b'my favourite colourscreamwith that?Internationally respected chef and restaurateurSimon Gault likes to relax with soothing neutral colours. What do you love most about life as a chef andWhat is your favourite decorating colour?MasterChef New Zealand judge? A bold off-white.The thing I love most about MasterChef is how engaged children have become with food since the show started.Youve recently built a housewhat did you enjoy ReseneEmerge They want to try everything and judge the dish formost about that process?themselves. They are tasting and discussing food andIm always hands on with any new building project, above all theyre getting strong opinions about food,whether its a new restaurant or my family home. I work which is great to see.with the best people, who are creative and great at what This applies not just to childrenpeoplesthey do. I always know what I want to achieve but its interest in food has grown immensely, along withalways a collaborative process for me. We always take their expectations when going out to dine. This isour time to look at things from all angles so we get the helping to raise food standards across the country andbest outcome thats functional but looks outstanding. I Resene its great to watch the upcoming generation of chefsreally enjoy learning about all the new materials and the Bluff coming through better and better. latest designs. However, to be honest with my house the best bit was being able to move in! Tell us a bit about your current ventures. Ive got a lot going on at the moment. The new seasonWhat are your three favourite colours from the of MasterChef New Zealand is back on air [TV One], andResene The Range fashion colours fandeck?Im in the middle of photography for my new cookbook,There are great neutral colours in this range. My home shades of blue put me coming out later this year. Another big focus is onuses a lot of creams so its fresh, clean and great for developing new products for my Simon Gault Homemaking the best of the light. I tend to lean towards that in a good head space Cuisine range. I currently have a range of awesomecolour palette for easy home living. Picking three, Id go stocks and seasonings, and have spent a lot of timewith Resene Bluff, Resene Emerge and Resene Bianca. perfecting chef-quality taste into easy-to-use productsThey go together well and theyre soothing, go with my so everyone can cook with amazing flavours at home.preferred neutral colour palette but are not too safe. With a busy job like mine I like to be able to come home How would you describe your personal style? to relax. Those are the kinds of colours that help me to I probably have a fairly casual and confident style. I tenddo that.to favour fairly simple, clean lines. Is there a colour you would never use in your own What is your favourite colour and why? home?I like green and different shades of blue. Ive always beenId say that purple is a colour that Id never put into my drawn to those colours and they always me feel good,home. Im not such a fan so it would never be a goer relaxed and in a good head space. for me. ReseneBianca80'