Heck German Smallgoods and summer drinks
When it comes to quality there is no compromise at Heck’s, he uses free-farmed pork and beef products and the high-quality equipment he has imported from Germany means all of the products he makes are consistent in quality and taste, “Germans love machinery and we use it to make life easier and to make sure everything we make is the same every time”.
Nelson Winegrowers Chardonnay and Pinot Noir trophies
Each year for about the last 25 years Wine Nelson has held a competition for the Colin Harrison Memorial Trophy…
NZ Ice Cream Awards 2024 & Appleby Garden Bar & Kitchen
It has been another outstanding year for Nelson ice cream, gelato and sorbet makers at the annual NZ Ice Cream…
Iconic Family Wine Businesses – Phil Parker
Phil Parker is an Auckland based wine writer who has his own Fine Wine and Tour company This month, I’m…
Winter Meatball, Roast Carrot and Orange Salad with Maple Syrup and Sourdough Crumb
This Winter Meatball, Roast Carrot and Orange Salad is a delicious and oh-so-easy to make winter salad that is packed…
Letting Local Ingredients Shine
I haven’t gone away, my column has just changed from weekly to monthly so the format of the column is…
Summerset in the Sun Wine & Food Tasting
I recently took part in a food and wine tasting at Summerset in the Sun, Stoke, Nelson. Ian from Rust…
Family Business – by Phil Parker
This month, I’m featuring wines from two iconic producers – Sir George Fistonich, and Pegasus Bay’s Donaldson Family. Sir George…
Retirement Village dining
The image of over-cooked, flavourless hospital food or boarding school meals springs to mind when I think of any sort of institutional cooking, but a visit to a modern retirement village blew those perceptions out the window.