Whether you’re after something savoury to eat, or something sweet, Crepes a Go-Go inside Ponsonby Central has you covered. French couple Emmanuelle and Marco arrived in New Zealand in 2009, with the dream to share French street food with kiwis. They started their business as a hole-in-the-wall in Wellington, and after it’s success they then…
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Mexico in Ellerslie
Executive chef Javier Carmona who is a Spanish-born Australian, previously owned The Codfather fish restaurant in Sydney and has more than 20 years of kitchen experience around the world. When the opportunity arose to get involved with Mexico, Carmona set out on a mission to change kiwis views on Mexican food. The polar opposite of…
Raw Coconut Chocolate Slice from The Healthy Kitchen
The Healthy Kitchen, known for selling high quality appliances for making raw food, has recently started selling raw treats such as cheesecake and slices. The treats are all made on-site and I was lucky enough to sample a few including an orange carrot cake and a goji berry & nut snack. The one that stood…
Flavour is key at Tae Hwa Ru
Being a local, I had driven past Tae Hwa Ru restaurant on Botany Road countless times but had never stopped to try it. Until the other night. And man, am I mad that I didn’t try it earlier. My Mum & I were warmly greeted by the owner and he took the time to explain…
Jewel of India
My Mum and I had friends visiting from California last week, and they chose ‘Jewel of India’ in Mission Bay to catch up over lunch. The restaurant is now under new management and has undergone renovations. The service was friendly and welcoming and the restaurant itself feels warm & inviting, with very comfortable chairs (a…
Italian Food Festival in Newmarket
This past Sunday was Newmarket’s annual Festival Italiano. As well as Auckland’s top Italian restaurants, the festival included lots of delicious street food and music and entertainment. Pizza, pasta, cheese, bread, Limoncello….I sampled anything and everything that was on offer and then sat down to a delicious lunch in the sun. One of the things I…
Pane & Vino
“It is not a table without bread and wine”. This phrase appears on Pane & Vino’s menu and every Italian and Italian-at-heart would agree with that 100 percent. For excellent pasta and pizza, you can’t go wrong with this cute & rustic restaurant in the heart of Ponsonby. Pane & Vino is the creation of…
Na Na Thai Restaurant
Recently I had one of those days where I didn’t eat a lot during the day as we were so busy moving furniture in and out of the house for new carpet, so by the time it was dinner time we were both positively starving and in need of a really good feed. I had…
Modern Italian Food at Baduzzi
Wynyard Quarter, down on Auckland’s waterfront, is buzzing with restaurants and bars and one of the definite must-try restaurants has to be Baduzzi. I decided on Baduzzi for my birthday lunch as I had heard really great things and they are featured as one of Metro’s top 50 restaurants in Auckland, as well as having won the…
Authentic Mexican Food in Ellerslie
It’s very slim pickings for really good, authentic Mexican food in Auckland. That’s why Mexican Specialities, a cafe & shop in Ellerslie, is such a gem. It was brought to life by Jose and Maria, natives of Mexico City, who believed in an uncompromising focus on food quality. 15 years later, Jose and Maria have…