Nelson Farmers Market – Nelson Mail 12.04.16
Every town or city needs a farmers’ market and Nelson has a beauty, it may be on the small side compared to the Saturday Market in Montgomery Square but over a number of years the farmers market has developed into…
The Rata Room – Nelson Mail 05.04.16
The Rata Room has to be Nelson’s best kept dining secret, located in Nile Street opposite Central School it is the training restaurant for the chef and hospitality course at NMIT. Last week the head of the Hospitality School, Phillip…
Wangapeka cheese – Published Nelson Mail 29.03.16
Is this the future model for food production in New Zealand? I think it just may be. Wangapeka Family Dairy is a business built on a few key principles; firstly, it is a family owned business producing an artisan product…
Rob McKegney – Published Nelson Mail 22.03.16
It is a pretty safe bet that nobody has been cooking food in hospitality venues in Nelson longer than Rob McKegney. I first met him way back in the late 1970’s when he co-owned the Hitching Post restaurant in Bridge…
Kahurangi Estate & Port Wine – Published 15.03.16
When Greg and Amanda Day purchased their first wine business in 1998 it was always going to be the beginning of something larger. Kahurangi Estate is now much more than a producer of fine Nelson wine, it is the public…
Kahurangi Estate & Port Wine – Published 15.03.16
Horse Box Brewery – Nelson Mail 08.03.16
An Irishman and Englishman walked into a pub, they sat down and had a few beers together, what happens next? They decide to start brewing their own beer of course. Phil McArdle & Chris Brown actually met at the climbing…
Sweet wines – Admire Magazine March 2016
When you fall in love with the intrigues wine has to offer it is the beginning of a journey, one full of learning and enjoyment. Every bottle of wine has the potential to offer something new; taste a wine today…