Boulcott Street Bistro, Wellington
What I’d normally be doing on a Friday afternoon around 2.30pm is weighing up how many hours/minutes are left in the working week against what I can realistically achieve in that time… before sighing...
View ArticleBurger Wellington 2013, the beginning
Put a well formed patty on top of some fresh salad, slather on some tangy condiments and smack it all into a nicely warmed, slightly crisp bun. Voila, you have a burger! Many people will know that I...
View ArticlePravda, Customhouse Quay
After extensive research, I’ve concluded that three courses is probably the right amount of time needed for a proper girly gossip. The ‘Law Girls’ usually get together for breakfast at Leuven every...
View ArticleFull Circle Feast, Ti Kouka
Ended up on the dinner table at Ti Kouka’s Full Circle Feast. This was after they had feasted on spent grains from Garage Project Brewery, bi-products from making corn chips (wonder if they get dip?),...
View ArticleEl Matador, Cuba Street
I used to live in an apartment on Cuba St, pretty much across the road from El Matador. For months we watched the weathered and much loved Munchen Burger transform into a slick, much hyped Argentinean...
View ArticleThe Larder, Miramar
Wide roads, pavements illuminated only by the street lamps, and teenagers traveling in packs… yep, we were definitely in the burbs! If this were back in my teen days, I’d probably be heading to some...
View ArticleBurger Wellington 2013, the final two
It’s been a week since Wellington on a Plate ended and a whole week since my last burger. It was fun while it lasted but I am glad it is over… have I got burger burn out? Burger fatigue? Blocked...
View Articlewhole. roasted. pig’s head
Last Friday night we loaded ourselves, a bottle of whiskey, a bottle of wine, and my first ever attempt at a cheesecake, into a taxi headed for the bright lights of Karori- we were heading to a wee...
View ArticleWellington – A Food Tour
After boldly putting my Wellingtonian status on the line, I thought I better try and salvage what chance I have left of being let back into the city by pointing out that there is actually great food in...
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