Nick Russell

Taste magazine's Nick Russell takes us on a foodie tour of Quayside, a cute little pedestrian street at the heart of Whangarei’s riverside cultural precinct at the Town Basin.

It’s been nearly three years since Taste magazine took a tour of Dunedin’s dining scene. We head back to search out the best new openings and revisit our favourite restaurants and bars.

Nick Russell strikes gold on Arrowtown’s Buckingham Street. From award-winning burgers to seriously delicious local wines, these eateries are well worth a visit next time you're down south.

Taste magazine's Nick Russell pays a visit to Little High Eatery, an upmarket food court on Christchurch’s High Street that's continuing the revitalisation of the central city’s hospitality scene.

Taste magazine's Nick Russell caught up with Nourish Group Executive Chef Gareth Stewart at Euro Restaurant as he created a dish starring the world's newest breed of lamb, Te Mana.

At the recent launch of Church Road’s premium TOM 2014 vintage, Taste took a trip to Cape Kidnappers for the launch party.

Nick Russell takes a loop of the Coromandel Food Trail for a hefty helping of fresh seafood, premium meats, seasonal crops and craft beverages.

An innovative Napier clean-food eatery and juice bar is carving a tasty niche in the humming Hawke’s Bay food scene

At Auckland restaurant Culprit, skill and imagination transform familiar flavours into a modern Kiwi cuisine that’s new and surprising

Meet New Zealand’s mushroom champions; a local company proving you can look better, feel better and live longer simply by adding more mushies to your diet. Photography by Kate McCaskill.