Botswana Butchery Auckland City Cin Cin on Quay (as it was once known) was something of an institution. A fine establishment in its day, but a little tired in the end – though the bar there was a decent place to have a glass of what-you-fancy while waiting for the ferry. Indeed the vaulted space
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Cibo Restaurant Review Parnell, Auckland City. Restaurant food reviews are somewhat pointless and clinical. What really matters are the people that you share food memories with. The idea of eating alone and dissecting the food for technical merit defeats the social aspect of food, after all it’s supposed to be a means to an ends.
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Vancouver, similar to Auckland, sits on a beautiful harbour, only made more magnificent by the backdrop of some snow covered mountains. I’m here in February for a short holiday en route to New Zealand after a month in the UK.  The UK seems to have lost its way and is now littered with fast food wrappers
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I don’t go looking for a bad restaurant experience, indeed I am rather picky about where I eat based on ambience, number of customers, menu, recommendations and even the way the staff greet me or otherwise.   So when I find myself sitting down to write a less than good review, I know something has
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Sometimes wine just needs to be put in context. For example, most wines taste better on holiday than they do when you get them home. Often these wines need the context of their surroundings, yet sometimes they let your imagination go wild and are able to take you back to a certain time and place.
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