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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Today may be the official beginning of autumn but there is still plenty of summer heat to come in this region, and that means there is still plenty of time for you to enjoy ice-cold treats in the sun. Of…
Over many years, Hermann and Agnes Seifried built a sound business that is a significant player in the New Zealand wine industry and their commitment to the development of a strong, vibrant wine community in Nelson has left a footprint…