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 includeCuisineGood 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.
History
Cuisine was the first New Zealand magazine devoted to food and wine. It was started by Hamish Allison, then brought by Julie Dalzell in 1986. It was bought by Independent Newspapers Limited in 2001. INL sold all its publications to Fairfax Media in 2003, and they became part of Fairfax New Zealand. Cuisine was later bought by Slick & Sassy Media from Fairfax. Kelli Brett is the current editor.
''Cuisine'' Restaurant of the Year awards
In 2004 Cuisine developed a New Zealand restaurant competition. The awards are now sponsored by Vittoria Coffee. 2011 Results
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 – 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
Cuisine Artisan Awards
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
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. 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.
