Kokoda Fijian Ceviche & Fish Curry: Cooking Demo and Lunch

Warm your hearts this winter by joining acclaimed Fijian chef and recipe developer Arrnott Olssen at Magenta House for a special cooking demonstration and lunch to celebrate soulful Fijian cuisine!

Learn how to create refreshing Kokoda Fijian Ceviche & Fish Curry as Arrnott reveals the inspirations behind his culinary practice and cultural advocacy work to elevate Pasifika food.

Known for his bold take on fusing Fijian classics with seasonal Australian produce, Arrnott has remained a regular fixture on Australian TV (My Kitchen Rules and Morning Show on Channel 7) and often partners with some of Australia’s leading hospitality brands to create unforgettable dining experiences.

What to expect at this event:

🍵 Lemongrass tea
🥯 Lolo Buns (Fijian Coconut Buns)

🐟 Kokoda Fijian Ceviche (using Australia Humpty Doo Barramundi ) with Sweet Potato Crisps

🥥 Fijian Fish Curry with coconut cream curry sauce, fresh chutney
🍚 and of course, unlimited rice!

Join us on for an energetic day of collective cooking and connecting with other students as we explore kinship, cultural traditions, and career sea-changes!

Info:

🍛 Kokoda Fijian Ceviche & Fish Curry
📅 Sunday 24 August, 11am-2pm
📍 Magenta House, Redfern (Address provided to registered attendees)
💸 AUD $95

Note: Placements are strictly limited due to the intimate nature of this event. This is a pescatarian event and is nut-free.

For general enquiries, access info, or dietary questions, please email Mariam on housekeeper@magentahouse.com.au.

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About your hosts:

Arrnott Olssen is a celebrated TV chef, creative powerhouse, and cultural advocate known for his bold fusion of food, fashion, and music. As the founder and host of The Kana Club pop-up restaurant, Arrnott shares his unique take on Fijian flavours, collaborating with some of Australia’s leading hospitality brands to create unforgettable dining experiences. A passionate champion of local produce and Pacific cuisine, he’s a regular face on Australian television, hosting cooking segments and appearing in media as a vocal advocate for Fijian food and its place in the modern culinary landscape. Before rising to prominence in the food world, Arrnott made his mark in fashion and music. He launched one of Australia’s first men’s fashion and lifestyle blogs and went on to style covers for Men’s Health Australia as a published fashion stylist. As a house music vocalist, he has performed alongside icons like Boy George, Sandy Rivera, Roger Sanchez, and Basement Jaxx, following his debut on Australia’s first reality music show Popstars.  Offstage, he’s the founder of Men Let’s Talk, a platform dedicated to men’s mental health and open conversation. Through every facet of his career, Arrnott continues to push boundaries, connect communities, and celebrate culture with heart and style.

Magenta House is a gathering and knowledge-sharing space nestled inside a re-envisioned domestic home in Gadigal/Sydney, Australia. We stage projects and occurences that explore the synergies between art, food, communing, and experimental practices. Particularly, we digest the ways that creative hospitality, co-learning, and intimate assemblies can embolden our ways of navigating and caring for the wider world together. In this spirit, we self-organise and partner with kindreds to host workshops, supper clubs, communal meals, test kitchens, dialogues, soirées, library sessions, and more. Alongside this, we run an arts Library and a Shop focusing on food cultures, heritage ventures and independent publishing within Asia and Australia. Visiting hours are by appointment and during events and open days.