Hospitality, tourism and events news

Emily Morgan in her chef whites, standing in AUT's kitchens.

High placing in trans-Tasman cook-off

Hospitality, tourism and events
15 Oct, 2024
An AUT culinary arts student has done well in a trans-Tasman live cook-off competition for apprentice and young chefs.
Busy tourism in Venice Italy

Could “slow tourism” offset overtourism?

11 Sep, 2024
Mindfulness – being fully present in the moment – has influenced several sectors, including slow food, slow fashion, and now slow travel.
Three images of the AUT Winter Series, showing chefs and students making food and wine being poured.

Culinary delight at the Winter Series

Hospitality, tourism and events
22 Jul, 2024
Unwrap the chocolate and break out the mead, AUT’s Culinary Arts and Gastronomy Winter Series is back to warm you up with all things food in 2024.
Two photos side by side that show Emily Morgan preparing dishes, dressed in he chef whites.

Taking on Australia’s best young chefs

Hospitality, tourism and events
24 Jun, 2024
Emily Morgan is off to the final of the Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat competition in September.
Suitcases at airport

Welcome to NZ – now pay up

Hospitality, tourism and events
18 Jun, 2024
Do we want to focus on attracting high-spending tourists? Or do we want to attract large numbers of all tourist types and charge them more?
Students dressed in their whites posing for a photo at the competition.

Culinary Arts students clean up

Hospitality, tourism and events
10 Jun, 2024
AUT students have done well at a recent hospitality competition.
A chateau that makes part of the campus at Institut Lyfe. It looks like a fairytale-castle.

AUT joins exclusive hospitality Alliance

Hospitality, tourism and events
14 May, 2024
AUT has been welcomed into an exclusive alliance with 25 other leading hospitality and culinary schools around the globe.
Dianne, Tracy and Dolby smiling at the camera amongst festival goers people sitting at tables under large shade sails.

Learning better food systems in Nouméa

Hospitality, tourism and events
27 Nov, 2023
Two AUT gastronomy students have visited New Caledonia to learn about resilient and sustainable food systems.
Chefs in the kitchen

New gourmet range to benefit students

Hospitality, tourism and events
08 Nov, 2023
Renowned chef patron of Antoine’s, Tony Astle, is launching a new gourmet range, with profits going towards supporting students in hardship.
Students in front of plated food

AUT chef students cook for charity

Hospitality, tourism and events
17 Oct, 2023
AUT’s culinary arts students had the very special opportunity recently to prepare a delicious three-course meal for 150 guests at a charity gala dinner.

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