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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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Old House Vineyards
/in Neil Hodgson, Nelson, New Zealand, Wine Articles /by Neil HodgsonThe New Zealand wine industry attracts people from all walks, people who either have a love of wine and want to own a piece of paradise themselves and people who are attracted to working in the industry; no matter the reason, it is the intrigue the variables in every bottle of wine offer that attracts […]
‘tis the season to be jolly
/in Bev Wood, Cafe's, Waikato /by Bev WoodAnd so it is here in Hamilton. There is so much to see and do, and not enough time to take advantage of all that is on offer. Cafes and restaurants are buzzing at this time of the year, but as I read recently, that is not unusual for our fair city. Evidently the Restaurant […]