Zennon Wijlens and Nick Honeyman of Paris Butter awarded MICHELIN Star

A huge congratulations to Zennon Wijlens and Nick Honeyman of Paris Butter, who have been awarded a prestigious MICHELIN Star.

This is a remarkable achievement for Zennon, Nick, the Paris Butter team, and for Aotearoa New Zealand’s hospitality industry as a whole.

The arrival of The MICHELIN Guide in New Zealand has placed our restaurants, chefs and food talent into a new global conversation. For Paris Butter to be recognised with a MICHELIN Star is an extraordinary moment, and one that reflects years of skill, creativity, consistency and very hard work.

At Collaborate Management, we are incredibly proud to represent the exceptional skill, creativity and hard-working talent of our clients. Zennon and Nick are exactly that: talented, driven, thoughtful and deeply committed to their craft.

Zennon Wijlens, co-owner and head chef of Paris Butter, represents modern New Zealand dining at its best. His food is precise, produce-led, quietly inventive and full of intent. It is the kind of cooking that understands refinement, but never loses sight of warmth, feeling and the guest experience.

Nick Honeyman brings an international perspective and a deeply experienced creative eye to the Paris Butter story. With a career spanning New Zealand and France, Nick has long shown how local talent can move confidently between Aotearoa and the global culinary stage.

Together, Zennon and Nick have helped shape Paris Butter into one of Auckland’s most admired dining rooms: elegant without being cold, ambitious without being distant, and polished without losing personality.

A MICHELIN Star is awarded to a restaurant, but the recognition reaches further. It speaks to leadership, teamwork, discipline, imagination and the thousands of details that go into creating an exceptional dining experience.

For Zennon, Nick and the whole Paris Butter team, this is a moment to celebrate.

For New Zealand, it is another reminder that our food talent belongs on the world stage.

And for Collaborate, it is a proud moment to stand behind clients whose talent, creativity and work ethic continue to open doors, build reputations and inspire what is possible.

Congratulations Zennon, Nick and Paris Butter. This is seriously special.

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