Samson Samikannu

Samson Samikkannu started his culinary journey in his mother’s kitchen in Pondichery, India, and has been trained by some of the best chefs in France, including world famous chef Jacques Chibois. He spent a number of years working in a variety of restaurants in South India, making sure to explore the ever evolving dining culture of India and France, and learning and experiencing as much as possible. As an advocator of Ayurvedic cuisine, the focus of his work has mainly been on education of food choices, including good fats, raw and living foods, using predominantly local and home grown ingredients. He also conducted various cooking programmes across South India. Winging his way from India, Sam found himself in Christchurch and after working in a variety of establishments including Pegasus Bay Winery became the owner of The Rolling Om, a mobile food truck delivering gourmet street food. This is a place for Sam to show off his skills and the flavours and cuisines he grew to love over the years. The Rolling Om catered for Free Theatre's Ubu Nights a series of Friday night events where 'performance is combined with hospitality in ways that he describes as Pataphysical.