Master craftsman

He's had an incredible career working in some of Europe's top restaurants.

He was the first Kiwi awarded a Master of Culinary Arts by the Royal Academy and the first to earn the status of Master Craftsman in France.

Mark's been on a number of TV shows, including Ready Steady Cook and the BBC's Good Food, uh, Good Food Show.

He last joined us on Nine to Noon to talk about his Christmas at the Castle cookbook, but this new one focuses on the hacks we could all do, uh, around the house.

Now, for what you've done as far as building up your partners.

So when you have some wonderful partners like Master Craftsman or Private Tea Houses, how do you systematically build up and maintain those partnerships? those relationships in such a traditional landscape.

Oftentimes I talk to people and that's, that's just a huge challenge is building up that, that relationship.

Well, I think it is very, very difficult back in 2007 when inbound tourism or, you know, luxury travelers were not taken seriously.

And that turns out that it is translated.

It's the Master Craftsman of France.

And they have the Master Craftsman of France in eyewear and eyeglasses.

And they have a school in Moray, France.

Oh, wow.