Chef Nancye Pirini has joined the Jet Park Hotel family again and this time as our Executive Chef.  After beginning her career as a junior chef at Centra Auckland Airport, and later working for us as a Chef de Partie, and most recently 5 years working alongside Peter Gordon at Sky City Grand Hotels dine by Peter Gordon restaurant as Sous Chef, Nancye has returned to us taking on the top job in our kitchen. Nancye grew up in South Auckland and lives in Otara with her husband she calls “her rock” and is mum to five children.

Nancye describes her food style as “rustic, classical and fusion, it’s a mixture of all three”. Nancye says she is “driven by the fact that I’m creating something that someone can experience and enjoy and go ‘wow’. My leadership style is fair and firm and I like to see my team driven and passionate about what they are doing. My nicknames are ‘big mama’ and ‘Chef de Flawless’. I have a very dominant character but it’s about getting the food right, and having a happy diner. It’s a team effort and I need everyone to bring their best.

Chef Nancye’s favourite ingredients to work with are yuzu (a Japanese lime) pomegranate molasses, avocado lime oil and shiro miso. “The focus for my menus is to stick to what I know best. I want to create a menu that is tied in to Jet Park Hotel, but can give our guests something different to what they have had before. This menu has a balance of good clean fresh and earthy flavours, with great texture and colour.

Nancye and her team look forward to creating a culinary delight for you when you dine with us at Te Maroro Restaurant.