Drunken conversations: Beth from Eat and Greet

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 […]

Joanna had a lot of (Silere) lamb (at Hummingbird)

A couple of weeks ago, I went for din­ner at Hum­ming­bird, and as well as eat­ing fish tacos with my girl­friend (oh grow up!), we ordered the Lamb for Two. What we got was lamb shank with couscous, char­grilled flat­breads, the cream­i­est hum­mus ever, baba gan­oush, some pickles and the most amaz­ingly tender and fla­vour­some […]

Something to hum about

Hum­ming­bird has been on Cour­tenay Place for a long time (twelve years!), and has just under­gone a com­plete refur­bish­ment. The Wel­ling­tonista was invited along to check out the revital­ised space and new menu, and what we found was very very good. In their own words: The site was once, many dec­ades ago, a butcher­’s shop […]