This year’s Taste of Auckland in partnership with Electrolux just keeps getting better with a host of big names in the food world newly added to the line-up including Nick Honeyman from Paris Butter, Simon Gault and Giraffe, Nic Watt of True Food & Yoga and The Tasting Shed’s Ganesh Raj.
Bringing the total tally to ten, four new restaurants join the already exceptional lineup of Baduzzi, Euro, Tok Tok, Saan, The Vodka Room and Miss Moonshines who will serve up their signature dishes at the festival.
Food lovers won’t want to miss this year’s Taste of Auckland with chefs Ben Bayly from Baduzzi, Gareth Stewart from Euro, Cameron Knox from Tok Tok and Australian MasterChef judge George Calombaris just some of the big names in a jam-packed November line-up.
With tickets on sale this week, the Western Springs festival is already shaping up as the most ambitious yet with live cooking demonstrations, intimate chef experiences, a gourmet hāngi and of course, a stunning menu of delicious food.
Taco aficionados Sarah and Otis Frizzell from The Lucky Taco have launched a new weekly street-eats meal kit delivery service for those keener on dumplings, burgers and tacos than on meat and three veg.
Offering an evolving line-up on the nation's best street eats for consumers to recreate at home in just a few easy steps, the service kicks off with cult Korean burger bar Tiger Burger, Japanese-Brazilian fusion duo the Temaki Truck, pop-up Miss Changy, Thai eatery Farang and K Rd curry house Satya, with other exciting names to be announced soon.
Wendy's number one selling burger the Baconator is back and more bacony than ever, with boutique food producers around the country working overtime to prepare for the bacony burger's launch.
Mother/daughter duo Lynda Partridge and Hannah Marbach have opened HART by Partridge Design in Auckland's Birkenhead.
A beautiful and cohesive collection of homewares and interiors products, you'll find everything from objects and accessories, to bedding , drapery, prints, lighting, rugs, even tiles, with many standout pieces sourced exclusively from Denmark and elsewhere in Europe.
A new craft pop-up in Auckland's Viaduct, Nightingale looks set to take off this winter.
Designed with beer in mind, the menu is unashamedly gourmet comfort food with beer pairings to go with each dish. But it's at night that Nightingale really sings as a live entertainment venue with everything from bands to DJs and comedy.
Auckland's North Shore just got a little slice of New York with Bedford Soda and Liquor opening in Takapuna. Specialising in cocktails and meatballs, this is the city's second Bedford with the owners of the popular Ponsonby bar taking their concept over the Harbour Bridge.
Newly opened, Win-Win brings the bright lights of Vegas to Ponsonby Road with a fun retro vibe, expertly crafted cocktails, jellies from Jessica Mantis aka the jellyologist, snacks from Il Buco, and a funk, boogie and retro disco/pop soundtrack.
Check them out at 212 Ponsonby Rd, Auckland. Open Wed-Sun from 5pm to late.
