Team building cooking classes: Riverside Kitchen
Embark on a culinary adventure like no other with Riverside Kitchen’s interactive team cooking events. Sign up for the pasta-making competition, where teams create delectable pasta dishes. Craft the perfect noodles and let the Riverside Kitchen team crown the ultimate pasta champions. “At our team cooking events, we take the hard work out […]
Fiddle me this: Fiddlesticks Restaurant & Bar
What are the ingredients for a popular restaurant? The quality of its food naturally is a priority, and so too are the service provided by its staff and the ambiance of its décor and dining spaces. In these days of strong competition in the hospitality industry, to be successful, restaurants also need to […]
Mushroom Provençal
An old French recipe, Mushroom Provençal can be served hot or cold, on its own, with salad and crusty French bread, and even with fish, chicken, and red meats. Serves 2-4. Ingredients 500g button mushrooms 5 cloves garlic, chopped 2 Tsp dried thyme 4 Tbsp fresh parsley Salt & pepper to taste 1/2 […]
Chicken Consommé
Consommé has a myriad of uses, a star on its own, or with additions such as vegetables, dumplings, chicken, and noodles. Ideal as a winter appetiser, brunch, or light dinner, serve it with your favourite artisan bread. Ingredients 1 cooked chicken carcass, skin and fat removed 1 medium onion, skin on, halved 1 […]
A hilltop vision: The Hilltop
Hearing that a heritage building we know and love is being preserved and enhanced is always a great thrill, and that’s certainly the case with the Hilltop Tavern, overlooking Akaroa. Heritage preservation is not for the faint-hearted, and those that undertake it need to be commended for their vision, and contribution to the […]
Eatery’s exciting expansion: Formosa Restaurant
Ashburton has become a popular destination for people looking to settle and raise their families. Last year it recorded a population of 36,300. By 2048 the projected population figure is almost 43,000. Paramount to any town flourishing is the need for it to provide quality public services, especially in the hospitality sector. Formosa […]
Style by a country mile: Cafe Mayfield
Country cafés have a special appeal about them, especially during winter. They are invariably warm, inviting, and relaxing with a friendly atmosphere that encourages conversation. This is all certainly true of Cafe Mayfield in the heart of Mayfield village on State Highway 72. It’s the ideal place to stop for coffee or a […]
New flavours of India: Saket Indian Restaurant
Christchurch has a new offering of authentic Indian cuisine. They offer a fine dining experience with high quality, freshly-prepared dishes and stellar service. Saket Indian Restaurant is the brain-child of Suraj Khatri, who wanted to take his many years of experience in managing Indian restaurants to create his own. He joined forces with […]
Getting toasted
The world is literally your oyster when it comes to making toasted sandwiches. From breads to fillings, pick your favourites and create. Use a toasted sandwich maker, or the old-fashioned cook in a frying pan method. If you can’t be bothered with DIY, try the options at various local eateries featured in Metropol. The […]
Toast your winter sandwich
Toasted sandwiches come into their own during winter, although for some people they’re popular any time of the year. From simple to stupendous, toasted sandwiches often fill the gap, either as a snack or a more substantial meal. During June, the Great NZ Toastie Takeover was judged, with two Canterbury eateries, The Fine […]
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