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Celebrating inspiring Kiwis who harvest, grow and produce New Zealand’s Outstanding food and drink.

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Spring Potato, Asparagus, Lemon and Parmesan Salad
Spring Potato, Asparagus, Lemon and Parmesan Salad

A stunning warm salad doused in hot melted lemon, herb butter and topped with shavings of Outstanding local Meyer Cheese Parmesan. A salad that can be eaten on its own. However, we love it served alongside crisp breadcrumb-coated beef or chicken schnitzel.

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Luscious Lemon Tart
Luscious Lemon Tart

A gifted copy of The River Café Cookbook from her sister after they dined there in August ‘98’ inspired Kathy Paterson and she’s been making their stupendous Lemon Tart ever since.

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Chicken and Noir Gärlik Meatballs
Chicken and Noir Gärlik Meatballs

Always popular! Our ‘outstanding ‘ chicken meatballs are flavour-enhanced with a good splash or two of Robbies Champion Noir Gärlik (black garlic sauce).

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Check out the 2024 Outstanding Food Producer Awards Champions

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Meet {Outstanding} Makers →

Get to know the faces behind your favourite food and drink.

2023 Champions →

Celebrating the Best of NZ’s Outstanding Food Producers.

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 Outstanding Recipes →

Recipes featuring NZ’s finest home-grown ingredients.

 Supreme Champion 2024
Mind Your Temper

 
 

Meet your {Outstanding} Maker:

THE CHATHAM ISLAND FOOD CO

 

The Chatham Island Food Company provides some of Aotearoa’s best quality internationally-acclaimed kaimoana.

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Featured {Outstanding} Makers

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Island Gelato
Island Gelato
Meyer Cheese
Meyer Cheese
Branch Creek Honey
Branch Creek Honey
There were 2 gold awards for @littlelato at the Outstanding NZ Food producers Awards. Choose between the rich Peanut Butter or the refreshing Mango Lassi - oh and both are dairy free!
Venison at its best! Mix up your dinnertime by trying award-winning venison steaks from @premiumgamemeats
Sip on 2023 Drink Champion @petesnaturalnz while doing your part for the planet! Pete’s use fresh, local natural ingredients and bottle everything in their solar-powered factory - their dedication to sustainability is next-level. They use frui
We all love things that are perfectly imperfect, right? That's why you'll love @perfectlyimperfectpizza handmade, woodfired pizza bases - some may not be perfectly round but they taste perfect! The range includes fully prepared Kids, Meat, Vegetaria
Want to spoil the vegan in your life with a treat guaranteed to be delicious? For melt-in-your-mouth chocolate bliss, it’s impossible to look past Mind Your Temper exquisite creations. Every bonbon is a miniature work of art and a flavour bomb