Apostle is a small team of three, Mat, Lydia and our dog Ben.

Mat had been concocting delicious sauces, ferments and spice mixes for years, so in an attempt to get to know our community better, we started selling them at our local market in Paekākāriki.  With an overwhelmingly positive response from our new friends and neighbours, we decided we had to do more.

With Lydia’s background in graphic design and our shared love of great food, we thought this would be a wonderful way to utilise our individual skills and passions to create something beautiful together.

We draw inspiration for our flavours from the wonderfully diverse culinary landscape of Aotearoa. A melting pot of different cultures and styles of cuisine, we wanted to blend the very best of local flavours to make every dish one to enjoy.

Heavily inspired by Roman Catholic artwork, Greek Orthodox iconography, Irish Illuminated Manuscripts and Tarot de Marseilles, we wanted each bottle and its contents to be considered as a work of art, a gift from our hearts to your plate. 

Our beautiful labels were hand drawn by the remarkably talented Juju. We were so lucky to have her work with us so please check out
her other amazing works here.

Lydia, Mat & Ben.