2026

Event submissions
now open

Event submissions are now open for the 2026 Flavours of Plenty Festival. Showcase your creativity and be part of the celebration.

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Battle of the snack

We’re on the hunt for the Bay of Plenty’s most promising future chefs!

Want to work alongside some of the Bay's best chefs, have your dish tasted by Kelli Brett, editor and owner of Cuisine Magazine and the chance to have your recipe featured in Cuisine magazine?

We’re looking for future chefs to take part in the Battle of the Snack, a Flavours of Plenty Festival event in collaboration with Cuisine Magazine, on Thursday, 11 March 2027.

Entries close at 11:59pm on Friday 20 November 2026.

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The Challenge

With the help of the Bay’s top chefs, these future chefs will go head-to-head and create two hyper-local “snacks” for up to 100 people. Editor of Cuisine Magazine Kelli Brett alongside event attendees will judge the creations and will have the chance to have their recipe featured in the Good Food Awards feature.

What's in it for the future chefs?

Mentoring

Opportunity to be mentored by one of the Bay’s top chefs

Create

Opportunity to serve their creation to up to 100 people

Connect

Opportunity to meet and be introduced by Kelli Brett

Feature

Opportunity to have your snack feature in Cuisine Magazine’s Good Food Awards feature

Nominations

If you consider yourself a future chef (see criteria below), or know someone who is, we’d love you to submit a nomination! Nominations close on 20 November 2026.

The criteria

There is no age limit for nominations, however, we expect that these future chefs are at sous chef level or below.
We would also love if you can forward this form with anyone you think may be keen to make a nomination.
Nominations should be for ONE person, not a team of people.

Email the team