Depot Eatery, Federal Street Auckland city It’s the place getting all of the attention on the Auckland food scene right now. Everyone I know is talking about it, from mums at school to friends who like to socialise. The wine scene is all abuzz about it, the papers can’t get enough of it, as it
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Volia Café, Sandringham There is a feeling about Voila in Sandringham which makes the place feel warm and like a family business. I guess in many ways it is, with the staff sharing a Frenchness which draws you in and almost makes you feel like you could be somewhere else than suburban Auckland. It is
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L’Assiette Café / Restaurant L’Assiette is a modern French diner, with a well crafted, but oddly concise, generic French menu. The decor is contemporary with bleached wood and white tiles, everything that you’d expect, although the cold counter is slightly awkward it does holds a delightful range of desserts. Today I’m accompanied by two very dear
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Sidart Restaurant Ponsonby Set in an off-street arcade at three quiet end of Ponsonby Road sits Sidart Restaurant. Once the chef at the prestigious restaurant ‘The Grove’, Sid Sahrawat opened Sidart in 2009. On this visit I’m here with a good friend to sample the new menu, all matched with wine. The menu has always
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Restaurant Review: Capitol Restaurant, Wellington. I will start out by saying that I love Wellington ‘The coolest little capital’. I like the people, the compact nature, the ease at which I can move around the city, the public transport (compared to Auckland), but I don’t like the weather. So on this chilly night, for an
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