by Tash McGill | Jul 27, 2023 | Opinion
What’s really behind a medal anyway? I should know. I judge them, after all. Mostly for spirits and the occasional liqueur. I think it’s important that a medal should mean something. Something hard to achieve or that recognizes valour and effort. Sometimes I walk into...
by David Wrigley | Jun 9, 2023 | Opinion
In the latest in our series, brought to you by Everybird, we meet the couple behind Pinoli Pine Nuts, the award-winning novel nut farm from Nelson. One fateful day, Andrew Wiltshire was looking around a block of commercial pine forest near Nelson when a colleague...
by Editor | Apr 19, 2023 | News
Marlborough’s Pinoli Premium Pine Nuts has been recognised for its tiny flavour-filled nuts and its risky journey to become the southern hemisphere’s only pine nut producer – being named Supreme Champion at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2023. Investing...
by Editor | Mar 22, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
More than 290 locally harvested, grown and made food and drink products were assessed in late February with 206 Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals awarded for the Outstanding NZ food Producer Awards. Head Judge Lauraine Jacobs said, “Each year there is a different trend...
by Editor | Feb 23, 2023 | News
Michelin-star chef Pim Techamuanvivit is joining internationally-renowned NZ chef Peter Gordon and 25 local food experts to judge the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards in Auckland this week. More than 290 locally harvested, grown and made food and drink products...