Chef Domenica Houlihan

Chef At Home in Auckland
Chef Domenica Houlihan

Get to know me better

Fun, vibrant and clever

I have been a chef for just over 30 years.

I've worked as a private chef in England, Wellington and Europe.

I have owned my own businesses, including catering and owning my own cafe. I'm a talented pastry chef as well as specializing in savoury dishes.

My passion is teaching people to cook. I have worked in restaurants, on boats, on islands, in castles, on golf courses, and on TV.

I love when people say to me, "you taught me this thing, and we always do it/cook it".

I hate waste, and love being creative with leftovers.

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More about me

For me, cooking is...

Therapy, love, feeling, reward.

I learned to cook at...

As a child, one of seven, learning to make scones at 5 for the Parish nuns and priests.

A cooking secret...

I can't tell (ok... lemon zest) shhhh

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