With over 30 years of experience as a chef, pastry specialist, recipe developer, food writer and stylist, Tracey brings a rich and diverse culinary background to her teaching. She trained at the Pan Pacific Hotel and AUT before working in pâtisserie, Japanese cuisine, boutique hotels in Switzerland, and hospitality roles across Europe, Australia, and the UK. Returning to New Zealand, she ran her own catering business ‘The Galley designer food co’, providing food for two Americas Cup campaigns on private yachts, styled food for major brands, and wrote recipes for leading magazines including Taste, Healthy Food Guide, Nadia, New Zealand Life & Leisure and Good. Passionate about sharing practical skills and creative confidence, she is an engaging, knowledgeable tutor who loves inspiring home cooks. Tracey enjoys sharing her knowledge, expertise and passion for food. She works as a culinary tutor at PBRS in the city teaching international students how to become chefs. Inspired by travel and life Tracey’s hobbies are creative writing, yoga, growing and preserving foods, music. Tracey has two adult daughters with husband Michael and a dog with a food addiction ‘Jagger the Beagle’ (an MPI retiree).


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