This month, I’m featuring wines from two iconic producers – Sir George Fistonich, and Pegasus Bay’s Donaldson Family. Sir George has been in the industry since 1961 when he planted his first vineyard in Mangere at the tender age of…
Last week I told you about some of the restaurants I have visited in the last few weeks, obviously while I was away I ate at other places too so I thought I would run a tape measure over how…
a small- scale contemporary market garden business called Joyful Little Leaves that has grown almost as fast as the crops they grow.
New Zealand Chef Peter Gordon is considered, world-wide, the father of fusion cuisine, a cuisine that combines elements of different culinary traditions and which the Oxford English Dictionary describes as “a style of cookery which blends ingredients and methods of preparation from…
And the winner is! A few weeks ago I wrote about the Nelson medal winners at the annual Outstanding Food Producer Awards and said a new Nelson business, NaturKidz, was awarded four gold medals. Bonnie Slade, the founder of NaturKidz,…
A couple of weeks ago I dropped in to see Rebecca Hodges, the manager at the Motueka RSA because, to me, places like RSA’s and other clubs fill a huge need in the community. These places aren’t about fancy restaurant…
Recently I spent a couple of weeks exploring a loop in the lower North Island, starting in Greytown and Martinborough, then on to Hawke’s Bay, Taupo and finally back to Wellington then getting on the ferry to Picton to spending…
Do you like a little spice in your life? If you do, then Rata Farms has something to really light up your tastebuds. Located on Lansdowne Road Troy Dando and his team not only grow juicy strawberries but they also…
I totally understand councils need to carry out repairs and maintenance on local roads and sometimes I get a little frustrated at the timing of such works, but I’m sure the owners of businesses impacted by road closures needed to…