Chef John Sprosen
Chef At Home in Auckland
Get to know me better
I’m a Kiwi Chef, who likes to cook a mix of European foods with a Twist! I like Japanese and French Influences.
I am a Professional Kiwi chef, I studied a 2 year chef course at Manukau Institute of Technology in Auckland.
I then did an apprenticeship with an Austrian chef.
I then worked in a range of Bar and grills in Auckland.
I lived and worked as a chef in Toronto, London, Whitsunday Islands, France
I worked 2 Ski Seasons in Ohakune.
For 10 years I have done food purchasing for cruise ships and cargo ships in the office as a Ship Chandler, which has taught me a lot about Ethnic foods and where to source them. Such as Japanese and Indian, and I like Italian/ Mediterranean influences.
More about me
For me, cooking is...
My Passion. I like to please people by showing them different foods, techniques and flavours they have never seen before. I like to have fun.
I learned to cook at...
I studied for 2 years at Manukau institute of tech and did an apprenticeship with an Austrian chef. I have then worked at Various places in the world.
A cooking secret...
I like to extract flavor out of simple ingredients using different techniques. I sometimes like to mix cuisines.
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