Scrumptious dumplings
Bite-sized flavour dynamos, dumplings are a crowd-pleasing snack or meal that are fun and surprisingly simple to make at home. From Korean mandu to Japanese gyoza and Chinese-style wonton, here are some tried and true flavour combos to try – whether you like them boiled, steamed or fried. Dumpling wrappers can be found […]
All a-skew
Colourful, sizzling, tasty skewers. As the weather warms up, so do our backyard barbecues. These simple and fun crowd pleasers set the chef’s creativity on fire – and everyone can pitch in with the preparation. MEATY MOUTHFULS: Pairing up bite-sized morsels with their likely partners always wins. Chicken and red pepper, lamb and onion, […]
Dipping into spring
A universal joy of warmer seasons is the vibrant and flavoursome fresh produce yields – and using the ingredients in creative ways. As the weather heats up, our preferred snacks tend to cool down, and one way to embrace the colour and crispness of fresh seasonal produce is to create refreshing savoury dips in the […]
Pie-maker extraordinaire: Mrs Dentons
“Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight,” said baseball catcher Yogi Berra, but however big your appetite and whatever you crave, there is a stunning homemade pie for you at Mrs Dentons takeaway café and deli on Kendal Avenue. Owner and pie maker extraordinaire, Delwyn Lanauze spent years […]
Time for an autumn feast!
Die-hard fans of the Purple Weka Café & Bar know their fave dish is always on the menu, hence the beeline to the awesome central oasis at 48 Fitzgerald Avenue. Owner Stu McDougall daren’t retire his creamy mushrooms on ciabatta from the menu. There’s nothing nicer in autumn than a feast of juicy mushrooms piled […]