Tour Partners
Zest Food Tour's expert culinary tour partners are all passionate food lovers and down-to-earth New Zealanders. Most own and run their own businesses, and are dedicated to great food experiences and welcoming other foodies. It's personal. You'll get to know and interact with them. You'll taste a piece of this and a handful of that. Hear their stories, in their own special places: at home, in their kitchen or behind the scenes at their store. By invitation only.
Wellington Partners
Mojo Coffee
Find out more at www.mojocoffee.co.nz
Logan Brown Restaurant
Find out more at www.loganbrown.co.nz
Floriditas Restaurant and Bakery
Find out more at www.floriditas.co.nz
Moore Wilson Fresh
Find out more at www.moorewilson.co.nz
Kura Gallery
Find out more at www.kuragallery.co.nz
Ciocco & Schoc Chocolates
Find out more at www.chocolatetherapy.com
Emporio Coffee
Find out more at www.emporio.co.nz
Duke Carvell's
Find out more at www.dukecarvell.co.nz
Matterhorn
Find out more at www.matterhorn.co.nz
Zibibbo
Find out more at www.zibibbo.co.nz
Havana
Find out more at www.havana.co.nz
Wairarapa Partners
Salute
Find out more at www.salute.net.nz
Main St Deli
Find out more at www.mainstreetdeli.co.nz
Martinborough Vineyard
Find out more at www.martinborough-vineyard.com
Olivo
Find out more at www.olivo.co.nz
Lavenders Green
Find out more at www.lavendersgreen.co.nz
Palliser Estate
Find out more at www.palliser.co.nz
Coney Wines
Find out more at www.coneywines.co.nz
Schoc Chocolate Therapy
Find out more at www.schoc.co.nz
Ata Rangi Wines
Find out more at www.atarangi.co.nz
Vynfields Estate
Find out more at www.vynfields.com
Copthorne Hotel & Resort, Solway Park, Wairarapa
Find out more at www.solway.co.nz
Dunedin Partners
The Gourmet Ice Cream Company
Find out more at www.gourmeticecream.co.nz
Scotia Bar and Restaurant
Find out more at www.scotiadunedin.co.nz
Culinary Challenges
Great Taste Challenges
Put your taste buds to the test...what's that flavour? Where did that product come from?
Listen to your guide and hosts for answers to culinary quiz questions.
Team Building
Management guru Tom Peters says a kitchen is the best place to learn strategy. Zest says
team building is best with some help from some great food and wine, and we'll help you
find out how.
Partner Programmes
Tailored food and wine tours in Martinborough, Greytown and Wellington to suit.
Mystery Progressive Lunches
We create a multi-course, multi-location lunch for a fun and delicious group outing. To
add that powerful 'wow' factor what about travelling in real style - maybe a classic
Cadillac?
Whose Wine is it anyway?
Test your wine palate in a blind tasting with a difference, as your group decides which multiple choice answer best fits the wine you taste. Add beer and other beverages to the test for a real taste challenge, in a light-hearted competitive approach.
Media Articles
A Feast of Flavours - New Zealand Herald
"Zest is run by food lovers Catherine Cordwell and Susan McLeary. Both have extensive
backgrounds in food promotion so know everything and everyone on the culinary circuit. The
businesses they choose to visit are cutting-edge and the people who run them have
personalities to match..."
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Culinary Capital - Next Magazine
"In a city known for its cafes, walking tours where people can smaple culinary and
caffeinated delights make complete sense. Coffee beans crack like popcorn and begin to
turn a lovely chocolate brown..."
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Special Offer
This special offer is available just
for American Express cardholders. For every couple booking a Zest food and wine tour with
AmexSelects, Zest is pleased to give you a bottle of superb Martinborough Burnt Spur Pinot
Noir 2006, rated 93 by Robert Parker and holder of 5 international gold medals so far. A
great taste from one of Martinborough’s founding wineries. Please let us
know once you have booked that you wish to take up this special promotion by email on
[email protected]
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Regional Tours
Wellington
A Zest Wellington tour introduces you to this compact cosmopolitan city, called New
Zealand's 'culinary, cafe and coffee capital'.
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Wairarapa
The peacefully rural Wairarapa region - just over an hour from Wellington - is a world
away in style.
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Dunedin
Ideal for a walking tour, Dunedin reveals its personality, striking stone architecture,
boutique stores and culinary treasures at a leisurely pace.
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