Josh's sails pitch 'I'LL GET GWYNETH TO NZ!'

Our talented chef has just the recipe to lure the Goop goddess to our shores – but first he has to feed a crowd

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It's a summer of food for celebrity chef Josh Emett. As well as cooking up a storm at his Waiheke Island bach, he'll also be the executive chef at New Zealand's highly anticipated sailing event.

Josh and his wife and business partner Helen recently bought and renovated a holiday home on the picturesque island in the Hauraki Gulf, a 40-minute ferry ride from central Auckland.

“It’s a little two-bedroom bach and it has an incredible outdoor area, which is almost twice the size of the actual house,” says Josh. “It’s a great base for us to go and relax over there while we’re working. It’s very simple, very beachy. Because it’s tiny, we removed some of the old doors and did some sliders to get more space. It’s very light.

“We literally run the barbecue all the time. I woke up on Sunday morning and there were still embers burning from Saturday, so I put more logs on the fire and just kept it going.

“The kitchen is small inside, so we cook paellas on there, or we’re roasting big cuts of lamb or chicken, or sausages for the kids. We use it for everything.”

Catching dinner with his two teenage boys, Finn and Louis, is also a highlight.