Award Winning Treats: Patisserie Yahagi
What comes to your mind upon hearing the word ‘Opera’? Most will think of opera as the performing arts. Some will visualise the Sydney Opera House. However, many regular customers of Patisserie Yahagi, at Church Corner Mall in Upper Riccarton, will imagine the Opera Cake. The Opera Cake is a French cake named after […]
Creamy Butternut Squash Soup with blue cheese & thyme: Recipe
Nothing soothes the soul and fills the tummy quite like a soup in winter. Here’s one of our favourites. Ingredients: 6 cups peeled, seeded and diced butternut squash 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tbs salt 1 tsp freshly ground pepper 3 tbs butter 3 cups chopped onions 1/2 cup chopped carrots 1 clove […]
Foodies’ Culinary route: Route 72 Café Bar Emporium
Route 72 Café Bar Emporium, in beautiful Cust, needs to be experienced to be believed! A relaxing 40-minute drive from Christchurch to this charming North Canterbury village is a pleasure – and the food served up here is legendary. Owned by Steve and Annette since 2006, the award-winning café just keeps getting better. It is […]
Delicious Offerings: Q&A with Kitchen Manager of Louis Champagne and Oyster Bar, Lawrence Harvey
Louis Champagne and Oyster Bar is one of the city’s most delicious offerings. Metropol talks to Kitchen Manager, Lawrence Harvey, about his culinary passion and what’s cooking at this hospitality hotspot. Where did your passion for cuisine come from? I was fortunate enough to have a mother who was very creative and who loved to […]
Culinary Collab: A line-up of iconic chefs collaborate to support a range of charities
Having too many chefs in the kitchen suddenly isn’t such a bad thing, at least when it comes to the latest charitable collaboration. A project that will support a range of New Zealand charities, ‘Chefs for Good’ will see a line-up of iconic Kiwi chefs collaborate with The Collective to create their own gourmet probiotic […]
Simon Says: Q&A with Simon Gault
Metropol catches up with popular Kiwi chef Simon Gault to discuss his healthy new passion and his go-to comfort meals for winter. Where did your passion for food come from? From a young age, my parents both cooked; we always ended up with interesting stuff in our school lunches. They had friends in the hospitality […]
Best thing since sliced bread: GiveMeBread is bringing you culinary favourites right to your door
A delicious new business brings hungry people and their favourite restaurants together fast – without stepping out of the door. GiveMeBread delivers Christchurch’s culinary favourites, fresh and hot, directly to the door, within half an hour – for a nominal charge that rivals petrol and parking costs. The $5.99 delivery fee (up to 4kms), with […]
A culinary crusade: cooking up your future with the International Culinary Studio
The International Culinary Studio recognises the number of people that love their jobs working with food and wish they could get qualified; the many enthusiastic amateurs, aspiring to a professional finish on their creations, if only fulltime work, family and other responsibilities didn’t take up all their time. The culinary studio can solve those dilemmas […]
Good to the bone: The Little Bone Broth Company
Catherine and Alex are the owners of The Little Bone Broth Company, which came to commercial fruition at the beginning of March. While they both have a passion for fitness and wellbeing (and bone broth it seems…!), Alex is a kick-ass cook with a passion for making food taste good naturally. This clever company hand […]
Win with Metropol: Hellers winter soup packs
Nothing quite encapsulates winter the way hot soup does. Our friends at Hellers have developed a classic range of winter soups containing their renowned smallgoods. Four delicious flavours provide wonderful nourishment on a cold day and an amazing depth of flavour. Pumpkin & Smokey Bacon, Sweetcorn & Bacon Chowder, Spicy Tomato & Chorizo and Roast […]
