Where to buy cheap meat
TVNZ’s Sunday programme has a story tonight on how to save money buying meat. Meateaters was contacted a few months back to talk about the legality of buying meat directly from the farm gate—it’ll be …
Al Brown’s ‘Depot’ wins the Metro Restaurant of the Year award
Al Brown has won the supreme award in Metro Magazine Restaurant of the Year Award for his acclaimed new eatery Depot. The Federal St, Auckland eatery has been named the winner of the supreme award, …
Simon Gault is the new face of NZ Pork
Back in 2009 Mike King was the frontman for New Zealand Pork. He quit after breaking into a crate farm where he found pigs were so badly treated they were screaming and frothing at the …
Al Brown is doing a Q&A on Facebook
Tomorrow, Wednesday 28 March, Al Brown (celebrity chef and all round nice guy) is doing a Question and Answer forum via his Facebook page. It’s a great opportunity to ask him any question, to do …
Porchetta with grilled carrot and fennel seed salad
I’m a big fan of Al Brown’s recipes. This one is exceptional and comes from his latest book ‘Stoked‘. I recommend you buy it, especially if you love cooking meat. I first tried porchetta at …
BBQ Sauce #1
I’m not a fan of store bought BBQ sauces. Making these yourself is so easy that there seems absolutely no point in buying a store bought product. Plus you have the added advantage of being able …
Crispy pork belly with potato and parsley sauce
This stunning looking (and tasting) dish comes from my colleague Frej. He’s from Denmark and this dish is a common pub meal around Christmas time. I reckon you don’t need to wait until Christmas to …
Bacon lollipops – the perfect Christmas present
Mighty Ape have bacon lollipops for sale – the perfect Christmas stocking filler for the meat eater who likes to snack on sweets. Apparently – They’re swirly and sweet! They taste like cured meat! Generous 10cm diameter, …
And the winner of the best sausage is…
An Italian Casalinga Pork sausage from Ashby’s Butchery in Christchurch has beaten 470 sausages to be named New Zealand’s best. The public have agreed with the experts and also crowned the Italian Casalinga Pork sausage …