The Larder
In the daytime, The Larder’s plain decor and food cabinets suit its description as a diner or coffee shop, but after dark it has loftier ambitions. After all, few coffee […]
In the daytime, The Larder’s plain decor and food cabinets suit its description as a diner or coffee shop, but after dark it has loftier ambitions. After all, few coffee […]
We’re told that Whitebait is not just a relocated White House; it’s part of the trend away from stilted ‘fine dining’ to a more casual experience, though still with high-end […]
There are many pleasures to be had down dark alleyways in Newtown, but few of them are legal. One exception has always been the narrow arcade off Riddiford Street, which […]
I was initially puzzled by the buzz among my friends about Mexico’s imminent opening: they’re not normally the type to get excited by chain restaurants with branches in Takapuna and […]
This review required some mental time travel on my behalf, because while this issue will come out in early summer, we dined in the depths of winter. We tried to […]
Basque describes itself as a “Tapas Bar and Restaurant”, though the layout and atmosphere, with prominent beer taps and more leaners than tables, definitely emphasises the bar aspect. This is […]
Imagine life without fermentation. We would have no bread; no wine or beer; no cheese, pickles or salami. For some years now fermentation has been slowly bubbling away as a […]
One occupational hazard of a professional gourmand is a diet rich in fat and sugar, and according to my doctor the inside of my arteries now resembles half-melted raclette, while […]
I was all set to hate this place. A bar and grill run by a celebrity chef, with a jokey name and calculatedly oh-so-casual decor, set up with leaners and […]
Grey clouds rolled in from the south as our train pulled in to Plimmerton station. While it detracted from the carefree seaside ambience, the autumnal chill put us in the […]