Auckland Food Blog

More Auckland food secrets

2012-01-19T21:19:00.000+13:00

I’m delighted to provide you with another round up of Auckland eating and drinking – some of it news and some of it just news to me. If this is your first time back with me since the summer break and you’re wondering about the new logos, I’m pleased to tell you that Samsung are now providing sponsorship and support for my wee blog, in return for me reminding you occasionally that if you’re

Season's meatings

2012-01-03T15:21:00.000+13:00

Health-wise, I’m allowed to drink as much as I like, because I didn’t eat red meat for almost 20 years. Oh, but then I did smoke quite heavily for about ten years. And I don’t exercise very much. So maybe I shouldn’t drink as much as I like, but I probably will anyway, because it feels good, and if you’re born after 1970 that’s the only test that really matters. But yeah, no red meat for 20

The Diz on Pons

2011-12-29T07:51:00.000+13:00

I’ve got a mate who loves going out for brunch, but can’t/won’t (wan’t?) eat eggs. As you can imagine, this makes things rather difficult when choosing a meal – not only do most of them feature eggs, but some of them feature eggs twice over: look at eggs benedict, which features two poached ones covered in a sauce of whisked yolks. Anyway, it didn’t take an ovophobic metrosexual to point out

Metro review - District Dining

2011-12-28T09:43:00.002+13:00

The following review of the excellent District Dining appeared in the November issue of Metro magazine. The January issue, featuring my review of Tribeca, is on shelves now and looks like this. District Dining Four spoons www.districtdining.co.nz Ph 368 5315 Starters and sides $4-12 Sharing plates $18-31 Desserts $15 I never thought I’d miss those little blurbs at the front of

Summer oven, happened so fast

2011-12-27T11:19:00.001+13:00

Merry Christmas and happy new blog sponsor. Thanks to the visionaries at Samsung, Auckland Food Blog now has corporate support, principally in the form of a new oven currently residing in my kitchen and probably writing its own blog it’s so freaking clever. What would you say if I told you that the hob can boil a pot of water in less than 90 seconds? Or that the oven can simultaneously cook

Review: Fish at The Hilton Auckland

2011-12-04T20:47:00.001+13:00

The following review appeared in the October issue of Metro magazine. You can read my latest review (of James restaurant in Parnell) plus my usual humour nonsense in the December issue of Metro, on sale now. Fish Three spoons Level 1 The Hilton, Princes Wharf www.fishrestaurant.co.nz 09 978 2020 Entrees $18-35 Mains $38.50-45 Desserts $16.50-18.50 There’s a lot right with Fish,

Ten Auckland food secrets

2011-11-29T22:18:00.001+13:00

I’m delighted and honoured to have been named one of the 15 food blog finalists in the Bloggers 2011 Awards (waddaya mean, ‘does New Zealand even had 15 food blogs?’ - you’re ruining my announcement). My initial reaction of ‘but I really don’t do it for the accolades’ lasted about 11 seconds before I hurried to the public voting page to see how I was doing. ‘Mid-table anonymity’ is the

Down in the Dumplings

2011-10-30T15:39:00.001+13:00

I used to avoid Chinese food because the meat was so questionable. But I’ve since realised that boycotting Chinese food until they start using ethical meat is a bit like boycotting pornographic movies until they start writing stronger female characters. It’s not going to happen in our lifetime, so you might as well just suspend your conscience for half an hour and get stuck in like everybody

Where to find good chooks

2011-10-22T14:22:00.000+13:00