Patisserie Yahagi

Making sweet memories: Patisserie Yahagi

Patisserie Yahagi, located in an old shopping arcade at Church Corner mall, Upper Riccarton, celebrated its tenth birthday on 4 March.     The shop has been providing more than 15 kinds of exquisite desserts since it opened. Although the offerings in the cabinet have changed frequently to match the seasons, some […]

Totally Gluten Free

Baking for the one in five: Totally Gluten Free

Wendy Smith, a traditional baker, says the only thing going for Coeliac Disease and associated gut disorders is that it unites people from across the cultural and class divide.     “I remember when Totally Gluten Free was located at our original Worcester Street premises, seeing this elderly Merivale lady chatting away […]

Crisp Café

The Perfect Place: Crisp Café

Crisp Café ticks all the boxes when it comes to food, service, vibe and that all important parking question.     With an enormous shopping carpark to pull into, no steps to have to negotiate prams or wheelchairs and seating for 70, this is the perfect venue to catch up with friends, […]

The Monday Room

Escape from reality: The Monday Room

The most fabulous thing about dining at The Monday Room is that diners can revel in expecting the unexpected. With its raison d’être firmly focused on a shared degustation of food and wine, and featuring Trust the Chef and Trust the Somm options, patrons are assured of a gastronomic feast guaranteed to […]

Two Raw Sisters Recipe

Two Raw Sisters Recipe

Dukkha roasted cauliflower, paprika carrots & chickpea bowl + herb yoghurt     This would have to be our favourite salad in our cookbook coming out July in all Paper Plus and Scorpio book stores. This salad has all the textures; tender softness from the roasted cauliflower, carrots and chickpeas, creamy smooth […]

Raw Potential

Raw Potential

They’re a dynamic duo – Rosa and Margo Flanagan and, while the incredibly successful business headed by these young visionaries came together with a pinch of luck, a dash of coincidence and a dollop of chance, it’s been a recipe for success.     Known as Two Raw Sisters, the pair are […]