Luke Adams

Common ground: Behind the scenes of the hāngī

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In the latest in the Frame documentary series produced for The Spinoff by Wrestler and funded by NZ on Air, we follow chef Luke Adams as he prepares a hāngī for his children’s school fundraiser.  “It never really seemed important in the beginning,” says Luke Adams. “It was just something that was always going on.” … Read more

Tino reka! Fry bread, creamed pāua and boil-up for Waitangi Day

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Chef Luke Adams shares three delicious Māori dishes. As he whipped up an on-trend beetroot and farro concoction in the kitchen of a cafe in Auckland’s Newmarket, Luke Adams talked us through how to make something very different — the kai he was raised with. Adams (Te-Uri-o-Tai hapū, Te Aupōuri iwi) is head chef at … Read more