Nelson Training Centre – Helping Young People succeed
The Nelson Training Centre is a great education facility that focusses on helping young people enter the hospitality workforce, it gives them focus and sets these young people on a pathway that can lead to a lot more than making great food and coffee.
Roaming the Lower North Island from Martinborough to Wellington via Hawke’s Bay
Recently I spent a couple of weeks exploring a loop in the lower North Island, starting in Greytown and Martinborough,…
Rust Kitchen & Eatery
When Nelson’s favourite French couple, Greg and Mylene Auphan, sold Rustic Cuisine on Rutherford St Ian and Pam White picked…
The Big Score Bread
It all started with a home-built bread oven in the backyard… Bread is one of those staples of life, and…
Goodbye 2023 and buy Nelson products
It’s time to say goodbye to 2023 and for some, including me, the end can’t come soon enough as we…
Someday Somewhere
I have huge respect for people who are prepared to put everything on the line to follow their dreams, and…
Victus Coffee and Eatery
Victus Coffee and Eatery is a very cool wee spot in Bridge St next to Kirby Lane, it was called…
Hop Federation Tap Room & Riwaka Hotel
This year is the tenth birthday for Hop Federation and a lot has changed in recent times. Founded in Riwaka…
The Apple Shed Kitchen & Bar
The Apple Shed Kitchen & Bar on the Mapua wharf has been a mainstay during the development of the area…
Heke Homemade Herbals
It’s been several years since I caught up with Emme Heke from Heke Homemade Herbals so we sat down and…
Lip-smacking food from down under the hood
The Under The Hood BBQ business is a fantastic success story I have been following for some time, and Michelle…
North Eatery
One of our favourite places to sit in the sun, enjoy a glass of wine and devour tasty a woodfired…
Kebab Kitchen
Not only does Yusuf Corten make delicious food at his traditional Turkish Kebab Kitchen in Bridge Street but he is…