Salmon Recipes & Featured Chef
Kupsami Gounder, Executive Head Chef, James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor
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I have been working with James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor for the last 8 years as an Executive chef. James Cook, as you know, is one of the larger hotels in wellington and has 260 guest rooms, multi F & B facilities including a signature buffet and a la carte restaurant with 250 seats, busy function and banqueting facilities and Sojourn Cafe etc. James Cook is busy all year round with our business, corporate guest, government, overseas dignataries, sports teams like IRB 7's etc.
We also do lot of weddings, private functions and cocktail parties. Before James Cook I used to work at Rydges Hotel In Rotorua. From 16th of November I will be joining Novatel Lake side Rotorua as an Executive chef. |

Featured Recipe
James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor
Marinated Salmon
Other Selected Salmon Recipes
Okurukuru Winery
Crispy Skinned Salmon, with a White Bait and Fresh Tomato Consommé Jelly, Salmon Caviar, Micro Greens, Saffron and Coconut FoamMasonic Hotel Napier
Pave of Crispy Skinned Aoraki Salmon, White Bean, Chorizo and Tomato Ragout, Pickled CucumberChurch Road Winery Restaurant
Herbed Salmon Carpaccio with Pernod VinaigretteStephan's Restaurant & Country Cafe
Manuka & Hazelnut Crusted Aoraki Salmon with Potato Cakes, Wilted Silverbeet & Chive Sour CreamMills Reef Winery & Restaurant
Chicken, Prawn & Smoked Salmon SausageBannockburn Hotel
Roast Aoraki Salmon, Parsnips Olive & Caper VinaigretteBoat Shed Cafe~Bar~Restaurant - Nelson
Prosciutto Roasted Salmon Fillet & Grilled Asparagus



