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2 Hocken Street
Dunedin
9011
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Monday | 9am - 5pm |
Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
Friday | 9am - 5pm |
Saturday | 9am - 12pm |
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A proud Southlander, Gordon was brought up on a sheep farm in Dipton, and from an early age wanted to be either a Chef or market gardener! …In 1977 he took an apprenticeship at the famous Kelvin Hotel in Invercargill. There he got some terrific basic training under Head Chef Robert Nixon and attended block courses at Otago Polytechnic (London City & Guilds, 706/1 &706/2)
In 1982 he backpacked through Asia and the Middle East for 6 months to get to Scotland and work in the famous Gleneagles Hotel kitchens for a season. Upon his return to Invercargill in 1983 he took over the reigns as Head Chef at the Kelvin Hotel, overseeing the Kelvin carvery and the opening of the Highlights fine dining restaurant at the “Top of the Kelvin”.
Gordon remembers (during split shifts), reading the Sydney morning Herald at the Invercargill library and seeing a photo of the Executive Chef of Sydney’s new Renaissance Hotel and thinking “wow”, look at the big Chef with all his regalia. So ….. by 1987 Gordon realized he was a biggish fish in small waters and decided it best to venture north and branch out a bit and that he did! ….. not returning till some 23 years later in 2010.
During this extended sojourn Gordon stopped off taking on the following roles: