Lemon-licious
Virgil Evetts It’s true that the food garden is a mostly lifeless, dreary, place in winter, but a little sunshine can be found in the form of citrus. While I sometime curse the lack of local limes and their kin … Read more
Features
Would the real Marmite please stand up?
Virgil Evetts Consider this a little post script, if you will to my rather well trodden entry a few posting back on Marmite Vs Vegemite. As I mentioned in the course of the feedback, I happen to own a marmite- … Read more
Closer, my little dumpling
Virgil Evetts Thanks to a weekend of truly foul Auckland weather, involving all day fog on Saturday followed by an all day deluge on Sunday, I had little to do but think about food. Not that the weather really changes … Read more
Desert Island Cook Books
Virgil Evetts How many times have you heard it? Usually from the young and fervent, or the bored and vapid: ‘this book changed my life!’ I tend to stop listening at about that point, because what follows is usually a … Read more
Brand Wars- Who do you trust?
Virgil Evetts It was nice to see that of the 85 local personalities who made it on to the 2009 Reader’s Digest New Zealand’s Most Trusted list are 2 Queens of the culinary world- Alison Holst at number 11 and … Read more
Curry favour
Virgil Evetts Nothing quite so disagreeable as durian or vote splitting as the great yeast spread debate for this posting. Just a quick and easy meal I threw together the other night and rather enjoyed. I thought you might too. … Read more
Fresh Durian- at last!!!
Virgil Evetts Anyone with a taste for the truly exotic should head down to their nearest Asian fruiterer. Hot on the heel of my article last week about tropical fruit, the very first [ever] shipment of whole fresh durian has … Read more
Marmite Vs Vegemite
Virgil Evetts The news that Kraft are launching a new smoother and as yet unnamed version of Vegemite reminded me more than a little of the Coca Cola corporation’s ill fated and patently ill advised New Coke embarrassment of the … Read more
Nuts to you
Virgil Evetts I can think of few harsher deals in life than a nut allergy: I eat so many nuts, in so many ways, that the thought of being unable to indulge is enough to make anaphylactic shock seem like … Read more
Beans -The Winter Staple
By Michal Haines Beans have a long history throughout the world. An excellent source of protein and fibre they were great for those of humble means. Poor man’s food, they grew wild in some cases and could be gathered, dried … Read more
Would you like sighs with your order?
Virgil Evetts Despite my grumblings about the very average level of service found in the local hospitality industry, I have had some truly excellent service here, a lot that was simply poor, but only a very slim minority that was really … Read more
Shopping together…. Lou Davey
I went to the supermarket a couple of weeks ago. The Port Chalmers’ branch of New World to be precise. I like New World’s because, somehow, I always know where things are to be found…except one. I also like the … Read more
Tropical Delights
Virgil Evetts I’m usually the champion of buying local, seasonal produce, but in the depths of winter, when the choices are pretty slim (there are only so many apples, pears and mandarins a boy can eat) I allow myself to … Read more
Steak a claim – Virgil Evetts
I’ve been indulging in more than a little bovine excess of late. Pity my poor arteries. For various reasons, many of my Best Beloveds colleagues have been abandoning their posts lately , so she’s been out every other night … Read more
