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Bocuse d’Or Team New Zealand – A Night of Art, Music, and Gastronomy
Team Bocuse d’Or NZ are fundraising for the upcoming Bocuse d’Or. After representing on the world stage for the first time ever last year, we’re ready to give it another shot!
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Reminiscent of Melbourne’s greatest rooftop bars with hidden entrances and cool by the spadeful, Queens is the crowning glory in the Commercial Bay precinct with a wraparound terrace offering views forever.
Inspirational Women in Food & Drink
Ideas, ambitions and dreams are important. Continuing our series on magnificent women who work behind the scenes to drive the evolution of our New Zealand food-and-drink culture, meet five inspiring individuals each with a very different career path and skill set who are all equally impressive.
Bocuse d’Or Team New Zealand – A Night of Art, Music, and Gastronomy
Team Bocuse d’Or NZ are fundraising for the upcoming Bocuse d’Or. After representing on the world stage for the first time ever last year, we’re ready to give it another shot!
Traffic September / October 2024
Reminiscent of Melbourne’s greatest rooftop bars with hidden entrances and cool by the spadeful, Queens is the crowning glory in the Commercial Bay precinct with a wraparound terrace offering views forever.
Inspirational Women in Food & Drink
Ideas, ambitions and dreams are important. Continuing our series on magnificent women who work behind the scenes to drive the evolution of our New Zealand food-and-drink culture, meet five inspiring individuals each with a very different career path and skill set who are all equally impressive.
Puff Bread: Restaurant Quality Freshness At Home
Indulge in the delight of homemade, fresh and crispy puff bread.
Cuisine’s Freshest Picks: Recipes to Welcome Spring
Get inspired with the freshest of spring recipes from crisp salads to…
Ika Mata: A Taste of Paradise
Enjoy the fresh flavours of Ika Mata, a light raw fish dish packed…
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Mumbaiwala
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Tempero
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NEW ZEALAND BITES
- Growing New Zealand’s future viticultural leadersNZ wine industry gears up for the Young Viticulturist of the Year competition season.
- NZ Coffee stylings on the global stageAotearoa NZ Barista Champion of 2023 achieves an impressive fourth place at the World Barista Championships in Busan, South Korea.
- Aotearoa has its first B Corp-certified pet food company.Wigram, New Zealand - Gourmate, a New Zealand-based pet treat manufacturer, announced July 27 it had achieved B Corporation status. According to the company, it is the country’s first B Corp-certified pet food company.
- Wairarapa winemakers predicting ‘magic’ vintage from ideal summerWairarapa winemakers are picking this year’s vintage to be “one of the best ever”, but lower grape volumes may make the much-anticipated wines a rare commodity on the shelves. With harvesting beginning this week in many Martinborough vineyards, hot days and cool nights over summer created ideal ripening conditions to produce grapes packed with flavour.
- New gin distillery is taking the story of Bluff to the world.Do not expect an oyster gin any time soon from Bluff’s new gin distillery. With a flood of flavours already on the shelves during what has undoubtedly been a gin renaissance, those behind the Bluff Distillery Company did not want to create a gin that was a ``gimmick``.
- Draught/on-tap cocktails on the rise in NZNew research has found that draught cocktails and mixed drinks are continuing to grow in popularity amongst New Zealand consumers, with the On Premise supplying to demand. CGA by NIQ’s February New Zealand On Premise Pulse+ Report examines the current landscape of draught/tap cocktails and mixed drinks.
- Christchurch baker dons his apron once again after 10 years teaching othersMichael Johnson was disqualified from his first cake competition at 8 years old, for being too good. “The judges thought my mum had made it. My mum was quite clever and said it was a compliment.”
- Tough year for NZ retailers aheadRetailers are looking at another tough year ahead, with a continuing drop in consumer spending and commercial activity indicated in recent data. Latest numbers from Stats NZ show retail spending using electronic cards fell 1.8 percent in February on the month before, or 2.5 percent up on than the year before.
- New Zealand’s weirdest and wildest food offeringsThe annual Wildfoods Festival took place in Hokitika on Saturday, offering punters the chance to try foods a little more off the beaten track than usual. Senior reporter Anna Leask attended, on a mission to test out the weirdest and wildest offerings.
- Takapuna consumers rate New Zealand’s best Chardonnay’sFirst Glass Wines and Spirits is a lively retailer in Takapuna run by Kingsley Wood. Once a week the store holds comprehensive wine tastings with impressive wines and often with excellent speakers. The store can hold over 100 people for stand-up tastings and typically attracts 70 or more enthusiasts.
- Low prices hurting local tomato growersWhile cheap tomatoes may be good news for shoppers at the checkout, low prices are hurting returns for the country's growers. It has been a bumper crop with good volumes and quality for the country's roughly 120 commercial tomato growers this season.
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GLOBAL BITES
Woolworths held the title of most trusted brand in Australia for three-and-a-half years – why did it topple from the top spot?
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Meet NY’s fanciest fried chicken, where dinner can cost $50 or $1,500
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The essential pizzerias of New York City
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San Fransisco discovers the wonders of Swedish Hot Dogs
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Bacon made from Seaweed will soon launch in US supermarkets.
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Drone delivery takes flight for quick deliveries of items like meal solutions and over-the-counter medicines.
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WATCH & LISTEN
Cuisine Good Food Awards 2024
Aotearoa’s most exceptional restaurants and leading culinary luminaries have been named and celebrated at our Cuisine Good Food Awards presented by American Express.
The Visionaries with Cuisine Bites
The people behind what we cook, eat and drink are the true drivers of…
More Than Just A Mouthful. Martin Bosley.
This renowned New Zealand chef and ex-restaurateur has sliced up his…
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Food is love at St Andrew’s Village
At St Andrew’s Village their restaurant, The Terraces, is the heart…
Down to Earth an Organic Wine Week tasting events and competition
Learn about the importance and quality of organic wine, as well as…