Best Friday Night Takeaways

I can’t wait until the Covid-19 restrictions ease a little…

Food businesses open for takeaways & Hopgood's Smoked Fish Pate

Many businesses have changed the way they operate so they can…

Hopgood’s Slow Roast Lamb recipe

I love it when people like recommendations I make, especially…

Fig leaf panna cotta

Figs grow incredibly well in Nelson and are abundant at this…

Lock down recipe – left overs and pantry items

One of the benefits of spending so much time at home, and not…

Fig Recipe & Wine

We have a couple of fig trees at home and they produce a huge…

Covid-19 Lockdown recipe and wine recommendation

Being locked in for a few weeks means I don’t get to go and…

2020 Nelson Wine Vintage

I was recently reminded of an old Chinese saying ‘may you live…

Porta Via

When the owners of Casa del Vino decided to close the doors of…