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Beat Kitchen Food Truck and Function Venue

Beat Kitchen Food Truck and Function Venue

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…

Porta Via

Porta Via

When the owners of Casa del Vino decided to close the doors of their iconic little wine specialty store my heart sank more than just a little, it was a…

Sunhouse Chai

Sunhouse Chai

Chai has become an incredibly popular drink in recent years, it’s essentially a flavoured tea and when made well is delicious. I recently came across a sticky chai product made…

The Honest Sausage

The Honest Sausage

One of the things I love about writing this column is the surprising number of producers of fantastic product I find that I had no idea existed so when a…

Nelson’s Blood

Nelson’s Blood

This cocktail was created by Nick as his entry for the New Zealand round of the Glenfarclas Cocktail Competition in 2018 of which he won and took out the New…

True Leaf Microgreens

True Leaf Microgreens

If you have noticed the small packs of microgreens at your local supermarket or fruit and vegetable store and wondered how they are different to the packs of various bean…

Besos Del Sol Sangria

Besos Del Sol Sangria

And now for something completely different. Del Sol (Kisses from the Sun) is Spanish producer of easy-drinking sangria made solely from Tempranillo grapes.  Only Spain and Portugal are allowed to…

What to do with Celeriac…

What to do with Celeriac…

You may have seen this strange looking, mud filled vegetable at the local farmers market and wondered “what am I supposed to do with that thing” Celeriac is a fantastic vegetable, which is…

Pic Picot – The Peanut Butter King

Pic Picot – The Peanut Butter King

Something that has always intrigued me about Pic Picot - the man behind the peanut butter brand that has spread throughout the country and around the world - is his incredible generosity. He…

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