Culinary heaven in Hanmer: The Hanmer Bakery Cafe is a culinary hotspot
Chances are, if you’ve been to Hanmer, you would have been to Hanmer Bakery Café. If not, you’re missing out on some of the best quality eats and drinks in town. Located in the heart of Hanmer Village, Hanmer Bakery Café is the definitive culinary hotspot for locals and holiday makers alike. Open seven days […]
Riverside reinvention: Oxford Terrace comes alive again
Few developments signify the greater rebuild in the way the bars opening up along the Avon River in the central city do. Although the post-quake incarnation of ‘The Strip’ was conceptualised by Antony Gough, it was the building alongside on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Hereford Street purchased and developed by Richard Peebles and […]
Where everybody knows your name: making yourself comfortable at The Good Home in Ferrymead
Since Cheers first aired in 1982 we’ve been in search of that elusive break from all our worries, wanting to get away. We want go where everybody knows our name. Finally, thanks to Andy Laloli, owner and hands-on host of The Good Home Ferrymead, we’ve found the holy grail. Open for nine weeks, the restaurant […]
A rare city treasure: Villa 23 Cafe is the bright pink, Dutch, vegetarian cafe you didn’t know you needed but won’t want to live without (and it’s for sale!)
The secret is out about Villa 23 Café, New Zealand’s first and only Dutch vegetarian café with the ambient charm of a rare city treasure. Hedwig Dunbar-Keek and family have infused creativity into this gorgeous stand-alone villa. It’s now seeking a new owner, with new passions. “It’s a central location, with little competition, between Blenheim […]
A special mothers’ menu: Caesars Restaurant and Bar for Mother’s day dining
We owe our existence to mothers. If it weren’t for them, we would not be here today. That is why Caesars Restaurant and Bar in Northwood Supa Centa puts all its effort into making mothers feel extra special on Mother’s Day, including a complimentary drink. If she isn’t a ‘Breakfast in bed’ type of woman, […]
First in first served: we talk to Mat Weir founder of (now international) table booking service with a twist First Table
The media is not always kind to millennials in this country, but the vision and expertise of Mat Weir of First Table will see them eating their words, as well as some very delicious dinners around the world. This innovative and actually useful (because let’s face it, not all of them are) Kiwi start-up is […]
A culinary hotspot: get yourself to Coco Espresso and find out why everyone is raving about it
Back in 2016, keen culinary connoisseur Nick set up shop in a section of Designspace’s building at 400 Barbadoes Street, with the intention of providing customers with great coffee, sandwiches and other delectable eats. Two years on and now accompanied by good friend Caitlyn, Coco Espresso is going from strength to strength, with many making […]