FOOD & DRINK
FOOD & DRINK IN CHEVIOT
While predominately a farming district, Cheviot has an impressive collection of trades and services that cover just about any project you may wish to undertake, be it build a house, have it painted, dig a dam or fence your property.
Cheviot’s diverse collection of shops and galleries stock just about everything you can think of from a well stocked hardware and supermarket to beautiful jewellery, home wares and original New Zealand art – and the kitchen sink!
From three course meals to café fare and good old fashioned kiwi takeaways; Cheviot has the culinary spectrum well covered. Making the most of the district’s magnificent farm produce, many of Cheviot’s eateries feature fresh lamb, beef and venison.
Amongst the many different establishments in Cheviot, you’ll find excellent coffee and a great range of culinary delights! Take your pick!
Next Food Solutions Ltd – Cooking classes/Workshops and bespoke foraging tours
Become immersed in the world of a food scientist, come gardener, come forager, come farmer… Sophie will be your enthusiastic host and guide to the quality produce and wild foods of the Hurunui, through one of her unique foraging tours and/or workshops. A regular user of wild game and produce (venison, pork as well as fish, paua, kawa kawa, seaweed, mushrooms Rosehips and Elderflower) she has honed her skills and acquired knowledge to make the best of these local ingredients and flavours. The Hurunui food basket is a rich and seasonally diverse resource, we will learn to tune into nature to get the best out of it!
Learn a skill, be rewarded for a lifetime. Sophie offers many food based workshops available through her business Next Food Solutions Ltd; Cordials, Chutneys, Charcuterie (Salumi), Smallgoods, smoked cured fish and bacon, canning and preserving, cheese making, homebrewing as well as cooking lessons. Check Next Food Solutions Ltd out on Facebook and book your next ‘learning escape’ now. Let’s tame the wild together; the results will be delicious!