1 Aug 2022

Exploring First Nation Canadian ancestry through food

From Nine To Noon, 11:30 am on 1 August 2022
Jonny Taggart

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Wellington chef Jonny Taggart has based his Wellington on a Plate event, Kakhwi-io, on his recent discovery of his Inuit heritage. Adopted at birth, Jonny decided during lockdown to find out more about his ancestry; a search with uncovered he is part First Nation. As a chef, the obvious way for him to discover more about his culture was through food, which he is now putting on display at this year's Wellington on a Plate. Jonny Taggart is the head chef of Ltd, and a new Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant, Kisa, in Wellington.