Gold medal stickers on bottles & New World Wine Awards – 04.10.17
I am often asked whether or not a gold medal sticker on a bottle of wine really means anything, this question usually arises because someone has bought a bottle with a gold medal sticker and didn’t like the wine so,…
Bacco Restaurant & Wine Bar – Nelson Mail 30.08.17
In case you haven’t noticed Café Affaire at the top of Trafalgar St was renamed as Bacco Restaurant and Wine Bar about 18 months ago. Owner Terry Milton set up Milcrest Wines about 10 years ago when he “bought a…
Bacco Restaurant & Wine Bar – Nelson Mail 30.08.17
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…
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…
Riki Day – Urban – Nelson Mail 30.05.17
Whenever we read or hear about a great restaurant, café or bar the owner of the business is normally the focus of the article but all great hospitality businesses have a hard working team in the background, people who often…
The Italian Kitchen Published Nelson Mail 28.03.17
I think by now everyone knows I am a real fan of the various markets happening on a regular basis around the Nelson region and one of our favourite food producers who has been a regular at most of them…