A culinary event to celebrate the Nelson-Tasman food and beverage industry is set to be dishing out for its first course in November.
Nelson-based event organiser Shelley Haring says she relished the opportunity to bring to life the inaugural Feast Whakatū event, which will serve up a programme of events between 17 and 26 November.
“We basically saw a gap in the event market in Nelson Tasman for an event of this type, and we really believe that showcasing the food and beverage industry needed to happen,” she says.
“There are over 30 events across the ten days across the region, from a bakery in Golden Bay running a fermenting workshop to Founders Café in Nelson hosting the Grand Nelson Sausage competition.
“There are other regions which do similar sorts of events, our local food producers and the food and beverage industry here in Nelson was just rapt to have something of our own here in our region,” Shelley says.
“We have a view for Feast Whakatū to happen every year and there are so many more businesses that are keen to get involved.
“We’re targeting New Zealand wide for people to come to Nelson Tasman for this event and indulge in all that is Feast worthy about our region.
“Our wine is what we’re well-known for, and in terms of food that’s probably a hard one, but I would say anything that is locally-sourced and produced here that people can enjoy.”
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