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Getting a taste of fine dining

By Rebecca Malcolm
Rotorua Daily Post·
31 Mar, 2014 07:21 PM2 mins to read

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A group of Rotorua diners are set to have the evening of a lifetime at a swanky Rotorua lodge known for hosting the rich and famous.

One of the lucky tables at the Supper Club tomorrow night will head out to the multi-million lodge for a dinner prepared by its original chef, Jonathan Chemis.

Mr Chemis, who is Waiariki Institute of Technology's chef lecturer will be taking along two of his culinary students just a few weeks into their two-year Diploma of Culinary Arts course.

He said it was a huge opportunity for Jessie McIndoe and Grace Bruere, who were chosen for their cleanliness and good hygiene while cooking.

"It's a good opportunity for them to get out there and do something," Mr Chemis said.

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He was part of the opening of the lodge and worked out there as a chef, so said it was nice to be getting back out there.

He was relishing the opportunity to prepare and cook a six or seven-course menu for the guests.

"I always get nervous. If you're not nervous something is wrong."

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Supper Club organiser Linley Parry said it was exciting to have the lodge involved.

"The community is banding together to make Lake Okareka Lodge come to life as a restaurant."

The Supper Club is one of the big fundraisers for the Ronald McDonald Family Retreat at Ngongotaha.

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