Cranky Goat Cheese
One of our favourite cheese makers, Cranky Goat, may be based in the Marlborough Sounds but you will find them…
The Romano Family
Do you remember the days when the vast majority of The Wood suburb close to the city was dominated by…
Raine Family Farm & Oakland’s A2 Milk
Julian Raine say the family has been supplying milk to Nelson region for close to 100 years and they are always looking at how the industry is changing
Tasman Bay Food Group
Juicies were one of first products to get a Heart Foundation tick because it is just natural frozen fruit juice with no preservatives or added sugar and the launch of this product coincided with schools wanting healthy options in their school canteens
Thorvald Cheese
We thought of artisan cheese being where craft beer was when we started, and our philosophy is to have a point of difference”, in this case it was artisan cheese and sheep milk.
Knife sharpening
Published in the Nelson Mail 07.11.18 The rise of the TV cooking shows over the last decade or so has…
Caring for your knives
Last week I sat down with knife sharpening guru Andrew Smith, a few knives, some fruit and vegetables and a…
Local Food and Beverage Heroes
Published in the Nelson Mail 24.10.18 Over the years I have written about some the wonderful food and beverage producers…
Viva la Vaca Parrilla
Published in the Nelson Mail 10.10.18 This region is lucky enough to have some wonderful food producers, and a part…
Appleby Farms Ice Cream
Published in the Nelson Mail 22.08.18 Last week I met with one of the owners of arguably the most intensely…
Proper Crisps and Kumara
Published in the Nelson Mail 27.06 18 A few days ago I opened a pack of Proper Crisps Kumara crisps…
New Zealand King Salmon Ōra King Awards
In this column I have tended to focus on very cool, tasty products produced in Nelson and the talented people…