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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 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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Roaming the Lower North Island from Martinborough to Wellington via Hawke’s Bay
/in Cafe's, Hawkes Bay, Martinborough, Neil Hodgson, Restaurants, Taupo, Wine Articles /by Neil HodgsonRecently I spent a couple of weeks exploring a loop in the lower North Island, starting in Greytown and Martinborough, then on to Hawke’s Bay, Taupo and finally back to Wellington then getting on the ferry to Picton to spending some time in Marlborough before heading home to Nelson. As well as visiting friends I […]
Rust Kitchen & Eatery
/in Cafe's, Neil Hodgson, Nelson, New Zealand, Producers, Regions /by Neil HodgsonWhen Nelson’s favourite French couple, Greg and Mylene Auphan, sold Rustic Cuisine on Rutherford St Ian and Pam White picked up the baton. They renamed the café Rust Kitchen & Eatery and have added their flair to the offerings we were all familiar with at the old Rustic Cuisine. Ian told me they have kept […]