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Rea’s Tacos

Rea’s Tacos

January 13, 2021

I recently discovered another great food cart, Rea’s Tacos, that has recently been added to the growing number of mobile food businesses in Kirby Lane and I caught up with Laura Rea (pronounced Ray) last week to find out why…

 
Beat Kitchen Food Truck and Function Venue

Beat Kitchen Food Truck and Function Venue

July 22, 2020

You will find Beat Kitchen’s food truck serving beautiful burgers, croquettes and other takeaway foods prepared from scratch (including making his own burger buns and the sodas he serves) by chef and owner Craig Sefton in Kirby Lane each Friday,…

 
Hospitality businesses need to step up to the mark

Hospitality businesses need to step up to the mark

June 17, 2020

I think by now you will know I am a huge supporter of this region and all the outstanding people and businesses we are lucky enough to have based here. We have some simply outstanding food and beverage producers and…

 
Rustic Cuisine

Rustic Cuisine

June 3, 2020

Rustic Cuisine on Rutherford St is owned by my two favourite French people, Mylene and Greg Auphan who used to own La Gourmandise. Their latest venture is to develop a range of French style foods in jars ready for you…

 
Squires Café & Bar

Squires Café & Bar

May 27, 2020

In recent weeks I’ve been telling you about some of the delicious takeaway food we have been buying from local restaurants during Level 3 restrictions but now restrictions have relaxed a little and bars are allowed to open it’s time…

 
Arden Dinner at Home & Pork Menchi Katsu

Arden Dinner at Home & Pork Menchi Katsu

May 20, 2020

I’m loving the freedom associated with level 2 restrictions and as long as everyone continues to be sensible, follows the rules around no large gatherings and keeps washing their hands religiously then hopefully level 1 won’t be too many weeks…

 
Best Friday Night Takeaways

Best Friday Night Takeaways

May 13, 2020

I can’t wait until the Covid-19 restrictions ease a little so we can get back to some sense of a functioning community again but the way local restaurants in particular have adapted to doing business differently during Level 3 restrictions…

 
Mister Karaage – Japanese Fried Chicken

Mister Karaage – Japanese Fried Chicken

March 4, 2020

If you love fried chicken then you need to hunt out Kenji Usui and his Mister Karaage caravan.  To be fair he is easy to find, just head to Kirby Lane any day except Sunday and Monday at the moment…

 
Burger Culture

Burger Culture

August 21, 2019

Like many people I love a good burger and over the years I’ve some beautifully tasty treats sandwiched between two buns, however I have also had a number of burgers that were unbelievably bad. In Nelson we are lucky to…

 
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