Our week­ly wrap-up of what’s good,  this time fea­tur­ing fea­tur­ing Emma, Joan­na and Tom

Emma’s bests

Best theatre:

Farce Onion at BATS — a deeply warm­ing joy­ous non­sense impro­vised time

Best vibes:

Still­wa­ter — I only had a drink there with some mates so I can’t speak to the effi­ca­cy of their cof­fee or food but the vibe was impec­ca­ble and on a warm and breezy day it’s nice as. (Ed note: I thought Emma was talk­ing about High­wa­ter and it was only when I went to add a link that I dis­cov­ered it exist­ed. Woo!) 

Best food:

Milk & Hon­ey, up at the uni. Con­sis­tent­ly great, but I real­ly love the ros­ti egg pota­to stack with bacon and hol­landaise — I’m get­ting one this morn­ing.

Joanna’s bests

Best small village feel of the week:

Every­one com­ing in to con­grat­u­late the bar­man at Nga Waka in Mar­t­in­bor­ough (more about that in a post soon) on becom­ing a father. Adorable!

Most popular tweet of ours that TERFs absolutely didn’t get was at their expense:

Best example of someone Generation Y pretending to be a Millennial in the tweets:

(the decaf at Brac & Bow did not taste good though, it seemed made well enough so per­haps I do not like Kara­mu decaf beans)

Best emotional writing:

Mike White’s piece on one year since the Loafers Lodge Fire

Best “are you fucking kidding me that they were using messenger pigeons in 1994???” writing:

30 Years of Rob Kitchin

Tom’s bests

Best spot for those who realise we’re post pandemic-response, not post-pandemic:

An outdoor area at Arlo Cafe
Arlo Café in Willis St has become one of my go-to spots for break­fast and lunch. Not only is the food deli­cious and the ser­vice extra-friend­ly, but it has not one but two out­door areas for those of us who are still try­ing to avoid COVID. On a fine day, the front tables let you watch the world go by, but the expan­sive court­yard hid­den at the back has enough shel­ter that you can dine out­side even on the most inclement days.

Among the din­ing options, my cur­rent favourites are the crumbed chick­en focac­cia and cocoa gra­nola with fresh and poached fruit. But on a winter’s day, a hearty soup with a prop­er­ly cheesy scone is also a great choice.
(Ed note: Red­dit says the own­ers are ex-Rah­zoo, which is a great pedi­gree for sal­ad and scone options)