{"id":39180,"date":"2024-04-01T09:19:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T20:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/?p=39180"},"modified":"2024-04-05T06:08:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:08:30","slug":"banquet-will-be-a-conference-highlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/banquet-will-be-a-conference-highlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Banquet will be a Conference highlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Get ready for one of the major highlights of this year’s conference – the banquet! It’s a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new ones in a delightful setting.<\/p>\n

We’re thrilled to announce that the banquet will take place at the Eastern Cuisine Restaurant in Richmond. To kick off the evening, we have a special treat for you: a wine tasting session featuring a selection of exquisite local wines, hosted by the renowned Nelson wine and food writer, Neil Hodgson.<\/p>\n

But that’s just the beginning! The menu promises to tantalize your taste buds with a variety of appetizers, soup, and five mouthwatering main courses, with a selection of wonderful Nelson wines.<\/p>\n

And what’s a banquet without some excitement? You’ll have the chance to participate in several raffles, with the opportunity to win iconic Nelson produce.<\/p>\n

Don’t miss out on this unforgettable evening! Feel free to bring your partner or friends along to share in the fun. The cost for the banquet is $55:00 per person.<\/p>\n

Winetasting Host<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Neil Hodgson is a columnist with a particular specialty in wine and food, he has been writing a weekly column about wine for The Nelson Mail since 2000 and about food and drink in general since 2015. He owns and writes for the Top Tastes website<\/a>\u00a0a site that promotes everything good and great about food and drink, from wine tastings to recipes and the many outstanding producers in Nelson Tasman and indeed New Zealand.<\/p>\n

For Neil it is the story behind the product that is important, it is the people who take a risk, follow their dreams, and create outstanding products and businesses he loves to find and to share their stories.<\/p>\n

When it comes to his passion for great wines, he loves sharing his knowledge with visitors to the region and with young people just starting out in a food or beverage career.<\/p>\n

As well as his love for wine he has been a contributor to the Nelson community for many years. Neil is a Past President of the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce and was heavily involved in the establishment of the Nelson Regional Economic Development Agency. He has a background in business management and governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get ready for one of the major highlights of this year’s conference – the banquet! It’s a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new ones in a delightful setting. We’re thrilled to announce that the banquet will take place at the Eastern Cuisine Restaurant in Richmond. To kick off the evening, we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":39194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,127],"tags":[342],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39180"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39254,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39180\/revisions\/39254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}