Carolyn Lister reports back from an adventure into Persian cooking in Christchurch.  As a single parent I’ve had a number of years focussed on my 14 year old twins. I promised myself this year I would dedicate some more time to ‘me’ activities now they are old enough to be left home alone. In late February … Continue reading A taste of Persia

Lynda Hallinan wishes she could turn back time, even if only for five weeks. If a week is a long time in politics, it must feel like a lifetime for our devastated tourism and hospitality sectors. Just last month I spent a week on the Chatham Islands, admiring the unique plant life while eating my … Continue reading Eating away: Chatham Islands

Michelle Tsang – who you might recognise as @petitesweetsnz from Instagram – was a finalist in The Foodies last year for her blog, Hopes Dreams Aspirations. For my day job, I work in urban planning. Creating links with and within communities is what I like about my work. Being able to help and train others … Continue reading what i’m cooking…Michelle Tsang

We’re keen to update all members on what’s happening in the food scene in other parts of the country. If you’d like to send us something from your region (as you’ll see we don’t have someone everywhere yet) please email us on admin@foodwriters.org.nz Auckland The Auckland Food Scene continues to blossom. It really seems like … Continue reading Regional Round Ups

A restaurateur’s perspective Alexia Santamaria talks to one of the country’s most awarded hospitality duos about what it’s like to deal with online feedback – in all its forms. There’s been a lot of talk recently about restaurants dealing with online feedback in all its various forms – Facebook groups, Zomato, TripAdvisor. It’s a brave … Continue reading Navigating online feedback

Last month Niki Bezzant spent an intensive five days in a castle in Austria – a place used as a backdrop for The Sound of Music – thinking, talking and debating about why our kids are getting fat. Here are her, somewhat frustrated, thoughts after attending the Salzburg Global Seminar. The Salzburg Global Seminar was … Continue reading How do we solve a problem like obesity?

Regina Wypych is a Nutrition & Marketing Executive for Beef + Lamb New Zealand, where she dabbles amongst other things, in recipe development and nutrition-related blogs. She lives the good life in Oratia, in the Waitakere Ranges of West Auckland, where she gets to play with her bees and hens and feed her whanau and … Continue reading What I’m Cooking

Finding good vegetarian options can be challenging when travelling – here’s how Hamilton food writer Amber Bremner and her young family coped during a recent stopover in Shanghai. In August I spent a few days in Shanghai with my husband and daughters, as a purposeful detour on our way to Malaysian Borneo. My family is vegetarian … Continue reading A Vegetarian in Shanghai

Ginny Grant is a senior food writer at Cuisine, and a freelance food stylist and recipe developer.  As the silly season charges along in hectic progress, I often wonder if anyone has the time or the inclination to cook. I’ve had a busy year and a couple of long, but varied food styling jobs have … Continue reading What I’m cooking: Ginny Grant

Holidays should be for relaxing and recharging, but often we try too hard to cram as much as possible into the smallest window of time. At the end of a challenging six months, all Michelle Jones wanted to do was escape. Travelling solo also meant she could do as much or as little as she … Continue reading Byron Bay: Beyond the Beach