What?Gnocchi

18/09/2026

🇮🇹 GNOCCHI and PASTA LOVERS, WE’RE BACK! 🇮🇹

This Saturday, find us at the Nelson Saturday Market with our What? Gnocchi! trailer 🍝✨

Fresh, handmade Italian gnocchi and fettuccine, made with love and ready to brighten up your Saturday. ❤️

📍 Nelson Saturday Market
🗓️ Saturday until 1pm
🍝 What? Gnocchi!

Come hungry. Leave happy. 😋

See you at the market! 🇮🇹

04/09/2026

🍕 WE’RE HIRING FOR OUR FOOD
BUSINESS ON THE WHEELS! 🍝🚐

We’re looking for a reliable, energetic and experienced person to join our food businesses, What?Gnocchi 🇮🇹 and Pizzamore 🍕in Nelson and Tasman region.

👉 This role is mainly focused on working as a pizza chef in our pizza van, operating independently and driving the van to different locations. Because of this, we are prioritising applicants with previous experience as a pizza chef or those who are learning it.

This is a hands-on role with responsibility, and while pizza making and van operations will be the main focus, you will also handle other tasks across our businesses as needed.

Your role will include:
🍕 Running the pizza van and preparing pizzas independently
🚐 Driving the van to different locations and events
🍝 Food preparation in our commercial kitchen when required (pasta, gnocchi, tiramisu’, pizza, sauces, etc)
🧼 Cleaning and keeping work areas organised
🙋‍♀️ Serving customers and taking orders
🎪 Supporting us at catering, festivals, events and markets
🤝 Helping the team with other tasks as needed

What we’re looking for:
✨ Previous experience as a pizza chef (essential / strongly preferred)
✨ Confident working independently in a pizza van
✨ Reliable, punctual and responsible
✨ Positive, friendly and customer-focused
✨ Able to stay calm and organised during busy service
✨ Hard-working and practical
✨ Good communication and teamwork skills
✨ Flexible and willing to support other areas of the business when needed
✨ Food safety knowledge/experience is an advantage

🚗 Must have a valid NZ driver’s licence
🇳🇿 Must have a valid work visa or legal right to work in New Zealand at the time of the interview

📅 Minimum 30 hours per week
📍 Wednesday – Sunday
Starting date: from mid-September
🍕 Work will be across our different food businesses and locations, depending on where we need you.
🎄 Availability to work on public holidays is required, especially during the Christmas and New Year period.

If you identify with these characteristics — someone who enjoys independence, responsibility, working on the road, and being part of a fast-paced food environment — we’d love to hear from you!

📩 Send us a message with a little bit about yourself and your experience.

What? Gnocchi! × Pizzamore 🇮🇹🍕

25/07/2026

07/06/2026

29/05/2026

We’re back from our holidays, September 7th. In the meantime keep us in mind for catering after the winter period. 🇮🇹

* Just Got Engaged? 🥂 If you want to treat your family and friends to fresh, authentic gnocchi on your big day, we’d love to be part of it. Head over to our website to send through an enquiry.

* Planning a Corporate Event? 💼 If you’re organising a spring or summer business function and want to impress with a yummy Italian lunch or dinner, let’s chat about your date and vision.

Whether it’s a private celebration or a business event, we’re ready to partner up and bring the taste of Italy to you! 🇮🇹

https://whatgnocchi.com/catering/

27/05/2026

We’re taking a short break for a few months while we enjoy our holidays ☀️
We’ll be back and ready to serve you amazing Italian food again from 7 September 🇮🇹

For any enquiries or updates, feel free to contact us anytime.

If you’re planning spring/summer events or would like us to cater, we’d love to hear from you.

Thank you so much for your support, we can’t wait to welcome you back soon!

22/05/2026

Tomorrow is our last market day of the season. See you at the Nelson market, try a new sauce flavour or come back for your own favourite 🤩

After Saturday, we will be back serving Nelson Tasman again from the 7th of September.

Please reach out for catering requests for the spring / summer period and we can start booking them in.

See you tomorrow at the market! 🇮🇹🍝

20/05/2026

Our last two Kirby Lane lunch times before we go on our winter break. Come have a delicious Italian meal today and tomorrow. Bring your colleagues!

Gnocchi, pasta, desserts! A real treat! 🇮🇹

(And catch us at the Saturday Market and Pizzamore at the Fireworks Night this Friday at Tahunanui 5.30 pm. From Sunday we start our break, back on the 7th of September.)



Kirby Lane

14/05/2026

Make sure you stop by for some delicious pizza, pasta, and gnocchi before we pause for the season. We’ll be taking a winter break from 25 May until 6 September.

Catch us at Kirby Lane Nelson, at the Saturday Market (16th & 23rd May) and at the Blessing of the Fleet Fireworks night on the 22nd at Tahunanui Beach.