Food
Like any festival worth their weight we had some amazing producers from all across the country at the 2018 Festival. See more below for who was there.
Top Tarts
Double Chococlate Praline Tart with Berry Compote Tiramisu Lemon Mousse with freish fruit & passionfruit syrup Blackcurrent Eton Mess
Liam’s Hungarian Langos
Hungarian style fried bread served with: Garlic and seasalt (DF, VG) Walnut and watercress pesto (V) Jalapeno and 4 herb harissa (DF, VG) Feta and tomato herb salad (V)
Karma Cola
Organic Fair-trade fizzy drinks. Karma Cola Sugar Free Karma Cola Summer Orangeade Lemmy Lemon Gingerella Blood Orange Black Currant Lime and Cranberry
Papa Cols Baked Potatoes
Papa Col’s Baked Potatoes and Kumara topped with various topping that include – Bacon & Cheese, Smoked Salmon, Chilli Mince, Mushrooms, Creamed Corn, Baked Beans (can be made GF, V, VG & DF) Papa Col’s…
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The Good Icecream Co
Gourmet Icecreams (GF) choc peanut butter, lemon meringue, coconut passionfruit (DF), salted caramel, espresso mocha, vanilla bean, strawberry marshmallow, sauvignon blanc sorbet. Smoothies (GF) blueberry + cinnamon, berry + honey, banana + banana, banana +…
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RAIZADA FOODS LTD
indian food
CPR Coffee Co 2015 Ltd
Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Chai, Tea
Feast Merchants
Royale Beef Sanwich – Horopito rubbed smoked brisket with onion jam, mustard mayo, cheese and dill pickle in Picton Village Bakkerij multigrain. (GF, DF available on request) Royale Vegetarian Sandwich – Cranky Goats smoked haloumi,…
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Posh Nosh Marlborough Ltd
Gourment Hand crafted sausage rolls: Moroccan chicken and pistacho with smoked lemon and mint yoghurt Rich beef, blue cheese and walnut with caramalised onion Pork, sage + fennel seed with cider pickled apple chutney
Smoked Marlborough
BBQ’ed Rai Valley Bacon, Avocado and Rocket Rolls Pete’s Natural Beverages
JP Seafood
Garlic Scallops (GF,DF) Scallop Sandwiches Prawn Cutlets (GF,DF) Seafood Chowder
Saan
TBC
The Whitebait People
West Coast whitebait patties, Wild venison sandwiches, Paua patties.
Fig Jam 2005 ltd
Burgers and sliders and hand cut fries/cider /wine
Applications are now open for the New Zealand Home Chef Cook-Off Series!

The New Zealand Home Chef Cook-Off Series!
Are you an amazing home cook that your friends and family tell you all the time that you have what it takes to be a professional? Then we’ve got an amazing opportunity for you.
We are calling out for New Zealand’s best home cooks to apply for the competition that’s run in the culinary pavilion during the 2019 Marlborough Wine and Food Festival. We’re looking for game home cooks to pair up with a professional chef and compete by cooking off using the same ingredients, same equipment, both live and on stage within 45 mins at the New World Culinary Pavilion! Each will be given a mystery box provided by New World Blenheim using amazing local Marlborough produce and competition for the ultimate title, the Marlborough Wine and Food Festival New World Culinary Pavilion Chef of the Year!
What you need to know:
- Applications open 1st October via the following link
- Finalists will be shortlisted and applications close 9.11.18
- Finalists will be announced during the programme launch (finalists will be asked to join the organisers in Marlborough for a party programme announcement)
- An MC and professional chef will be announced prior to the festival
What you’re competing for:
- Title of Marlborough Wine and Food Festival New World Culinary Pavilion Chef of the Year
- Trophy created with the above title and name (yours to keep for a year)
- Tickets to the 2020 Marlborough Wine and Food Festival
- Dinner for four guests, cooked by a professional chef (within Marlborough only)
- New World Blenheim vouchers and more!
Click here to read all about what happens on the day and T&C’s of the programme