Savoire Café & Wine Bar

Savour Savoire: Savoire Café & Wine Bar

With a high standard of service and fabulous food, Savoire Café & Wine Bar is an institution in Merivale and is now looking better than ever after a recent refurbishment.     New additions have been added to the menu complementing the ever-popular Eggs Benedict, Corn Fritter Stack and Antipasto Platters. Everything […]

The Rowdy Kitchen

Options galore: The Rowdy Kitchen

Since its opening in May, The Rowdy Kitchen has established itself as a quality dining destination in the northern suburb of Prestons, Christchurch.       Owners Blair and Gabe McIntyre bring a wealth of hospitality experience and have created a relaxed environment, providing a multitude of different dining spaces for customers.  […]

Mini Morsels

Mini Morsels

We’re all about embracing our inner foodies and even more so when it comes to the big day. This wedding season it’s all about pint-sized presentation, with mini morsels that are almost too cute to eat.     It’s an opportunity to step out of the culinary box and try some unique […]

Blackberry & Lime Macarons

Blackberry & Lime Macarons

  INGREDIENTS For the macarons 3 egg whites apx 100g 3 tbsp caster sugar 110g ground almonds 175g icing sugar 1 tbsp meringue powder/egg white powder 1/8 tsp almond essence Purple gel food colouring For the blueberry and lime curd 3/4 cup fresh blackberries 60g unsalted butter cubed 100g or scant 1/2 […]

Fashion and cuisine combine

Fashion and cuisine combine

A creative trio is bringing both cuisine and fashion back to the city’s heart, with Christchurch’s only central city wine bar and the country’s only denim brand combining to create a must-see central city hotspot.   The funky yet friendly establishment, which is in the heart of Little High Lanes and opened […]

Twentyfour Catering

Passionate foodies: Twentyfour Catering

Chantelle Quinn, owner and chef of Ashburton-based Twentyfour Catering Company bubbles with excitement when she talks about events such as the one she and her team catered for on October 13. “We simply love weddings and special events.”     “It was a local fundraiser for the Maia Health Foundation – a […]