While Parmigiano Reggiano is the king of cheeses, Massimo’s burrata is the undisputed queen – the Marilyn Monroe of mozzarella.
Category: Artisan Watch
MAKING THE LINK
A scratchy phone line to Rob Beard is explained by the fact he’s on a high inland farm in Hawke’s Bay inspecting farming stock; he’s also overjoyed by the fact that he’s just spotted three deer.
WILD EDIBLES & HEALING HERBS
I discovered sauerkraut quite late,” says Kelli Walker from Forage & Ferment, an artisan producer of sauerkrauts.
CHILLI OUT
“Call me Betsy, that is what everyone in Wellington and New Zealand calls me,” says Betsaida Rivas Teutenberg.
CUISINE CHEESE WATCH / Mahi – Kaikoura cheese
This whakataukī pretty much sums up Kaikoura Cheese and their Mahi, in more ways than one.
NUTTING IT OUT
It's that curiosity and a keen sense of trying to make a sustainably produced and ethically raised product that makes Josh Hill from Poaka one of the trailblazers for modern, small-scale farming.
CUISINE CHEESE WATCH / Mahoe Blue – Mahoe Cheese, Bay of Islands
Jake and Jesse make the cheese while their brother Tim looks after the cows on their farm based at Oromahoe, south of Kerikeri.
CUISINE ARTISAN AWARDS FINALIST 2018
Using an old-school traditional recipe shared by a friend, Michelle Matthews of Kitchen Six handmakes more than 6,500 Christmas puddings every year.
Cuisine Artisan Awards Finalists announced 2019
There’s always excitement at this time of year as we dive into the Cuisine Artisan Awards and learn of the ideas, ingenuity and hard work that makers put in to turn New Zealand’s top-quality produce into innovative boutique products.
CUISINE CHEESE WATCH / DoeReiMi – Cartwheel Creamery, Manawatu
AS THE SONG SAYS, you should start at the very beginning, as it’s a very good place to start