Root to Tip cooking competition
There is a very cool cooking competition happening right around New Zealand right now, it challenges kids from years five and six to create dishes using every part of their…
Doris and her German sausages
If you have ever wandered around the Nelson Saturday Market and tried to walk through the main food area chances are you have had to weave your way through the…
Some challenges for the 2019 wine vintage
As I spent a little time talking with wine-grape growers in recent weeks it has become even more obvious climate change is making life interesting for this industry. In early…
Benge & Co – Nelson Mail 16.05.18
I think you would need to be walking around asleep if you aren’t familiar with the Benge & Co name in Nelson, it is synonymous with fantastic fresh fruit and…
Madame Lu’s – Nelson Mail 14.03.18
For two Nelson sisters cooking at home with their mother as they grew up sowed the seeds for a love of food and then when they spent time in south…
Bidfood – Nelson Mail 07.03.18
If you stop and think about the machine behind every item of food you buy, whether it be something from the supermarket shelf of a plate of exceptional food at…
Australian Sauvignon Blanc? – Nelson Mail 14.02.18
In recent weeks there has been a bit of noise in the media and a huge amount of noise on social media about Pernot Ricard choosing to source sauvignon blanc…
The Smoking Barrel – Nelson Mail 07.02.18
While succulent slow cooked barbecue and smoked meats are behind the name of this popular restaurant it is the fresh, handcrafted donuts that have made The Smoking Barrel almost world…
Craft French Pâté- Nelson Mail 17.01.18
For the vast majority of people buying pâté means picking up a pack of something at the supermarket, and to be fair many of these products aren’t too bad, but…