Awards Okurukuru Winery

Late November 2003, The Restaurant opened. To provide a great restaurant we know how paramount it is, to not only have great food but great service to go with it. From this we use competition work to consistently up grade our team's skills. Not only Show casing the talent of Taranaki, but encouraging our young team that with a little work they can be up to the high standards of good restaurants all over New Zealand, leaving the staff to strive to be the best they can. Here are their accomplishments, the list just keeps growing, a sign that we are forever training to be the best we possible can.

• Trainee Chef of the Year - Dylan Wilson

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• Taranaki Chef of the year - Winner Troy Waters
• Beef Open - Class winner - Louise O'Donnel
• Trainging Service Person of the Year - winner - Phoebe Davis

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• NZ Training Service Person of the Year - Runner up - Phoebe Davis
• Beef Open - Bronze Medal - Louise O'Donnel

• Taranaki Chef of the year - Winner Troy Waters
• Regal Salmon open - Class winner- Heidi Waters
• Kapiti Cheese - Class Winner - Simon Houghton
• Junior Service person of the year - winner - Phoebe Davis
• Training innovative Table setting - Winner- Emma Glucina
• Training innovative cocktail - winner- Emma Glucina
• Training innovative cocktail - Silver medal - Matt Nichols
• Training Classic cocktail - gold medal - Matt Nichols
• Training Barista - winner - Amy Rush
• Training Classic cocktail - winner -Amy Rush
• Training innovative cocktail - Silver medal - Megan Van Der Poel
• Training Classic cocktail - gold medal- Megan Van Der Poel

• Restaurant of the Year
  • Over all winner* - Simon Houghton
  • Kitchen - Troy Waters
  • Front of house - Kristin McCormack
• Junior service person of the year* - Ellee Donald
• Junior table setting, clearing and crumbing down* - Gold - Ellee Donald
• Junior wine and beverage service* -Gold - Ellee Donald
• Junior cafe beverage* - Bronze - Ellee Donald
• Junior classic cocktail *- Gold - Ellee Donald
• Open wine and beverage service* - Gold - Khasmin Groenendijk
• Open Table service *- Silver - Khasmin Groenendijk
• Open Mystery box setting* - Winner of class - Khasmin Groenendijk
• BidVest NZ regional Team Challenge* (Team New Plymouth) - Sliver- Troy Waters, Heidi Waters

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• Khasmin Groenendijk, finalist for food and beverage modern apprentice of the year
• Tanita Johnston, finalist for cookery modern apprentice of the year

• 'Chef of the year' – over all winner- Simon Houghton
• 'Junior chef of the year' – over all winner- Troy Waters
• 'Professional service person of the year' – over all winner- Kristin McCormack
• 'Junior service person of the year' Over all winner- Ellee Donald
• 'Professional service person of the year' –second place-Khasmin Groenendijk

• Junior Salmon main course- Bronze medal and winner- Tanita Johnston
• Junior chocolate fantasy- Bronze medal- Lou O'Donnell
• Original cocktail-Gold medal- Joshua Ganguly
• Innovated cocktail- Silver medal-Joshua Ganguly
• Novelty Pavlova decorating – first place Khasmin Groenendijk

• Wine and food service with table setting- winner over all-Khasmin Groenendijk

• Hans Bueschkens – Taranaki Representative- Troy Waters

• Environmental Award- presented for energy efficiency and waste minimisation.

• 'Outstanding Chef of the year' – Simon Houghton

• Etcetera home wears Taranaki/Wanganui Chef of the year- Simon Houghton,
• Table setting open-medal and over all category winner- Serenity Tebutt
• Table setting junior-medal and over all category winner – Abby Moyes

• Beer and food alliance – Bronze medal- Simon Houghton
• Salmon entrée -Silver medal- Troy Waters
• Themed table setting- Silver medal- Sam Markham
• Table setting- bronze medal-Khasmin Groenendijk
• Table service-over all winner-Khasmin Groenendijk
• Novelty Pavlova decorating - 2nd Khasmin Groenendijk
• Table setting- over all winner - Ellee Donald

• Bronze medal – Simon Houghton, Troy Waters

2008 national comps section

• Restaurant of the year-Winner smart casual category
  • silver medal- Christine Bulmer, front of house
  • bronze- Simon Houghton, Troy Waters, kitchen

• Pasta Junior Pasta- Bronze medal – Heidi Waters
• Innovative Table setting- Sam Markham
• Beef Open – Bronze medal – Troy Waters
• Table setting, Clearing & crumbing down- bronze medal-Khasmin Groenendijk
• Hot Presented cold- Bronze medal- Troy Waters
• Cafe Beverages- Bronze medal - Khasmin Groenendijk
• Celebratory Cake-Bronze Medal-Ruth Shaw
• Junior classic cocktails – Silver Medal-Khasmin Groenendijk

• 'Outstanding Chef of the year' – Simon Houghton
• 'Emerging chef of the year' – Troy Waters

• Restaurant of the Year-Winner Smart Casual Category
  • Gold medal- Christine Bulmer, Front of House
  • Bronze medal- Simon Houghton, Sonya Mathias, Kitchen

• Beef main-open - bronze- Sonya Mathias

• Hot presented cold (Junior)- Bronze medal- Troy Waters,

• Junior Table setting and crumbing down- gold medal- Jendi Coxhead
• Junior Wine service – Silver medal- Jendi Coxhead
• Junior Cocktail- Bronze Medal -Jendi Coxhead
• Junior Cafe Beverage- Bronze Medal-Jendi Coxhead

• Junior Table setting and crumbing down- Silver medal- Ellee Donald
• Junior Wine service – Silver medal- Ellee Donald
• Junior Cocktail- Bronze Medal -Ellee Donald
• Junior Cafe Beverage- Bronze Medal-Ellee Donald

• Pacific rim-open- silver medal- Tyler Martin
• Beer and food match - over all category winner - Richard Woofindin
• Junior waitress of the year - 2nd place - Casey Walker

• Over all winner – Simon Houghton, Sonya Mathias

• Taranaki Representative – Simon Houghton

• Pork main course, open- bronze- Tyler Martin

• Over all winner- Simon Houghton, Mike Lee