Two celebrity chefs are showing off their skills by whipping up taste bud tantalising creations using fresh produce from the Tauranga Farmers Market.

The city's market is hosting the 2014 Farmers Market New Zealand Summer Producers Awards at Tauranga Primary School today giving market-goers a chance to see the nation's top farmer's market produce and products cooked up by celebrity chef Julie Biuso and Tauranga's Peter Blakeway.

Farmer's Market New Zealand ambassador Julie Buiso and Peter Blakeway. Photos: Tracy Hardy.

Tauranga Farmers Market manager Trixie Allen says the weather is great and people are either bums on seats or bums on crates.

'They are really enjoying the demonstration.”

'We're hosting this segment of FMNZ's annual awards – these are held every year – and it's to recognise the producers throughout New Zealand, who attend farmer's markets.”

Celebrity chef Julie Biuso and Tauranga's Peter Blakeway were joined by Tauranga Boys' College hospitality students and FMNZ chairman Chris Fortune to judge the fresh produce entries from 9am-10am.

'The students here have mixed and mingled with the chefs and they have also been our runners in the market gathering product if the chefs needed it.”

Most of the award cooking happened behind closed doors, but the chefs moved outside at about 11am to start creating 'fresh, funky food” with the produce entered.

Producers will have to wait until July to find out if they've won, at FMNZ's annual awards and conference in Feilding.

Winners will receive free coverage in Tangible Media's ‘Taste' and ‘Good' magazines.

The chefs and Tauranga Boys' College hospitality and catering students discussing menu ideas.

Kandu Organics owners Ulli Rose and Kevin Parsons with some of their produce grown in Plumbers Point.

Paul's Tomatos and Cucumbers owner Eddie Paul with the tomatos grown in Te Puna chosen to use in the competition.

Kurowski Forde Orchard Partnership partners Leonard and Anne Crofskey with the blueberries they grow in Katikati.

Southern Belle Orchard's owners Frans and Talbert de Jong from Matamata with their
produce chosen to be part of the competition.