Nanuku Auberge Resort Takes “Culinary Quantum Leap Forward’ With Appointment Of Chef Oliver Scarf

Recognised within Fiji and world-wide for the extremely high quality of its award-winning cuisine, Nanuku Auberge Resort has taken what GM Sascha Hemmann describes as a “culinary quantum leap forward” with the appointment of executive chef Oliver Scarf.

The New Zealand-born national needs no introduction to Fiji having cut his culinary teeth with a stint at the iconic Laucala Resort in Taveuni.

His experience also extends to several high-profile luxury hotels and resorts in his native New Zealand.

These include the eco-designed Te Waonui Forest Retreat in Franz Josef and most recently, as Sous Chef at the George Hotel in Christchurch, where he took on the acting Chef de Cuisine role at the hotel’s renowned two-hat ’Pescatore’ restaurant.

Announcing Chef Scarf’s appointment, GM Hemmann said having him join the team represented a major accomplishment given his overly impressive credentials.

“Having someone of Chef Scarf’s caliber here has taken our already substantial culinary reputation a quantum leap forward and we are delighted and feel very privileged to have him on the executive team,” Mr Hemmann said.

“The level of skill and service he is brings to Nanuku will provide a wonderful enhancement to our overall guest service delivery.

“Fiji has been steadily building its reputation as the culinary powerhouse of the South Pacific in recent years as evidenced by the arrival of several master chefs and the opening of a string of signature restaurants in many of the destination’s top resorts.

“Nanuku too has played a key role in advancing this reputation – we beat off strong opposition from several of Fiji’s top hotels and resorts to claim the prestigious ‘Dining Experience Award’ at the 2016 ANZ Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards.

“Our food and beverage experience is unique with every mouthful created and targeted to individuals who seek to savour the essence and flavour of a true gastronomic experience.

“A key component of Chef Oliver’s overall activity will focus on raw, dehydrated and wellness cuisine with mainly Fijian produce.

“This is intended to dovetail with Nanuku’s popular on resort ‘Wellness’ program which offers our guests the perfect solutions for dealing and ridding themselves of everyday stress, in the process promoting and instilling the formulas required for a healthy lifestyle via a combination of cuisine, spa and relaxation therapy.”

High resolution images of Chef Oliver Scarf are available at the following dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0rklm30eovuyj50/AAD8Gr0bf7eYdXTNTgGLQ-Ina?dl=0

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About Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji

Heralding a new era for Fiji tourism and taking the destination’s luxury resort offering to levels previously unseen, Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji is the first all-villa boutique resort to be built on the main island of Viti Levu. Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji’s location in the heart of the Pacific Coast, aka ‘Fiji’s Adventure Capital’ presents guests with access to myriad activities ranging from golf, zip lining, white water rafting, Waterfall Terra Treking, world-class surfing and cage-less bull shark diving. Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji is the proud recipient of a TripAdvisor ‘Certificate of Excellence’ and a ‘Fiji Excellence in Tourism’ Award and in 2017 was named as one of the top 20 best resorts in the Australia and South Pacific region in the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler 30^th annual Readers’ Choice Awards. The resort is currently expanding its accommodation offering with the addition of 13 new luxury one and two-bedroom Auberge Beach Villas which when complete and ready for guests this year will further cement Nanuku Auberge Resort’s position and its overall product delivery in place at the very top of the Fiji luxury resort listings.

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About Auberge Resorts Collection

Auberge Resorts Collection owns and operates a portfolio of exceptional hotels, resorts, residences and private clubs. While Auberge nurtures the individuality of each property, all share a crafted approach to luxury that is expressed through captivating design, exceptional cuisine and spas, and gracious yet unobtrusive service. Properties in the Auberge Resorts Collection include: Auberge du Soleil, Calistoga Ranch and Solage, Napa Valley, Calif.; Esperanza, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Los Cabos, Mexico; Hotel Jerome, Aspen, Colo.; Malliouhana, Anguilla; Nanuku Auberge Resort, Pacific Harbour, Fiji; Madeline Resort & Residences and Element 52, Telluride, Colo.; Mukul Resort, Guacalito, Nicaragua; Hacienda AltaGracia, Peres Zeledon, Costa Rica; and Auberge Beach Residences and Spa Fort Lauderdale, Bishop’s Lodge, Sante Fe, New Mexico,  and The Lodge at Blue Sky, Utah (opening 2018) with several others in development. For more information about Auberge Resorts Collection, please visit http://www.aubergeresorts.com. Follow Auberge Resorts Collection on Facebook at facebook.com/AubergeResorts and on Twitter and Instagram at @AubergeResorts.

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(Source: Released on behalf of Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji 08 February 2018)

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