Jenny Garing and Ground Gourmet Essentials - Welcome
Having survived the devastating earthquake on 22 February 2011 that resulted in the demolition of the Ground Culinary Centre in Lyttelton, Jenny Garing is now focussing on building the Ground products range, expanding the ever-popular Ground cooking classes, and adding more delicious Ground recipes to this website.
Ground Gourmet Essentials produces a range of hand-ground spice blends and condiments. Exotic spices are ground in a traditional mortar and pestle to make authentic blends from the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific. These spice blends and pastes, as well as Ground’s famous humus, pestos and other enticing goodies, are made from a kitchen overlooking the beautiful Lyttelton Harbour. This is also where the Ground Cooking Classes and Workshops are held.
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Jenny Garing is the creative force behind Ground Culinary Centre in Lyttelton and the Ground Gourmet Essential range. She is also a food columnist and recipe writer and has managed to combine her two biggest loves - other cultures and food - into a life of travelling on her stomach.
Jenny’s food blog includes recipes and food ideas from around the globe. Read her answers to culinary questions in Epicurious in The Press. Or book yourself in for a culinary tour to Catalunya or Turkey with Jenny.
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