Sunhouse Chai
Chai has become an incredibly popular drink in recent years, it’s essentially a flavoured tea and when made well is delicious. I recently came across a sticky chai product made…
Kakariki Olives
I realised recently that while we use a lot of Nelson produced olive oil at home I haven’t actually written about the small, but high quality, local olive oil industry…
The Honest Sausage
One of the things I love about writing this column is the surprising number of producers of fantastic product I find that I had no idea existed so when a…
The Honest Sausage
One of the things I love about writing this column is the surprising number of producers of fantastic product I find that I had no idea existed so when a…
Motueka Creamery
Last week I wrote about the superb artisan producers of gelato and sorbet, Gelato Roma, however I discovered another producer of premium ice cream products in the supermarket chiller earlier…
Gelato Roma
I first wrote about Gelato Roma back in March 2016 and a lot has happened with this exciting Nelson business in the intervening years, so I thought it was time…
D’Hondt & Sons – Efficient Micro-Organisms
In recent years the health benefits of consuming fermented foods has been getting a lot more attention but people have known about the many benefits of these foods for some…
Miles Drewery and The Sausage Press Deli Co
Once you discover a love for producing outstanding food you will be trapped forever and that’s certainly the case for Miles Drewery who started another food business about three years…
Caravan of Love – Just Be Food & Drinks
In 2005 Annette Meyer, who is originally from Switzerland, came to New Zealand to “milk cows and experience the Kiwi way of life”. She was so entranced with this country…
Karamaya Black Garlic
An essential food product in our house is garlic, we use it in almost every dish we make and one of our favourite garlic products is fermented black garlic, especially…