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Say Cheese: Search on for New Zealand's Top Toastie - Cook & Nelson

Say Cheese: Search on for New Zealand's Top Toastie

Ready to titillate tastebuds around the country, the annual Great New Zealand Toastie Takeover is back for 2023 and kicking it up a gear, with a record number of toasties on offer from Kororāreka to Invercargill.

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Cook & Nelson Conversations 05: Rich Johns Okere Falls Café and Craft Brew Store - Cook & Nelson

Cook & Nelson Conversations 05: Rich Johns Okere Falls Café and Craft Brew Store

Rich Johns from Okere Falls Café & Craft Brew Bar (near Rotorua) is this year’s Great NZ Toastie Takeover winner for his ‘Get Smoked, Pickled + Toasted’ creation. We catch up with Rich in a rare moment’s down time to get a little more insight into the guy behind this year’s epic winning creation.

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Cook & Nelson Conversations 04: Mike Murphy, Kōkako Managing Director - Cook & Nelson

Cook & Nelson Conversations 04: Mike Murphy, Kōkako Managing Director

Mike Murphy is owner and Managing Director of Fairtrade Organic Coffee Roasting business, Kōkako. Founded by Helen Olivier and Christian Lamdin in 2001, Kōkako was always committed to organic coffee. Becoming certified, however, was something Mike brought in after purchasing Kōkako in 2007, with the business becoming Biogro and Fairtrade certified in 2009.

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