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Summerset in the Sun Wine & Food Tasting

Summerset in the Sun Wine & Food Tasting

July 15, 2024

I recently took part in a food and wine tasting at Summerset in the Sun, Stoke, Nelson. Ian from Rust Kitchen launched a new range of delicious frozen meals (My Kitchen Table) and local Nelson winemakers donated wines to taste…

 
K-Oui Pâtisserie – Sweet taste of France with a Korean twist

K-Oui Pâtisserie – Sweet taste of France with a Korean twist

May 6, 2024

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…

 
Cable Bay Café

Cable Bay Café

February 21, 2024

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…

 
Goodbye 2023 and buy Nelson products

Goodbye 2023 and buy Nelson products

December 27, 2023

It’s time to say goodbye to 2023 and for some, including me, the end can’t come soon enough as we look forward to much better and happier 2024. 2023 was a challenging year for many reasons, but the key driver…

 
Someday Somewhere

Someday Somewhere

December 15, 2023

I have huge respect for people who are prepared to put everything on the line to follow their dreams, and I come across a number of these people when I’m writing this column. One such person is Kimberley Eagle who…

 
The Junction

The Junction

December 13, 2023

Wow, I don’t know where 2023 has disappeared to but there’s just 12 days until Christmas and 19 days we welcome 2024 – that’s just scary! But that also means it’s summer holiday time and it’s time to share delicious…

 
The Apple Shed Kitchen & Bar

The Apple Shed Kitchen & Bar

November 27, 2023

The Apple Shed Kitchen & Bar on the Mapua wharf has been a mainstay during the development of the area into the outstanding locale it is today. From the days when Dennis and Sharon Crawford started smoking fish in a…

 
Lip-smacking food from down under the hood

Lip-smacking food from down under the hood

September 29, 2023

The Under The Hood BBQ business is a fantastic success story I have been following for some time, and Michelle and Dave King’s story has taken another turn – or should I say, has taken on a life of its…

 
North Eatery

North Eatery

September 6, 2023

One of our favourite places to sit in the sun, enjoy a glass of wine and devour tasty a woodfired pizza was Kahurangi Estate at Upper Moutere, and we missed these pizzas when the cellar door changed hands many years…

 
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