Tasty, versatile and keto-friendly: Bangers’n’Bacon
“Love and sausage are alike. [You] can never have enough of either.” – author Dean Koontz Pete Nolan at Bangers’n’Bacon agrees. He loves the company’s clean-eating keto-friendly English Breakfast sausages accompanied by a rasher of bacon, a fried egg and slice of tomato for breakfast at the weekend. Chief cook […]
Roll up, roll up
Pastry is a versatile component of many dishes, comprising a major component of creations such as pies (sweet and savoury), Cornish pasties, sausage rolls, and croissants. A combination of flour and fat (butter, lard, or suet), pastry falls into five basic types: shortcrust, filo, choux, flaky and puff. Shortcrust is arguably the […]
Cosy commuting cuisine: Cosy Cafe
For commuters living in or around Christchurch’s satellite villages, it’s a godsend to know there are eating establishments on their route into or out of the city that serve fabulous food, seven days a week. One such eatery is The Cosy Café at Northcote, where patrons are assured of the warmest […]
Gin giants of Geraldine: Humdinger Gin
Aotearoa has a growing number of gin distillers yet few have made such a mighty impact in such a short time as Geraldine couple Saskia and Andrew Lewis, creators of Humdinger Gin. September 1 last year saw the first bottles of their gin produced, and a few short months later it […]
Suit-ability
Gone are the days when suits were only appropriate to wear in a corporate office. Blazers and tailored pants make easy, tidy outfits to get you through the working week, dinner and drinks, formal events or weekend run-arounds. Worn together or separately, a blazer and pants create elevated outfitting without too […]
From the editor: 5 August 2021
Welcome back to another exciting issue. This issue is a bumper one, full of reading and ideas if you’re planning a conference, a special event or even a wedding. Canterbury is full of gorgeous venues, offering unique spaces for all manner of get-togethers from small corporate gatherings to large-scale celebrations and conferences. […]
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