Monique Fiso
Top chef Monique Fiso is putting Maori cuisine in the spotlight
Chef Monique Fiso has built a career on bringing native ingredients back onto the menu, at her Maori-Samoan inspired restaurant in Wellington, Hiakai. Monique Fiso tells Anna Thomas which ingredients… Audio
Innovative dishes served up by Chef of the Year
If you're tucking into lunch right now then let me tease your taste buds a little further. How about sweet pickled ti kouka (cabbage tree) hearts, harakeke ice cream, karamu berry vinegar or manono… Audio
Hiakai: award-winning Māori chef Monique Fiso releases a book
Award-winning chef Monique Fiso has just released a book named after her acclaimed Wellington restaurant. Hiakai is the book Monique wished she had when she was delving into Māori culinary history and… Audio
Monique Fiso fires up Māori cuisine
New Zealand chef Monique Fiso is known for firing up Māori and Polynesian cuisine with hāngī pop-ups and innovative kai, rarely seen on most restaurant menus. She talks to Kathryn Ryan about her… Audio, Gallery
Monique Fiso - taking kai global
Kiwi chef Monique Fiso is representing the country on a new Netflix food show. Not content with starring in an international show, Monique is also opening her first restaurant tomorrow called Hiakai.
…Monique Fiso: the chef creating Michelin-style Māori kai
Monique Fiso's mission is to elevate Māori cuisine. After the success of Hiakai – her series of pop-up tent restaurants – Monique's first permanent restaurant opens in Wellington this year. Audio, Gallery
Monique Fiso talks Māori Kai
Monique Fiso honed her cooking skills in some top kitchens here and in New York - and now she's looking to her past to explore Māori cooking techniques and ingredients. Audio, Gallery