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The Sauce NZ

Nourish Magazine and More Good Drinks

Join Tash McGill and Vicki Ravlich-Horan for spicy and sometimes sweet conversations around the kitchen table about all things food and beverage in Aotearoa New Zealand. Interviews, hot takes, food trends and irresistable libations from Vicki Ravlich-Horan, editor-in-chief of Nourish Magazine and Tash McGill of More Good Drinks. Together they run The Feed, the freshest bites on New Zealand food and beverage stories.

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All Episodes

00:48:35

The Sauce Goes For The Drinks List

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2026/05/21

This week Tash and Vicki take down the leather-bound and exhaustive drinks list, the still-or-sparkling ambush, and why “something for everyone” so rarely delivers when the modern diner wants fewer drinks but better ones. Strap in.

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00:41:29

The Sauce On Incrediballsy Sustainability &...

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2026/05/14

In this episode of The Sauce, Vicky and Tash sit back down with Brianne West (founder of Incrediballs and Ethique) to unpack what it really takes to launch a world-first, waste-free drinks brand. From a three-year R&D journey and an aborted launch to the brutal reality of “second album” expectations, Brianne shares candid insights on flavour science, consumer education, and why sustainability alone is never enough if the drink doesn’t taste incredible. This is a deep dive into incrediballsy

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00:39:11

The Sauce on Performance Review, Ours & Everyone Else

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2026/05/07

This week Vicki insists on a performance review which is timely, given the very public performance review in the media right now, of controversial chefs. We discuss the implications for NZ but even as the story unfolds there is more to come and much more to discuss.

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00:35:28

The Sauce Goes To Tasmania: The Devil In the Details

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2026/04/30

Vicki and Tash recently made it to Tasmania — and naturally, they ate and drank their way through it with absolutely no restraint. From cellar doors to oyster sheds, fine dining to roadside finds, this episode is the highlights reel you need before you book your own trip. Vicki's got the food, Tash has the drinks, and between them, nothing delicious escaped scrutiny. Ready to add a few hundred things to your travel list? Find out more about touring Tasmania with Taste of Tours at

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00:32:13

The Sauce Cuts The Cheese With Miel Meyer

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2026/04/23

Vicki and Tash sit down with Miel Meyer, GM of one of New Zealand's most award-winning cheesemakers, Meyer Cheese. It's a compelling story of a Dutch family moving to NZ and creating a multi-generational family business. They have become a Cheese Awards icon, renown through the Waikato and a family favourite at the supermarket. However thanks to free trade agreements, the EU is coming for the cheese. Or is it a chance for NZ to create our own compelling cheese identity?

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00:31:51

The Sauce: Forbidden, Bitten, Obsessed ... with Apples

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2026/04/16

From the Garden of Eden to the App Store, the apple has a lot to answer for. Vicki and Tash are tracing the fruit that tempted humanity, inspired scientists, and is yet another of New Zealand's world famous ingredients - in just 30min you'll know more about apples than a techbar specialist. Folklore, innovation, and more than a few crunchy opinions — this one's got layers. Consider yourself warned.

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00:50:18

The Sauce with Rhi, on More Than Toast

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2026/04/09

Rhi Baldock's More Than Toast is flying off the shelves in one of the year's hottest cookbooks so far. So Vicki and Tash invited her to the group chat to get saucy on giving cooks confidence in the kitchen. She's such an inspiring and practical teacher who can get anyone into the kitchen!Plus Tash is cracking open the good stuff with a 2023 Black Estate Pet Nat, and a brand new tonic offering from Veranda Drinks, from the Woodward St Distilling team. It's all fizzy fizz

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00:41:14

The Sauce Gives You 6 Tips To Save $50 A Week

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2026/04/02

Groceries eating your paycheck? Same. 🥦Vicki and Tash put their collective kitchen skills together and did the maths — and if you just do these six things, you could save $50 a week on your food bill. Actual, practical, works-in-a-real-kitchen tips that don't require you to buy any new equipment or change anything drastic. Share it with all your friends. #thesaucenz #nzfood #grocerytips #savemoney #mealplanning #nzpodcast #foodtips #kitchenhacks #nzfoodie #budgetcooking

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00:51:34

The Sauce with Erin Clarkson

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2026/03/26

Vicki and Tash chew the cookies on the state of food criticism in New Zealand from giving feedback in a restaurant or dealing with a bad review. Of course we went to the source of all things sass when it comes to dealing with online bullies, talking with Erin Clarkson AKA @cloudykitchen who has perfected the art of dealing with criticism.

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00:49:32

The Sauce Goes 21yrs with Mat Mclean of Palate

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2026/03/19

21 years producing landmark dining experiences in Hamilton is no small feat, so Vicki and Tash go behind the scenes with one of New Zealand's most down to earth but high achieving chefs, from beloved Waikato institution, Palate. Along the way, get ready for endearing love letters to Waikato growers and why the open pass was designed to rid the kitchen of bad behaviour.

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00:53:44

The Sauce on The Wine Crisis

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2026/03/12

Tash and Vicki dive deep into the crisis facing wine across Australia, Europe and the innovation happening in China. And who's to blame? Not who you think! Join us for this ride through wine, wine politics and changing consumer desire.

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00:41:19

The Sauce on Faking It or Making It

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2026/03/05

Join Vicki and Tash as we investigate what New Zealand's best cooks are willing to shortcut in the kitchen versus making from scratch. Not to mention our own pantry habits to make cooking easy.

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00:47:09

The Sauce Gets Protein Packed

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2026/02/26

Welcome back to The Sauce - because Tash and Vicki simply couldn't stay away from the group chat. This season we dive into hot food issues and plenty of straight talkin' about what makes New Zealand delicious. This week, we tackle all manner of protein heavy recipes in Vicki's quest for perfect macros. Tash just chews her way through the black bean brownies.

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00:30:28

The Sauce Goes to Wonderland (Chocolate)

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2024/06/19

Tash and Vicki finally catch up on some travel adventures and dive into the winter goodies getting us through - like beef cheeks and warm cocktails. We put Wonderland Chocolate to the taste test before catching up with Kate Necklen ahead of Chocstock this weekend! Dive in - and visit https://www.wonderlandchocolate.co.nz/

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00:45:21

The Sauce Gives A Performance Review

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2024/05/23

To celebrate 21 episodes of The Sauce and our first negative review - Tash and Vicki welcome David Wrigley, the Editor of The Feed Weekly to the show to talk about what makes a good story, what makes us tick and some of what is coming next as we continue to love telling New Zealand food and beverage stories. Please show your support by rating and reviewing this podcast, sharing it with your friends via social media AND telling us all about what snacks you just had to buy after listening to the

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00:30:01

The Sauce on Cocktails & Dreams

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2024/05/16

The cold blast has arrived so Vicki talks us through her slow-cooked lamb ragu and homemade pasta for just $15 to feed the family! Then Tash leads through a tasting of New Zealand made vermouths before we chat to the New Zealand winners of The Perfect Blend NZ - a cocktail competition that will see NZ go head to head with Australia in the grand final next month in Queenstown. Go behind the scenes with what it takes to win a cocktail competition in the modern age of cocktails!

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00:33:25

The Sauce on DoorDash & Food Forests

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2024/05/14

Vicki and Tash dive deep into flattened croissants and all things tea, not to mention the commercial challenges posed by DoorDash's expansion into Hamilton. Then we explore a food forest like no other.

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00:32:00

The Sauce Meets Molly Woppy Cookies

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2024/05/02

This week Vicki sings the praises of crispy chicken skin and then Tash delivers the 7 cookie taste test challenge before we talk to co-founder Alistair Parker about Molly Woppy's launch into Woolworths stores.

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00:26:06

The Sauce Gets Fizzy with Sidekick Soda

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2024/04/25

Tash and Vicki chat all things soda and apple cider vinegar with Fiona and Rogie from Sidekick Soda! Plus the usual puns and taste trials!

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00:30:30

The Sauce on Medals & Squeak

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2024/04/18

Vicki puts a new halloumi trick to the test and it will revolutionise the way you eat your squeaky cheese! Plus we dive into Awards season chatting with Kathie Bartley from the Outstanding Food Producers awards, right after Tash finished judging over 166 samples of whisky.

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