Pomeroy’s Tea & Coffee Company was Nelson’s original boutique coffee roastery, established by Jane and the late Nigel Price in a café in upper Trafalgar St in 1989. I had been drinking ‘proper espresso’ coffee at Chez Eelco for some time but when Nigel and Jane opened their café with a coffee roaster in the…

On the 27th March 2018 Nelson lost one of its pioneering winemakers, Dr Dave Glover passed away. Please excuse my…

Like many other offices the conversation in our tea room often revolves around food be it what someone had to…

Pestell’s Rai Valley Bacon Company is a family owned business run by third generation butchers, Chris and Steve Pestell. The identical twins literally grew up in the butchery trade, spending many hours after school hanging around their father’s butcher shop in Stoke so I think it is fair to say they were destined to carry…

Tucked around the corner in Church Street is one of Nelson’s favourite coffee houses, Kush Coffee and I reckon it…

For two Nelson sisters cooking at home with their mother as they grew up sowed the seeds for a love…

For the vast majority of people buying pâté means picking up a pack of something at the supermarket, and to…

In case you hadn’t noticed the top end of Trafalgar Street has been opened up, Nick Widley from the Cod…

In case you hadn’t noticed the top end of Trafalgar Street has been opened up, Nick Widley from the Cod & Lobster Brasserie says “the road hasn’t been closed, it has been opened up and made more accessible.” Having spent some time walking around the area last week and watching the space being enjoyed while…