Mitre 10 MEGA New Plymouth, in association with Taranaki Garden Festival, is proud to host Homegrown Kitchen with Nicola Galloway.

Nicola Galloway is an award-winning food writer, chef and author of five cookbooks, including her new cookbook, The Homemade Table, to be released spring 2022. She writes and photographs a weekly food column for Your Weekend and Stuff publications, plus a monthly recipe feature for NZ Gardener Magazine.

Nicola is an avid sourdough baker, fermenter and preserver, and regularly teaches cooking workshops on these subjects around New Zealand. She lives in Nelson with her family on a suburban quarter acre with over 25 fruit and nut trees, berries, vegetable gardens, and free-range chooks. It is Nicola's abundant garden that provides inspiration for the recipes she shares on her website, www.homegrown-kitchen.co.nz