Plant-based cooking, catering and picnics, based in Hanmer Springs, North Canterbury.

The Green Gourmet offers plant-based food from professionally trained chefs. Founded by chef Miggs Ishbel McTaylor — professionally trained in Culinary Arts and Patisserie, and further specialised in professional plant-based cooking, vegan desserts and nutrition — we design every dish to include everyone at the table, whatever the dietary need: allergy, intolerance, or preference, without anyone feeling like an afterthought.

We put careful thought into our menus, whether it’s a dinner for two, a gathering of one hundred, or a class for a close group of friends. That’s the whole approach — good, thoughtful, flavourful, plant-based food.

What We Do

Personal Cheffing

When the personal touch matters. Private dining for any occasion — a quiet dinner, a birthday, a long lazy brunch. We offer a menu to your liking, whether it’s for two or a larger event. We’re able to design to your needs.

Picnics

The idea is simple: good food, a beautiful spot, and nothing left for you to do but enjoy. Book a picnic for two or more and we’ll take care of everything — a set menu built for sharing, happily adapted for dietary needs, packed up and ready to go. Not sure where to go? We’re happy to share our knowledge of secluded spots — a hillside, a riverbank, a stretch of forest.

Event Catering

Weddings, celebrations, and everything in between — plant-based menus built around your event, not a set list handed to you.

Cooking Classes

Small, hands-on classes — no crowds, no lecture-hall feel. We cook, we taste, and we talk through the why as well as the how, so you leave able to actually repeat what you made. Whether you’re new to plant-based cooking or want to adapt family favourites for an allergy or intolerance, we’ll work with what matters to you.

Platters

For small group events and occasions, let us create a grazing platter for your guests that includes everyone at the table. Available for collection or drop-off.

Get In Touch

Based in Hanmer Springs, and happy to travel further afield for the right event. If any of this sounds like what you’re after, get in touch and let’s talk about it.