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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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We’ve put together a team of experts who have a passion for writing about food and beverages.
Dare to be Different
/in Angie Atkinson, Auckland, Central Otago, Hawkes Bay, Wine Articles /by Angie AtkinsonYou’re out for dinner and feeling adventurous, it’s time to try something new – dare to be different! Browsing the wine list you flick past the usual suspects, Sparkling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and you stop at the wines listed as “Other”, or perhaps it’s called “Unique Wines” or “Interesting Varieties”. No matter the […]
South Pacific Salt – Perfectly Pure Marlborough Sea Salt
/in Marlborough, Neil Hodgson, Nelson, Producers /by Neil HodgsonA new business opened a packaging plant in Stoke recently, South Pacific Salt sources pure, natural sea salt from Marlborough, refines it and sorts it into different grades then packages it as a premium salt for both the domestic and international marketplaces. South Pacific Salt is owned by a Hong Kong business that has salt […]