Real Pasifik – It's Island Food, But Not As We Know It

Media Release – September 2014

TV Series Real Pasifik – It's Island Food, But Not As We Know It.

This show may be tucked away out of sight, but it shouldn't be out of mind. The second series of television show Real Pasifik is back on our screens at 12.30pm Saturdays, from 13 September on TV ONE. This food oriented travel show is worth seeking out and may just inspire your weekend's cooking or even your next holiday destination.

Pacific Island food doesn't generally get the best rap, but there is so much more to this cuisine than meets the eye. And the show's presenter, Robert Oliver, certainly knows a thing or two about Pacific food. New Zealand born Oliver is one of the world's most acclaimed chefs specialising in Pacific cuisine with both of his Pacific focused cookbooks having won top prizes at the prestigious Gourmand Cookbook awards in 2010 and 2014.

Not only is Oliver a superstar in the kitchen, he also has an incredible energy onscreen and in person. It's this energy, combined with Oliver's cheeky humor, which draws the best out of the local Pacific chefs and food heroes that he meets during the show's travels through Samoa, Vanuatu, Fiji, Niue, Tahiti and New Zealand. New Zealanders will become accustomed to seeing more of Oliver on their screens too, with Oliver having been selected as one of the tasting judges on much-discussed television series, My Kitchen Rules NZ.

Tuning in to Real Pasifik will take viewers on a profound and entertaining journey through the kitchens of isolated villages and five-star resorts across the Pacific. In addition, it will provide an insight into the depth of credentials and expertise that Oliver will be drawing upon for his judging on My Kitchen Rules NZ.

Produced and created by Auckland based production studio, Zoomslide, this television series is another tool which enables Oliver to bring the world's eyes squarely onto Pacific cuisine and all of the culinary delights that our corner of the world has to offer. Real Pasifik is set to reach a global audience with rights to the show being secured by international distributor All3 Media.

The first series of Real Pasifik was applauded for it's glorious imagery and enthralling storytelling. Viewers can rest assured they will be treated to more revelations and delights from the South Pacific which will be sure to have mouths watering. If you didn't catch the first series of Real Pasifik, all the episodes are available to view via TVNZ Ondemand.

Watch Real Pasifik on TV ONE, 12.30pm Saturdays from 13 September.

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