Rafaella MeloReporter·Hawkes Bay Today·21 Aug, 2026 04:40 AM2 mins to read‌The Smokey Blue toastie features 12-hour smoked brisket, pickles, onion jam and blue cheese. Photo / Rafaella MeloThe Smokey Blue toastie features 12-hour smoked brisket, pickles, onion jam and blue cheese. Photo / Rafaella MeloWhen someone says they will think about a toastie on their “deathbed”, you can assume it made an impression.

So much so that Hastings’ Black Betty BBQ beat more than 200 other businesses across New Zealand to take out the People’s Choice Award in the 2026 Great New Zealand Toastie