A New Zealand Bush inspired dessert for Rick Stein One of the world’s most highly respected chefs, Rick Stein is to visit New Zealand this winter with his first ever theatre show on these shores – Rick Stein’s Food Odyssey – at Auckland’s ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, on 4 and 5 August, and the St James Theatre in Wellington on 7 and 8 August 2010. You can find more details here . New Zealand Food Bloggers were asked to provide a recipe for the occasion, to celebrate New Zealand Food. But what is New Zealand food today? I am a recent immigrant, and cook mostly Italian food, so I cannot go for 'tradition'. The only tradition I have, in common with my immigrant predecessors, is foraging, an almost forgotten art. One of the things I love most about New Zealand is the bush, and those who wish to preserve it for future generations, to respect it, and to learn more about it. A few years back I went foraging with ranger Riki Bennett in the Waitakere Ranges, West of Auckland. The tou...