A lot has happened to Chelsea Winter in the past few years. She’s moved to another part of the country and found a new way of living. She also started a family and ended a relationship.
She travelled the world and turned 40. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the bestselling Kiwi author’s love of food — and now she’s back with a new cookbook, Tasty , which has been bubbling away while the rest of life was happening. Chelsea says it has felt like a rollercoaster ride at times.
“But I feel better now, at age 40, than I ever have before — better physically and emotionally. I’ve reached a part of my life where I’ve figured out what truly makes me happy.” Living near the beach in the small Taranaki community of Ōākura definitely makes Chelsea happy.
The 2012 MasterChef New Zealand winner moved there from the Bay of Plenty for a change of pace and to be nearer the sea. “I’m quite intuitive and I felt this kind of internal calling to be here,” explains Chelsea. “It took a couple of years, but eventually it happened and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made.
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