Eat Your Way Around Sydney
A short flight across the Tasman lands you at one of the top food cities of the world – Sydney. Along with boasting a plethora of world class restaurants – both Tetsuya and Rockpool have made the world’s top 50 … Read more
Foodlovers Travel
Find Sanctuary in the Hunter Valley with Peppers
The art of offering delectable cuisine and the finest of wine on a menu has become a passion for many a chef, inspired by an almost endless choice of ingredients able to be sourced the whole world over.
The Hunter Valley – a journey into abundance
The drive north from Sydney into the New South Wales Central Coast and Hunter Valley is a journey into abundance. In the first hour the M3 motorway glides past the spectacular coastal scenery of the Hawkesbury River, where no fewer … Read more
Winding Down in Western Australia
What do wine buffs, surfers and the discerning Perth weekend crowd have in common? Largely their love of their own pristine backyard, the south – west region of Western Australia, stretching through wine country and tall forests all the way … Read more
Taste of Thai
Helen Jackson With a passion for South East Asian food, a love of curries and aromatics, Thailand was the perfect choice for a family mid-winter escape. Despite the fact that our 3 lively children had never flown more than about … Read more
A taste for something different
For food lovers, a P&O Cruises gourmet food and wine cruise is a unique way to expand your culinary horizons. P&O is the best-known name in ocean cruising in this part of the world, and in the last three years … Read more
World Kitchen Cooks Up World Wide Audience
Kiwi food and travel series World Kitchen is taking the world by storm with sales around the globe and season four screening currently on TV3 Sundays at 5:30pm. World Kitchen, brought to us by Tegel, takes viewers on an exciting … Read more
Club Med – Cherating Beach
Helen Jackson Having spent an adult life time of avoiding resorts in favour of self catering style accommodation, a recent trip to Club Med at Cherating Beach, Malaysia, has me reconsidering my stance.
Kangaroo Island and Tasmania Fare
There’s nothing like Australia! This month’s travel section is full of sights and tastes from destinations all around Australia, after all ‘there’s nothing like Australia’. There’s also some great prizes up for grabs. Kiwis love holidaying in Australia more than … Read more
Hong Kong
While many of us are complaining about the heat and humidity that is currently wafting over New Zealand I for one am as happy as can be and as I sit in my overly hot study I reminisce on a … Read more
Summer Salads
Virgil Evetts Summer is the natural season of the salad. Well priced and flavoursome produce abounds, and the chirpy zing of a good salad is often just what the body craves in the punishing heat.
Light Summer Cooking
Virgil Evetts Who can be bothered with the whole galley slave routine this time of year? It’s far too hot to hang about over the stove, and as heat-heckled appetites grow spartan, the food should too.
Picnics
During January, along with many New Zealanders we plan to head to the beach, enjoy a summer break and do as little as humanly possible. I have been rustling in cupboards searching out insect repellent, hats and picnic rugs. Food for … Read more
The Summer Barbeque
Virgil Evetts In the close and cloying heat of the Auckland summer I’m so very grateful for my BBQ. For months on end most of my cooking moves outdoors, while the house remains cool and mercifully free of food odours … Read more
