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Top Tastes is designed to help you find the best food and beverage venues and products; whether you want delicious fish chips, beautiful café food in a winery setting, finely crafted formal dining, food ideas, wine reviews or cocktail recipes this is your guide to the best New Zealand has to offer.
Top Tastes was created by Neil Hodgson and managed by him, he has invited other writers to contribute to the site, this means more regional information will be added as time goes by. You will find a range of opinions, reviews and recipes from people who know their stuff when it comes to food and beverage.
Only reviews written by this select group will be published on the site (you are welcome to leave comments of course) so you will be able to trust the review – no fake reviews, no ranting, just good information to help you choose great things to eat and drink as well as the best places to eat out.
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Colin Harrison Memorial Trophy
/in Neil Hodgson, Nelson, Restaurants, Wine Articles /by Neil HodgsonEach year at the Nelson Winegrowers annual dinner The Colin Harrison Memorial Trophy is presented to the producer of the region’s top Chardonnay. I have had the pleasure of being one of the trophy’s judges for many years, it is something I look forward to each year because I get to try beautiful Chardonnay wines […]
Prego – The place to go in Ponsonby
/in Angie Atkinson, Auckland, Restaurants, Reviews /by Angie AtkinsonPrego is like a big warm hug from someone you love, you walk in and you never want to leave. For over thirty years Prego has been serving consistently delicious dishes alongside some of the best service in town and a wine list packed with your favourite brands and some exciting new wines to try. […]