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Show AllIt Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This
If the people at the helm of our tourist industry want to know how to spend a wise penny then they should take note of what’s been written about Central Otago in some very influential international wine and food publications.
1 commentThe exotic flavour of the Middle East in your pantry
The flavours of Middle Eastern and Northern African cuisine are quite distinctive thanks to the complex spice blends used by cooks over thousands of years.
1 commentAll That Glitters May Not be Gold
Have you ever bought a bottle of wine with a gold medal sticker on it in preference to one that didn’t have any obvious quality recommendations?
1 commentMore Cheese Please!!
Over the last 12 months, New Zealanders have consumed nearly 2.5 million kilos of specialty cheese!
1 commentBarriers to change
Food choices and eating patterns are complex and many factors influence the choice, timing and intake of food and meals.
1 commentMargaret River is worth a visit
It had been 15 years since my last visit to the Margaret River wine region and, while the number of wineries has grown from 15 to over 100, very little appears to have changed.
1 commentFibre: A rough encounter?
One of the nutritional benefits of following the nutritional recommendation to increase fruit and vegetable intake is the increase in fibre intake.
1 commentHow Great We Are
There are people who would burst into song with a lead in like that but the question really is: does New Zealand have a wine region that can genuinely be regarded as "great" in world wine terms?
1 commentSchool Lunches
The dilemma of what to pack for school lunches increases as the year progresses. After a good breakfast, lunch is the next major fuel stop for kids. Skip breakfast and lunch is often eaten at morning tea, leaving insufficient fuel and nutrients for afternoon learning and activity.
1 commentHow about a cup of Chai?
Doug Hastie is passionate about tea…not just drinking it, but importing and selling it.
1 commentFresh vs Takeaways
If there's one thing that visiting chefs, cookery writers and foodies agree on about New Zealand, it is that our fresh produce is absolutely superb, whether it's meat, fish, vegetables or fruit.
1 commentFresh arrival from an old favourite
A mock passport invited us to "a truly exotic journey at The Elephant House, Auckland Zoo" and, since elephants are one of my favourite animals – I think they are magic – I couldn't resist.
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