Chef on a Mission - Maui Gas Field

Television (Full Length Episode) – 2011

In the sixth episode of the roving chef reality series, Auckland chef Simon Gault faces tough critics as he plans a four-course meal for 40 men, who work 56 kilometres offshore on gas platform Maui A. Before setting foot on the platform Gault takes a series of survival tests and a medical in New Plymouth. The minute the helicopter lands he's given a taste of some of the constant maintenance jobs required in such a harsh environment. Gault works hard to impress a team who live and work on the platform for 14-day stretches and are so well looked after one employee describes their meals as "Christmas every day, bro".

A lot of us Māori boys are pretty passionate about our food...and we're pretty honest.
– A Maui worker issues a friendly warning to visiting chef Simon Gault