It’s time to say goodbye to 2023 and for some, including me, the end can’t come soon enough as we look forward to much better and happier 2024. 2023 was a challenging year for many reasons, but the key driver…
Biltong is a traditional South African meat product that has been made in Nelson by two or three different businesses over the years, you may remember there was a small burger outlet in Bridge Street about 15 years ago where…
Last week I wrote about Skipper’s Choice Sauces and Dressings, this week it’s about another member of the Jones family, Paul Jones and his wife Julie own Nelson Food Distributors (NFD) and Marlborough Food Distributors/Fresh Direct Wholesale 2009 Ltd. Jared…
Skipper’s Choice Sauces and Dressings is one of those producers that many people may not realise is made in Nelson, but it is a Nelson, family-owned business that has been evolving over the last 40 years or so. The origins…
A couple of years ago I wrote about Tasman Bay Fruit Co. and their frozen Juicies products that are the perfect summer refreshment; at the time I was impressed by their innovative use of apples and berry fruits to make…
there are lots of local options, be it wine or gourmet treats to enjoy over a few days I think a food and beverage gift is a lot better than a trinket that will never be used.
Named after its location in Shaggery Road, just off West Bank Road in the Motueka Valley, Little Shaggery Farm is a delightful 60 acre Bio-Gro certified organic farm with a collection of fruit-bearing plants including an orchard, a berry garden…
A number of products cross my desk that are really useful but don’t really fit the Taste of Nelson theme of this column, occasionally there’s one that I think is worth telling you about, and this is one such product,…
There are a huge range of eggs to choose from at the supermarkets, but in the Nelson Tasman region we are lucky to have a handful of outstanding free range egg producers whose operations are very small but the quality…