Hunter Gatherer Tours - May 2020
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED TOURS
Jump in your car and head for Hawke’s Bay. We have it all, wine, fab food, Maori culture, talented artist and walks, beaches and bistros to keep you busy for a month of Covid Level 2 Sundays.
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If you want to make your own cheese then check out Country Trading Company who have the best cheese making kits and recipes.
HAWKE’S BAY TOURISM AWARDS
WINNER “RISING STAR” 2018
“Surrounded by my peers and some impressive winners I was delighted and surprised to be awarded this special prize. I started Hunter Gatherer Tours in 2017 so this is much appreciated recognition of the unique character of my tours. I could not have achieved this without the wonderful local producers and Hawke’s Bay Tourism”
- Juliet Harbutt
FATHER'S DAY GIFT IDEAS
Hello Food Lovers, Friends & Cheese Fanatics,
Whether your dad is old, young, scrawny or well rounded he probably loves cheese! So solve your Father Day gift dilemmas with one of the following ideas...
WORLD CHEESE BOOK
SPECIAL OFFER
Order your Cheese Book and receive a voucher for 50% off your next Cheese Tasting.
World Cheese Book [$48] was Juliet's 3rd major cheese book and won the Guild of Foodwriters [UK] prestigious Food Book of the Year Award in 2011. Updated in 2015 it has now sold over 90,000 copies in 9 languages and has received great reviews from both cheese lovers and the cheese trade.
"Congratulations on the new book – it is quite simply magnificent" Philip Brocklehurst - Yellowwedge Cheese Shop, Twickenham
ORDER ONLINE before midday Wednesday 29th August and we will courier to anywhere in New Zealand in time for Father's Day hopefully [or to Mother, aunty or you because you deserve it!] including a special message or dedication from the author PLUS a free handy pull-out card with a summary of the 7 key types of cheese.
A HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL TASTING
Friday 7th September 2018
6.00 – 7.30pm
$55 per person
79 Black Barn Road, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay
Discovering what goes on under the covers...
This tasting is all about comparing in depth the same cheese at different stages of it's life [a vertical tasting] and similar cheeses at the same ages [a horizontal tasting] all paired with great Hawke's Bay wines. Only 8 tickets remain so don't leave it too long.
OLD SHEEP, STRETCHED CURD & SASSY GOATS
Tuesday 25th - Thursday 27th September 2018
A tasting of cheese from Nelson & Marlborough with local Wines
Where you find great wines in Europe you will find great cheese so I'm not surprised Marlborough and Nelson are producing excellent cheeses. And the cheesemakers have banded together and invited me to do a series of talks, tastings and training session in Nelson and Blenheim. An insight into the complexity and character of the different milk types and cheese styles plus finding a match with local wines.
25th Sept [Nelson]
1430-1600 Make your cheeseboard more profitable [hospitality]
26th Sept [Nelson]
1100-1230 The 7 different types of cheese [for NMIT students]
1800-1930 Old Sheep, Stretched Curd & Sassy Goat [for anyone who buys, sells or simply loves cheese]
27th Sept [Blenheim]
1030-1200 Make your cheeseboard more profitable [hospitality]
1800-1930 Old Sheep, Stretched Curd & Sassy Goat [for anyone who buys, sells or simply loves cheese]
So if you love good food, a good yarn and good company contact Cranky Goat today and we can send you more information.
3000 YEAR OLD CHEESE FOUND
The oldest cheese in the world has been found by archaeologists and it comes with its own sort of pharaoh's curse.
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