Real Pasifik

Robert Oliver braves active volcanoes, bow and arrow hunting and the sharp tongue of a bossy village cook to uncover Vanuatu’s finest regional dishes.

Devasted by the 2009 Tsunami the Latia Sini Beach Resort has been rebuilt by resilient manager Lydia To’omalatai and now it’s time to update the menu.

Robert Oliver comes face to face with ‘The Rock of Polynesia’. The island of Niue’s harsh coral surface severely restricts what grows there.

Robert Oliver is on a mission to get taro leaf and cassava dishes alongside bacon, eggs and hash browns on the breakfast buffet at Suva’s Holiday Inn.

The romantic island of Tahiti presents Robert with his biggest culinary challenge yet.

Robert Oliver helps cater for a Samoan wedding feeding 300 hungry guests and discovers the wonders of greenhouse grown palusami pies all in bid to research the viability of opening Auckland’s first ever Pasifika themed fine dining restaurant.