One of the delights of summer in Nelson is dining outside and one fantastic place to enjoy some sunshine in a wonderful inner city environment is the River Kitchen. Located at the Visitor Centre in Miller’s Acre this café…
Appelman is a name synonymous with great food in the Nelson region, both in the restaurant scene, and in catering events from small dinners to large weddings and functions. I have many memories of eating food created by John Appelman,…
If I was to say the Saturday market at Montgomery Square was famous in New Zealand and widely known overseas I am sure it would be very difficult for anyone to argue with me. The Nelson Market has become a…
At the Bragato Wine Awards dinner last Thursday Nelson wineries were shining lights once again with three trophies being awarded to wines produced by Nelson owned wineries. By pure happenstance my most recent columns featured two of the winning wineries;…
Last week I introduced you to Jonny Hiscox, the guy who grows the grapes for Aronui wines, this week I want you to meet an award winning winemaker, Tony Southgate from Brightwater Vineyards. After Dale Springer, the viticulturist at Brightwater…
Jonny Hiscox is rightfully very proud of his workplace, the Whenua Matua vineyards that are home to Aronui Wines. The name Whenua Matua means significant land—and significant it is, the Whenua Matua vineyard land has special significance to Iwi in…
I have known Mark and Veronica A’Court for many years and if you read The Leader you have probably seen a monthly wine column I write for them and their business, Fresh Choice Nelson. This column however isn’t about promoting their business; it…
When Broccoli Row opened it was tucked away in a small space with a courtyard in the Buxton carpark and its focus on vegetarian and seafood dishes was my first introduction to how good vegetarian food could be, it was…