NaturKidz Fruit Crispz
And the winner is! A few weeks ago I wrote about the Nelson medal winners at the annual Outstanding Food…
Motueka RSA – where everyone knows your name
A couple of weeks ago I dropped in to see Rebecca Hodges, the manager at the Motueka RSA because, to…
Nelson Training Centre – Helping Young People succeed
The Nelson Training Centre is a great education facility that focusses on helping young people enter the hospitality workforce, it gives them focus and sets these young people on a pathway that can lead to a lot more than making great food and coffee.
Acoustic Brewery, brewing beer to their own tune
Some of this region’s coolest business are tiny, run by owners who have a huge amount of passion for their business, Acoustic Brewery is one.
Roaming the Lower North Island from Martinborough to Wellington via Hawke’s Bay
Recently I spent a couple of weeks exploring a loop in the lower North Island, starting in Greytown and Martinborough,…
Rata Farm will spice up your life
Do you like a little spice in your life? If you do, then Rata Farms has something to really light…
Cable Bay Café
I totally understand councils need to carry out repairs and maintenance on local roads and sometimes I get a little…
Zumo Café – Fortune favours the brave
ZUMO Coffee Roasters was established in 2006 by Dan Slattery and he quickly followed the roasting business with a small…
Rust Kitchen & Eatery
When Nelson’s favourite French couple, Greg and Mylene Auphan, sold Rustic Cuisine on Rutherford St Ian and Pam White picked…
The Big Score Bread
It all started with a home-built bread oven in the backyard… Bread is one of those staples of life, and…
Goodbye 2023 and buy Nelson products
It’s time to say goodbye to 2023 and for some, including me, the end can’t come soon enough as we…
Someday Somewhere
I have huge respect for people who are prepared to put everything on the line to follow their dreams, and…