Cuisine is a bi-monthly food and wine magazine published in New Zealand. It began publication in 1986, and has also existed in website form since December 2000.
The magazine features recipes, restaurant reviews, wine reviews and travel features. Annual promotions includeCuisine Good Food Awards and the Cuisine Artisan Awards.
Cuisine has won multiple awards including best food magazine at the Gourmet Voice World Media Awards, and best food magazine at the Le Cordon Bleu Food Media Awards.
Cuisine was originally started by Hamish Allison, then brought by Julie Dalzell in 1986 and was the first New Zealand magazine devoted to food and wine. In 2001 it was bought by INL who was then in turn bought by the current publisher Fairfax Media. Sarah Nicholson is the current editor.
In 2004 Cuisine developed a New Zealand restaurant competition. The awards are now sponsored by Vittoria Coffee.
2011 Results
Supreme Winner – Merediths
Best Smart Dining Metropolitan – Merediths
Runner-Up – Ambeli
Best Smart Dining Regional – Ả Deco
Runner-Up – Boutereys Restaurant & Bar
Best Casual Dining Metropolitan – Arbitrageur
Runner-Up – Ponsonby Road Bistro
Best Casual Dining Regional (first equal) – Palate and Riverstone Kitchen
Best Specialist Restaurant – Cocoro
Best Winery Restaurant (first equal) – Black Barn Bistro and Pegasus Bay
Restaurant Personality – Jonny Schwass
2010 Results
Supreme Winner – Riverstone Kitchen
Best Smart Dining Metropolitan – The French Café
Runner-Up – Martin Bosley’s
Best Smart Dining Regional (first equal) – Ả Deco and Bouterey’s at 251
Best Casual Dining Metropolitan – Soul Bar & Bistro
Runner-Up – Ponsonby Road Bistro
Best Casual Dining Regional – Riverstone Kitchen
Runner-Up – Palate
Best Neighbourhood Restaurant – Ambeli
Runner-Up – Two Fifteen Bistro & Wine Bar
Best Specialist Restaurant – O’Sarracino
Runner-Up – Ortega Fish Shack & Bar
Best Winery Restaurant – Pegasus Bay Winery Restaurant
Runner-Up – Black Barn Bistro
Restaurant Personality – Shae Moleta
2009 Results
Supreme Winner - Logan Brown
Best Smart Dining Metropolitan - Logan Brown
Best Smart Dining Regional - Bouterey’s at 251
Best Casual Dining Metropolitan - Soul Bar & Bistro
Best Casual Dining Regional - Hopgood’s Restaurant & Bar
Best Neighbourhood Restaurant - Molten
Best Winery Restaurant - First equal - Terrôir at Craggy Range & Pegasus Bay
2008 Results
Supreme Winner - Matterhorn
Best Smart Dining Metropolitan – The French Cafe
Best Casual Dining Regional – Wendy Campbell’s French Bistro
Best Winery Restaurant – Pegasus Bay
Best Wine Experience – O’Connell Street Bistro
2007 Results
Supreme Winner – Martin Bosley’s
Best Smart Dining – Martin Bosley’s
Best Casual Dining Metropolitan – Pravda Café
Best Casual Dining Regional – The Martinborough at Peppers Martinbourough Hotel
Best Winery Restaurant – Amisfield Winery Bistro
Best Wine Experience – O’Connell Street
2006 Results
Supreme Winner - The French Café
Best Metropolitan - The French Café
Runner-Up (first equal) - Logan Brown and The Grove
Best Provincial - The Bach
Runner-Up - Herzog Winery & Luxury Restaurant
Best Winery - Amisfield Bistro
Runner-Up - Te Awa Winery & Restaurant
2005 Results
Best Restaurant – Café Bastille
Best Casual or Café-style Restaurant – Pegasus Bay Winery Restaurant
Best Service – Soul Bar and Bistro
Best Wine Service – Logan Brown Restaurant
In September 2008 Cuisine started the Cuisine Artisan Awards.
The awards are open to small-scale producers of foodstuffs other than Cheese, Wine, Olive Oil, Beer and Coffee. Entrants must have been in business for 12 month so that there is proven commercial success.
2011 Supreme Winner
Havoc Pork – Yorkshire Black Bacon
2011 Runners-up
Heilala Vanilla – Vanilla Paste
2011 Finalists
The Damson Collection – Damson Jam
Salumeria Fontana – Toulouse Sausage
Akaroa Salmon – Hot-Smoked Salmon
J Friend & Co – Beechwood Honeydew Honey
Addmore – Elderflower Rosé
Ludbrook House – Pickled Limes
Clearwater’s Organic Dairy – Cream Top Yoghurt With A Touch Of Clover Honey
Orcona Chillies – Harissa Paste
Dollop Puddings – Vanilla Bean Custard
Piako Gourmet Yoghurt – Frozen Yoghurt Lime Zest
Close favourites
Annabelle Guinness’s Love Fudge
Aromatics Magical Mushroom Essence
Fire Dragon chilli sauces
Marama Organic Farm sheep sausages
2010 Supreme Winner
Clevedon Valley Buffalo Yoghurt
2010 Runners-up
Elderflower Cordial - Addmore Products
New Zealand Artisan Wild Thyme Honey - J Friend and Co
2010 Finalists
Mandys Horseradish - Horseradish New Zealand
Unsalted Cultured Butter - Karikaas Natural Dairy Products
Golden Syrup Ice-Cream - Kohu Road
Fresh Chorizo - Mariano’s Spanish Goods
Pic’s Really Good Peanut Butter - Picot Productions
Proper Crisps - Proper Foods
Ciabatta - Rachel Scott Bread
Spiced Lavash - Ringawera Waiheke Island
Damson Paste - The Damson Collection
2009 Supreme Winner
Sicilian Sweet Fennel Sausages – Salumeria Fontana
2009 Runner Up
Kina Pate – Apatu Aqua
2009 Finalists
Roasted Cherry Chutney - Provisions
Walnut Spread - Uncle Joe’s
Sesame Seed Lavash - Ringawera
White Sourdough – The French Baker
Wine Barrel Smoked Mushrooms – Aromatics
Dessert Figs – Ludbrook House
Elderflower Rhubarb Sparkle – Aroha
Havelock Cheese – Sherrington Grange
In 2006, Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2006 was stripped of its five-star rating by Cuisine after scientific tests by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research revealed that the wine submitted for review was not the same as that available in shops.[1] The magazine's wine critic, Michael Cooper, said he was told that the magazine's publishers, Fairfax Media, would not be making public the reason for the reversal. He then went to the New Zealand Herald with the story, and his contract, which was to come to an end the following year, was terminated early. [2]