I'm not bragging but the best place to be a chef would have to be here in New Zealand. Not only do we have a vast range of fresh and organic produce, seafood and meats at our disposal we also have a great lifestyle to go with it. Working conditions are reasonable (as reasonable as they can be in this bloody industry), the cost of living is realatively cheap (rent and food are real cheap), We have heaps of beaches, skifields, less population, basically you'll be stuck for choice if you get time off and its easy to travel around the country. Plus we are very friendly down here.
Oh and we have such a diverse range of experienced and talented chefs from which to learn. I could go on and on but I really do think that this is definately the best place to be a chef
