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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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Sprig & Fern new bottles and Tracy Banner
/in Beer Articles, Beverages, Neil Hodgson, Nelson /by Neil HodgsonFrom the time the independent Tasman Brewing Company made its first beer followed by opening the first Sprig & Fern community tavern the business has continued to innovate and grow. Now called the Sprig & Fern Brewery and in the very capable hands of Master Brewer Tracy Banner and her husband Ken the attitude of […]
West Indies Spice Traders Hot Sauces, Rum & Ginger Beer
/in Articles, Beer Articles, Nelson, New Zealand, Spirits Articles /by Neil HodgsonYou may remember that back in December 2015 I wrote about David Phillips from West Indies Spice Traders, David’s a character who is simply bursting with irrepressible energy and excitement for the chili jam he produces and the flavoursome hot sauces he imports from Jamaica. In my last column about him I said “Phillips’ old […]