The skies might have been grey overhead, but the stars of Ireland’s food scene (including a transplanted Kiwi) shone brightly when Lauraine Jacobs visited recently. While reviewing Massimo Bottura’s book, Bread is Gold (about the restaurant he established in Milan to use food waste from the 2016 Expo to feed the city’s hungry) I spied Jessica … Continue reading The luck of the Irish

Are you ready for your close-up? If you’re interested in maintaining a social media presence for your work, video skills are becoming every bit as important as knowing how to boil an egg, craft a sentence about it or explain its nutritional profile. At a recent Food Writers New Zealand workshop in Auckland, Rhiannon Baldock … Continue reading Professional development: Video 101

Vicki Ravlich-Horan is the founder and editor of Nourish magazine. She’s a passionate advocate for the culinary delights of the Waikato region and has just stepped down as chair of Waikato Food Inc. Vicki brings more than 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry to the table, which no doubts helps her keep cool under pressure in … Continue reading What I’m cooking: Vicki Ravlich-Horan

Manja Wachsmuth is a Danish-born, Auckland-based photographer who specialises in shooting food. Luckily (and maybe not surprisingly), she loves eating great food shoot lunches (and food shoot leftovers for dinner). She can often be seen trying to work it all off, biking around Auckland Copenhagen-style with her two boys in tow. Most recently, she’s been … Continue reading Five questions: Manja Wachsmuth

Like you, I love talking to people passionate about New Zealand food and hearing their stories. As much as I relish those conversations, I wonder what more we as food communicators can do.  How much can you really say in a social media post or story, and is it about them or more about what … Continue reading From The President: 16th June 2019

Alexia Santamaria knew very little about the Adelaide food scene before being invited to attend Tasting Australia earlier this year. She tells us why she’s glad she took the opportunity to learn. Tasting Australia is an annual event; a celebration of the food and drink of South Australia. The 2019 festival consisted of 100 events, … Continue reading Tasting Australia

What I’m cooking: Asher Regan Wellingtonian Asher Regan has had a keen interest in food from an early age, largely fuelled by his Nana’s bagels, chopped liver and fluffy jelly. As a teenager, Asher began washing dishes after school at a local Taiwanese restaurant then left school at 17 to open the Kia-Ora Coffee Lounge … Continue reading What I’m cooking: Asher Regan

Five questions: Sarah Tuck Sarah Tuck is a food writer, photographer and stylist – and the newly appointed editor of Dish magazine. Sarah has been contributing to a variety of publications for the last five years and published her first book, ‘Coming Unstuck’, in 2017. When she isn’t working, Sarah can usually be found hosting drinks and … Continue reading Five questions: Sarah Tuck

The shootings in Christchurch shocked our nation and opened up some much-needed discussions on just how much we really understand religions, races and communities different to ours. Nicola Martin has investigated cultural diversity through food in a book she co-authored and believes we, as food writers, are in a unique position to open up conversations … Continue reading The role of food in breaking down cultural barriers