn chef Robert Koller has won the ‘Vegetarian’ category for New Zealand in this year’s Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
Mr Koller runs Quickenberry Guesthouse in the Lake Coleridge High Country with his wife Christine.
Last year he published the Quickenberry Vegetable Cookbook - a collection of his favourite recipes with vegetables developed throughout his cooking career.
His book has been announced as the 2015 New Zealand vegetarian category winner in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
The World Cookbook Awards were established in 1995 to recognise outstanding cookbook and wine book publishing. Winners from each country go on to compete in an annual ‘Best in the World’ competition, which will be held in China in May this year.
“It is very exciting to be among the chefs representing New Zealand in 2015 at the ‘Best in the World’ Awards,” says Robert.
He joins many well-known New Zealand cooking personalities who have represented New Zealand previously, including Josh Emett, Nadia Lim and Michael Van de Elzen.
Robert and Christine have been running Quickenberry Guesthouse for nearly 10 years and previously ran restaurants in Auckland and Canterbury. Their guesthouse, which is located on the grounds of Terrace Downs Resort in the Lake Coleridge High Country, specialises in gourmet evening meals and cooking classes for small groups.
Robert and Christine have won a number of awards while running Quickenberry Guesthouse including the 2014 Sensational Selwyn Tourism Award.
Their guesthouse is in a growing tourism destination, just one hour from Christchurch or Ashburton. The Lake Coleridge basin is easily accessible for people wanting to experience a still relatively undeveloped part of the South Island’s high country. It is visited for its recreational activities such as scenic drives and walks, fishing and boating, as well as for its historical significance as the location of the government’s first hydro-electric power station which celebrated its Centenary at the end of last year.
The Quickenberry Vegetable Cookbook is available from Paper Plus in Merivale and Ashburton, Scorpio Books in Riccarton and the Restart Mall, and from Quickenberry Guesthouse directly.
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For media inquiries:
Robert Koller, owner of Quickenberry Guesthouse
Tel: (03) 318 6566
Email: [email protected]
Mr Koller runs Quickenberry Guesthouse in the Lake Coleridge High Country with his wife Christine.
Last year he published the Quickenberry Vegetable Cookbook - a collection of his favourite recipes with vegetables developed throughout his cooking career.
His book has been announced as the 2015 New Zealand vegetarian category winner in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
The World Cookbook Awards were established in 1995 to recognise outstanding cookbook and wine book publishing. Winners from each country go on to compete in an annual ‘Best in the World’ competition, which will be held in China in May this year.
“It is very exciting to be among the chefs representing New Zealand in 2015 at the ‘Best in the World’ Awards,” says Robert.
He joins many well-known New Zealand cooking personalities who have represented New Zealand previously, including Josh Emett, Nadia Lim and Michael Van de Elzen.
Robert and Christine have been running Quickenberry Guesthouse for nearly 10 years and previously ran restaurants in Auckland and Canterbury. Their guesthouse, which is located on the grounds of Terrace Downs Resort in the Lake Coleridge High Country, specialises in gourmet evening meals and cooking classes for small groups.
Robert and Christine have won a number of awards while running Quickenberry Guesthouse including the 2014 Sensational Selwyn Tourism Award.
Their guesthouse is in a growing tourism destination, just one hour from Christchurch or Ashburton. The Lake Coleridge basin is easily accessible for people wanting to experience a still relatively undeveloped part of the South Island’s high country. It is visited for its recreational activities such as scenic drives and walks, fishing and boating, as well as for its historical significance as the location of the government’s first hydro-electric power station which celebrated its Centenary at the end of last year.
The Quickenberry Vegetable Cookbook is available from Paper Plus in Merivale and Ashburton, Scorpio Books in Riccarton and the Restart Mall, and from Quickenberry Guesthouse directly.
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For media inquiries:
Robert Koller, owner of Quickenberry Guesthouse
Tel: (03) 318 6566
Email: [email protected]
