T.O.A.D Hall – Nelson Mail 15.11.17
Last week I wrote about Martin Townshend and his new brewery next to T.O.A.D. Hall Store & Café and this week I took a few steps across the shiny new deck between the brewery and café so I could sit…
FORD’s Restaurant & Bar – Nelson Mail 13.09.17
The building FORD’S Restaurant is located in at the top of Trafalgar Street has had many iterations as a café or restaurant since the late 1980’s. I can’t remember what business was operating in the premises before Jane and the…
FORD's Restaurant & Bar – Nelson Mail 13.09.17
Chocolate Velvet – Nelson Mail 25.07.17
As the name suggests Chocolate Velvet is a business that specialises in happiness, glorious cake happiness. Established in 2004 by Phil and Leanne Lash in a building at home they had converted into a commercial kitchen, it wasn’t long before…
Aaron Ballantyne – Hopgood’s & Co Head Chef – Nelson Mail 11.07.17
Like many business owners Kevin Hopgood relies on his staff to excel at everything they do and the person leading the kitchen at Hopgood’s and Co is head chef Aaron Ballantyne. Ballantyne has worked at Hopgood’s for almost 11 years…
Precinct Dining Co – Nelson Mail 27.06.17
Motueka has had an important role in this region’s food industry for many years, primarily as a place food is grown and processed, but in recent times it has also become home to some wonderful eating establishments including Precinct Dining…
Beth Phipps – Yaza – Nelson Mail 06.06.17
Yaza is a quirky little café in a corner of the Montgomery car park that has carved a reputation for very good food at great prices, and of course their cheese scones are world famous in New Zealand. Kelly Malone…