https://embra.nz/about-us daily 0.75 2025-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cbb95be098814c247a41b/aae3d90e-27c2-4fdb-9685-6daa022c4281/12.06.25+menu+-+Embra+x+That+Green+Olive+60.jpg About Us - Meet Phill. A born-and-bred Taupo local with an eye for good food since the beginning. Phill got his first taste for cooking as a wee lad, starting off helping his mum with baking. He started working in a professional kitchen at the early age of 12, he loved spending his every weekend and school holidays working in a local cafe, and then eventually chose to do his cooking apprenticeship at the Millenium right here in Taupo. Like many Kiwis, Phill left Taupo for his big O.E., finding himself in Edinburgh and in the hands of an incredible mentor, Chef Dominic Jack at the award-winning Castle Terrace Restaurant. Here, Phill's food journey really took off. Over a course of an 8 year journey, he worked his way up from a Commis Chef to Head Chef. In the midst of this, there was also a 2-year break in New Zealand, where he found himself as the Head Chef at Poronui Lodge. Inspired by his time both in Scotland and at Poronui is Phill's love for all things game. During his time in Scotland, he happened to meet his now-wife, Nora... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cbb95be098814c247a41b/494b9c7c-ff81-44b1-9e60-c204432bb76f/Nora-5.jpg About Us - Meet Nora. Latvian born, Nora spent a significant part of her life in Edinburgh and has had a passion for hospitality since her teens. Nora got her start in the hospitality industry at the same award-winning Castle Terrace Restaurant. She fell in love with everything about it - the food, the wine, the service, the buzz of back-of-house (and eventually would fall in love with Phill, too). 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