Opinion

Every week The Feed interviews the movers, the shakers and the makers in the New Zealand food industry. Check out the interviews on The Feed Weekly podcast or in a Q&A format below. And if you’ve got a story to tell or an opinion to share, drop us a line at editor@thefeed.co.nz

The anxiety of authenticity vs appropriation

The anxiety of authenticity vs appropriation

Authentic. It’s Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023 but for chefs, foodwriters, marketers and foodlovers it’s a loaded term. Ever since Christopher Columbus journeyed from Spain to America beginning culinary and cultural trade between Europe and The Americas...

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My bag of political carrots

My bag of political carrots

I bought a 3kg bag of carrots at Costco at $4.99. That's a lot of carrots considering I live alone. But the deal seemed good - but would it turn into 24 carrot gold? I knew I could save precious pennies over the next two to three weeks - just eat more carrots. After...

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Roll up, roll up: it’s election time

Roll up, roll up: it’s election time

Big news this week as Edmonds, the backbone of Kiwiana baking, took a slump at the supermarket, announcing they were deleting their frozen pastry range, just as Labour slumped in the polls. Quite the coincidence as Chris Hipkins happily devours flaky sausage rolls by...

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Sourdough: the real bread and butter politics

Sourdough: the real bread and butter politics

On a Wednesday night, as everyone else is shutting up shop and heading home, a small group of us pile into central Auckland bakery Bread & Butter. The operation effectively runs 24 hours a day with staff shifts  covering both commercial baking contracts and the...

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Lucky Taco – The Book

Lucky Taco – The Book

The New Zealand culinary scene is pretty lucky. We have a delicious array of authentic cuisines available for us to discover and enjoy. Sadly, Mexican food is still not one of them. Sure, you’ll find some outliers, Tacos Tocayo in Tauranga being one of them, but...

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