Heck German Smallgoods and summer drinks
When it comes to quality there is no compromise at Heck’s, he uses free-farmed pork and beef products and the high-quality equipment he has imported from Germany means all of the products he makes are consistent in quality and taste, “Germans love machinery and we use it to make life easier and to make sure everything we make is the same every time”.
NZ Ice Cream Awards 2024 & Appleby Garden Bar & Kitchen
It has been another outstanding year for Nelson ice cream, gelato and sorbet makers at the annual NZ Ice Cream…
Winter Meatball, Roast Carrot and Orange Salad with Maple Syrup and Sourdough Crumb
This Winter Meatball, Roast Carrot and Orange Salad is a delicious and oh-so-easy to make winter salad that is packed…
Letting Local Ingredients Shine
I haven’t gone away, my column has just changed from weekly to monthly so the format of the column is…
Muesli & Co making dreams come true at the Food Factory
Pinu and his wife, Nasrin Mary, own Muesli & Co., an innovative business that has a range of specialist mueslis and granolas in tasty flavours, including a couple designed to use in savoury dishes. More about that later.
Joyful Little Leaves
a small- scale contemporary market garden business called Joyful Little Leaves that has grown almost as fast as the crops they grow.
K-Oui Pâtisserie – Sweet taste of France with a Korean twist
New Zealand Chef Peter Gordon is considered, world-wide, the father of fusion cuisine, a cuisine that combines elements of different culinary…
NaturKidz Fruit Crispz
And the winner is! A few weeks ago I wrote about the Nelson medal winners at the annual Outstanding Food…
Acoustic Brewery, brewing beer to their own tune
Some of this region’s coolest business are tiny, run by owners who have a huge amount of passion for their business, Acoustic Brewery is one.
Rata Farm will spice up your life
Do you like a little spice in your life? If you do, then Rata Farms has something to really light…
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…