Welcome to Wonderland

It was a bright yet blustery day in Wellington, the sun was shining but there was a distinct nip in the air, typical for late winter when the early hints of spring are just beginning to make themselves known. I was heading to Lyall Bay. Not to surf, although conditions were good. No, I was off to meet Kate Necklen, the creative mastermind behind the magic that is Wonderland Chocolate.

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But Why Vegan? But Why Not?

It was a cold start in late July, leaving a wintery Wellington to head to an even more wintery Christchurch, having to scrape thick ice off the hire car on our arrival. But I was on a mission to interview New Zealand’s Outstanding Food Producer Awards winner Nel Vincencio, the mastermind behind Mind Your Temper, and no amount of ice or snow was going to stop me!

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