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 Kitchen launched a new range of delicious frozen meals (My Kitchen Table) and local Nelson winemakers donated wines to taste…
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.
How do Nelson hospitality venues stack up?
Last week I told you about some of the restaurants I have visited in the last few weeks, obviously while…
Motueka RSA – where everyone knows your name
A couple of weeks ago I dropped in to see Rebecca Hodges, the manager at the Motueka RSA because, to…
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,…
Cable Bay Café
I totally understand councils need to carry out repairs and maintenance on local roads and sometimes I get a little…
Zumo Café – Fortune favours the brave
ZUMO Coffee Roasters was established in 2006 by Dan Slattery and he quickly followed the roasting business with a small…
Rust Kitchen & Eatery
When Nelson’s favourite French couple, Greg and Mylene Auphan, sold Rustic Cuisine on Rutherford St Ian and Pam White picked…
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…