Cook's Corner is a specialist food shop on Hardy Street in The Brook, Nelson, run by its owner Virginnia, who also does the cheese buying. Virginnia is a Certified Cheese Professional, a member of the Guilde des Fromagers and a New Zealand Master of Cheese, and the shop's focus is on cheese and producer stories. The shelves cover cheese and cured meat, with olives, jam, chutney, olive oil, pasta, nduja, sauerkraut, Urban Hippie products, potato chips, mushroom products, honey, hot sauce, chilli crisp and pickles. The site calls it a one stop shop for cheese, cured meat, condiments and more.
Cook's Corner also sells online. Orders dispatch on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays by NZ Couriers overnight service. Cold goods go in Chillltainers with plenty of ice and woolwrap to keep them chilled in transit. Cheese and cured meat cannot be sent to rural addresses, because of how quickly they spoil. Questions about a delivery go to the shop on 03 5390511.