From growing up immersed in Fijian cuisine to winning MasterChef NZ and releasing his new cookbook Modern Chinese, food’s been part of Sam Low’s fondest memories. Yet there was a time that the joys of eating, along with identity struggles, caused such hurtful bullying that he blocked out parts of his youth.
In June, the 31-year-old chef returned to Auckland’s Mt Roskill Grammar School to launch Pride Week and was puzzled when a counsellor reminded him about a session he’d had after being bullied for