To celebrate soup season and New Zealand’s favourite winter warmer, Wattie’s is offering soup-enthusiasts a chance of a lifetime to win a trip for two to the Golden Ladle soup festival in Lille, France or the Buffalo Soup Festival in … Read more
Fiona Summerfield On Monday our children had their yearly dental check up, all was well and as we left the lovely dental nurse gave us the latest info sheet put out by the district health board on eating for healthy … Read more
Virgil Evetts We worry so much about the flavours of our food, about the seasoning, the level of spice, the umami. La-de-dah, but it’s very rare to hear anyone fret about texture. Well, maybe the ladies of the CWI, with … Read more
Ray Street The vindaloo is one of the more popular Indian curry dishes eaten in the UK. A vindaloo is usually spicy hot and not the first curry that somebody would (or could) eat. The vindaloo is a popular dish … Read more
Yes you read that right. This blog is about a historical event. The event remains firmly entrenched in my memory. An experience which kitchen novices should be prepared for. Just as households need to have a natural disaster kit prepared, … Read more
I have a dream. Not in a Martin Luther King inspired way. I have a dream to be able to cook. To reach the giddying heights of a Nigella, to become a mother of the nation in an Alison way, … Read more
Virgil Evetts Today the variety of Italian cheese available in New Zealand is broad and exciting, but to many consumers they remain a pricey mystery. So, being quite the Italio-phile and a prodigious consumer of the nation’s cheeses, I … Read more
Virgil Evetts There is little under the culinary sun not available in New Zealand these days, provided you know where to look, from every conceivable Asian ingredient to obscure eastern European cheeses. If you’ve heard of it, it’s probably here … Read more
New World Matariki Wānanga-a-kai Food has always been an integral part of New Year celebrations and this new multi-faceted food forum offers a special opportunity to discover traditional Māori ingredients and kai. Guests can enjoy demonstrations and tastings, hosted by … Read more
A bottle of Veuve Cliquot rescued from a shipwreck in the Baltic sea has sold at auction for a record price of 30,000 Euros! The champagne which has laid in the shipwreck for 190 years was apparently in perfect condition due to … Read more
