French wine tasting and dinner – Nelson Mail 02.05.18
Over the years I have written a few columns on the benefits of having a wine cellar; too often these days we just grab something from the shelf in the…
The Coffee Factory & Pomeroy’s – Nelson Mail 25.04.18
Pomeroy’s Tea & Coffee Company was Nelson’s original boutique coffee roastery, established by Jane and the late Nigel Price in a café in upper Trafalgar St in 1989. I had…
The Pantry Door – Nelson Mail 18.04.18
It isn’t often I come across business owners as excited and positive about their business as Pat and Phillipa Ashton at The Pantry Door in Stoke, opposite the new Greenmeadows…
Dave Glover – Nelson Mail 11.04.18
On the 27th March 2018 Nelson lost one of its pioneering winemakers, Dr Dave Glover passed away. Please excuse my indulgence in this column as I reflect on a man…
Organic producers – Nelson Mail 04.04.18
The perception of organic fruit and vegetables is often of misshapen produce that doesn’t look very appetising, and it is fair comment, however the reality is many of those perfect…
Pestell’s Rai Bacon Company – Nelson Mail 28.03.18
Like many other offices the conversation in our tea room often revolves around food be it what someone had to eat the night before, a new recipe, maybe a new…