Zest Food Tours™ is owned and managed jointly by Catherine Cordwell and Susan McLeary, your tour guides. The idea was born from our shared passion for great food and wine, and Wellington's quirky appeal.

We want to share Wellington's food secrets with others in the way we love to do on our own travels. To help our visitors delve below the surface, gain new insights and meet real people. To uncover that satisfying sense of a truly unique experience, not available to everyone.

We both have personal and professional ties to the food industry.

From a farming family, Catherine was responsible for promoting a New Zealand food icon, Cervena® natural tender venison, in the USA and New Zealand.

Joint-owner of a tiny Martinborough vineyard, Susan managed New Zealand pavilions at international food trade fairs and is a National Executive member of the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers.

We're proud of Wellington and love great food and good company. We look forward to sharing the best of Wellington food insights with you.