Hangi Pit Masters Juan Balsani [Part 1]
This week Rewi is in Ponsonby to meet with Augustus head chef Juan Balsani. Juan tells us about his upbringing in Argentina and his influences. He provides Rewi with his toughest hangi challenge yet.
Rewi Spraggon enlists up to six of the best chefs in Aotearoa and tasks them to add their expertise, tastes and techniques to a traditional Maori hangi under the gaze of thousands at Taste Auckland.
Primary Title
- Hangi Pit Masters
Episode Title
- Juan Balsani [Part 1]
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 30 May 2018
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 5
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Rewi Spraggon enlists up to six of the best chefs in Aotearoa and tasks them to add their expertise, tastes and techniques to a traditional Maori hangi under the gaze of thousands at Taste Auckland.
Episode Description
- This week Rewi is in Ponsonby to meet with Augustus head chef Juan Balsani. Juan tells us about his upbringing in Argentina and his influences. He provides Rewi with his toughest hangi challenge yet.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Maori
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Hāngī
- Hangarau kai
- Cooking (Earth ovens)--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Food
- Reality television programs--New Zealand
Genres
- Cooking
- Interview
- Reality
Hosts
- Rewi Spraggon (Presenter)
Contributors
- Mark Ihaia (Producer)
- Callie Adams (Executive Producer)
- Maori Television (Production Unit)
- Juan Balsani (Subject)
- Courtney Rupe (Interviewee)
Subjects
- Hāngī
- Hangarau kai
- Cooking (Earth ovens)--New Zealand
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Food
- Reality television programs--New Zealand