Visa Wellington On a Plate is back! | The Feed. Weekly

The Feed. Weekly

After two years of Covid disruption Visa Wellington on a Plate is back! This year the theme is State of Flux and the Feed. Weekly​ podcast host, Vincent, was joined by director Sarah Meikle and head of programming and events Beth Brash.

A Taste of the Taverna | 2021 - Ep.3

Andronicos Economous

From farmers’ markets to supermarkets, olive oil is almost everywhere these days, but restaurateur Andronicos Economous from Wellington's Greek Cypriot Community, can remember a time when the pharmacy was the only place you could buy it - even then it was only in tiny medicine bottles.

How Chinese immigrants transformed our dining scene| 2021 - Ep.2

Esther Fung

Hear from Esther Fung from the Wellington Chinese Association about the cookhouses providing the comfort of home cooking to a mainly bachelor community in Haining Street at the turn of the 20th century, and the influences on our dining scene from the diversity of more recent Chinese immigrants.

How we got our taste of Italy | 2021 - Ep.1

Lorenzo Bresolin

Lorenzo Bresolin literally grew up in his family’s Wellington restaurants. He’s the son of Remiro Bresolin of the legendary Il Casino, and one half of the Bresolin brothers. He and his business partner brother Leonardo have continued their father’s tradition bringing Italian charm to Wellington diners. Download Lorenzo's presentation to access the visuals mentioned in the podcast.