Who’d’ve thought a few holes could be so useful. Finc are doing Yemenese pancakes on their breakfast and brunch menu at the moment (with poached winter fruit warmed in a ginger syrup with thick yoghurt) – a thin spongy dinner-plate-sized pancake full of holes and great for catching and mopping up sauces and syrups. And […]
[See all Notional Significance posts] After my detour, I head back to the motorway’s edge. My route takes me along Mexted Terrace—a name that is engraved across Tawa’s skin, and with its twin associations of car dealerships and rugby it encompasses two dimensions of the suburban mythos. On the corner of Tremewan Street, with the […]
How to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear? That was the question for the brothers who own the building just off the corner of Victoria and Vivian when their former tenants’ venture to open a bakery/café dissolved. So in true kiwi fashion, they decided they’d better jump in themselves and do something […]
Wellington has one daily newspaper, and that newspaper has one restaurant critic, who certainly has his own… distinctive style. The Fly has decided that David Burton needs some accountability. We’re giving him his own series. The review: The Canteen – much more than a greasy spoon David Burton is better than you: 4/5 “Although he […]
Have you been reading Solo Date City? This anonymous blogger is eating her way around Wellington alone, writing gorgeously about both the experience and the feelings that propelled her to that restaurant in the first place. I love to eat brunch or even lunch by myself, but dinner not so much, so tonight I took […]
LCB. Le Cordon Bleu. Learned culinary bestowers. Legends of creativity and bonhomie (yeah yeah enough already…). The LCB WOAP Haute Cuisine du Terroir on Friday night was pretty impressive (not least for being nearly five hours of imbibing instead of the planned three!). Seven courses of French food matched with each an old world Burgundy […]
Oops, its already Tuesday. Too busy at WOAP Pecha Kucha Imbibe last night! I have to start this week with lunch on Saturday at Haya café, and in particular the galaktoboureko (an experience for the tongue in many ways!). A greek sweet with semolina-based custard in phyllo, often served with lemon, orange or rose. On […]
Like Joanna, I have a list of foodie delights to drool my way through over for the next couple of weeks courtesy of WOAP (although not as organised as that spreadsheet of hers!). Saturday commenced the frolic with a Whisky Breakfast at Arthurs. Four breakfast courses with four whiskys (in the food and accompanying); it was […]
So in the first of my (intended) weekly reminder of Wellington foodie gems, I’m thinking back to dinner at the new WBC restaurant and bar from the Capitol folks (upstairs on Victoria above Tatsushi), and Saturday’s double breakfast of cake followed by cronut (did I mention the slightly sweet tooth yet?). So, WBC. Named for […]
Everyone who’s a drinker knows that the best conversations happen when you are plied with good food and good drinks, so I’ve decided I’m going to interview some choice Wellingtonians after we have been imbibing together. First on the plate is Beth from Eat and Greet which launched last year and is doing a really great […]