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Top Tastes is designed to help you find the best food and beverage venues and products; whether you want delicious fish chips, beautiful café food in a winery setting, finely crafted formal dining, food ideas, wine reviews or cocktail recipes this is your guide to the best New Zealand has to offer.
Top Tastes was created by Neil Hodgson and managed by him, he has invited other professional writers to contribute to the site, this means more regional information will be added as time goes by. You will find a range of opinions, reviews and recipes from people who know their stuff when it comes to food and beverage.
Only reviews written by this select group will be published on the site (you are welcome to leave comments of course) so you will be able to trust the review – no fake reviews, no ranting, just good information to help you choose great things to eat and drink as well as the best places to eat out.
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Neil Hodgson2019-12-05 08:08:162019-12-05 08:08:16Mākete Pō (Night Market) Nelson
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Neil Hodgson2019-11-26 19:10:422019-11-28 19:31:57Golden Bear Brewing Company
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Angie Atkinson2019-11-15 05:02:512019-11-15 05:12:15Hawke’s Bay, worth the wait
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Neil Hodgson2019-11-13 04:34:002019-11-16 05:05:30On the trail of fine food and wine in Central Otago
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Neil Hodgson2019-10-30 04:10:382019-11-16 04:28:04The Junction’s Cheese specialistTOP WINES TASTINGS
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Neil Hodgson2019-12-01 04:31:462019-12-01 04:31:46Beso Del Sol Rose Sangria
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Neil Hodgson2019-11-06 05:57:432019-11-06 06:28:41No1 Family Estate Vintage 2013 Adéle Cuvée Methode Traditionelle
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Neil Hodgson2019-10-22 05:10:542019-11-20 06:19:04Kahurangi Estate Nelson Pinot Noir Rose
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Joelle Thomson2019-10-10 19:08:312019-10-19 05:53:53Chard Farm Mason Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017
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Joelle Thomson2019-10-09 19:13:202019-10-19 05:52:19Chard Farm Central Otago The Tiger Pinot Noir 2017
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Joelle Thomson2019-10-05 19:12:232019-10-19 05:51:54Misha’s Vineyard The High Note Pinot Noir 2017
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Joelle Thomson2019-10-05 05:33:132019-10-19 05:51:26Chard Farm Central Otago Mata-Au Pinot Noir 2017
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Joelle Thomson2019-10-05 03:59:332019-10-19 05:50:41Chard Farm Central Otago Viper Vineyard 2017
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Neil Hodgson2019-09-22 04:24:202019-09-22 04:24:20Jacob’s Creek Barossa Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2017We’ve put together a team of experts who have a passion for writing about Food and Beverage.
Mākete Pō (Night Market) Nelson
/0 Comments/in Neil Hodgson, Nelson, Retailers, Suppliers /by Neil HodgsonLast year a small group of people arranged a Mākete Pō (Night Market) that was essentially a gathering place for small local whānau based businesses from across the region who wanted an opportunity to sell their products. People selling everything from artisan food producers to health products and even traditional carvings took part Rebecca Mason […]
Stuffed Sweet Peppers
/0 Comments/in Eats, Neil Hodgson, Nelson, Recipes /by Neil HodgsonThis stuffed sweet pepper dish is a quick, easy and very tasty dish, perfect for a weekend lunch. Serves 2 Ingredients 2 long sweet peppers 6 tablespoons good quality ricotta (I use Via Vio Fresh Ricotta) 100 grams soft goats cheese (I use the creamy Cranky Goat fresh soft goat’s cheese) 2 finely chopped garlic […]