Now you can find the hidden foodie gems in the Auckland region in two different ways with Finding Flavour: experience a Finding Flavour Food Discovery Tour or explore on your own with the new Auckland Food Shopping Guide e-publication.

The Auckland Food Shopping Guide is being launched at this year’s Food Show at a special price of only $9.90. Now literally at your fingertips is information on almost all of the specialist food makers and suppliers in the urban Auckland area.

The Finding Flavour team has done the research and developed an independent food shopping guide in PDF form. There are more than a dozen categories from Asian to Seafood and everything in between, and over 175 individual business listings. All the contact information is provided including a Google map link to make the “finding” easy.

Finding Flavour Food Discovery Tours provide a special experience. On our tours participants are taken to some of the favourite Finding Flavour food suppliers and makers, learn about the businesses, often get a look behind the scenes and of course, enjoy lots of tastings and time for shopping!

This year Finding Flavour adds walking tours to its programme with the new “Mt Eden Village Foodie Walking Tour”. As well as visiting the many interesting food suppliers and food makers in this historic, bustling village, the Tour will include a gourmet lunch at the award-winning Molten Restaurant.

This new walking tour is an addition to the popular programme of “World in a Day” Food Discovery Tours of Auckland’s North, South, East and West suburbs, the specialist French and Italian Food Discovery Tours and other seasonal tours and events.

During the past year Finding Flavour has started the Cheapeats eating out review website. Each week we review a restaurant that has good food at good prices – around $20 per person or less. For all the reviews, searchable by cuisine and location, check out www.cheapeats.co.nz.