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January 31, 2024 - No Comments!

Best summer for burger lovers

Get ready for the best summer ever burger lovers, with the inaugural Burger Nation 2024 set to kick off this week.

Celebrating the best burgers that Aotearoa has to offer, the month-long showcase sees more than 250 eateries around the country serving up their own unique take on this most humble of culinary heroes. And with organisers out to reclaim the essence of what makes a great burger, the celebration sees everyone from classic takeaway joints, to beach-side food trucks and city bistros taking part.

www.burgernation.nz

December 8, 2023 - No Comments!

Bar Albert’s enticing new cocktail menu

Perched high above the city centre, Auckland’s premier luxury bar destination Bar Albert has a new summer offering.

Already the summit of sophistication with world-class drinks, sky-high glamour and the best views over Tāmaki Makaurau, the sophisticated speakeasy-inspired bar has unveiled a tantalizing new cocktail menu, whisky tastings and new Sunset Sessions, making it the place to be for the season ahead.

Bringing an international flair to the crafting of the bar’s exceptional drinks, master mixologist and Bar Manager Johan Cabrera - with an extensive bar background both here and in France - says the new menu is a fusion of local and global flavours, with a focus on independent small batch producers and locally sourced, fresh ingredients.

www.baralbertauckland.com

August 21, 2023 - No Comments!

Rüdi’s micro-bakery sets up shop in Hamilton

Those in the know have enjoyed the excellent artisanal sourdough goods on offer at pop-up micro-bakery Rüdi’s in Whangamata these past few summers.

Now Hamiltonians are in luck, with Rüdi’s opening its first permanent store in central Kirikiriroa come late August.

Situated in the CBD’s Riverbank Lane, the opening sees talented artisanal baker Stefan Kelly-Zander and wife Fern serving up their artisanal sourdough breads, sweet and savoury viennoiserie and top notch Eighthirty coffee, in a compact space alongside a community of like-minded local retailers and cafes.

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June 21, 2023 - No Comments!

Surf, Turf and Smoke, Monsieur!

Mount Maunganui is home to the country’s tastiest toasted sandwich, with Freeport with Cleaver & Co taking top honours in the Great NZ Toastie Takeover 2023.

Talented young chef Brooke Moore has won the hotly contested title - and snagged bragging rights for the North for the second time only in the competition’s history - with her impressive creation Surf, Turf & Smoke, Monsieur!

A standout for competition judges, Moore’s winning toastie featured housemade smoked lamb pastrami, smoked prawns, mozzarella, smoked cheddar sauce and McClure's Sweet & Spicy Pickles, sandwiched between locally-made BreadHead miso tahini sourdough and served with smoked aioli and pickle juice gel.

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February 18, 2020 - No Comments!

Stylish stay for Arts Festival

The feast of theatre, dance, circus, cabaret, music and visual arts that is Auckland Arts Festival takes place 11-29 March, and Four Points by Sheraton Auckland has attractive package options for festivalgoers wanting a stylish stay in the heart of Auckland’s arts district.

Located on Queen Street and just a short walk from festival venues the Aotea Centre, Auckland Town Hall and Q Theatre, Four Points Auckland is the ideal base from which to kick back, relax and enjoy Auckland’s arts and entertainment scene.

For more information on package options, head here, and for more on the festival, head here.

 

August 7, 2019 - No Comments!

Gin with a view

Specialising in gin with a view, The Churchill is Auckland’s newest and highest rooftop bar.

Positioned on the 20th floor of the Four Points by Sheraton hotel on Queen Street, The Churchill offers panoramic views of the city, stylish surroundings and a carefully curated beverage selection sure to satisfy the most discerning drinker.

A glamourous Paul Izzard-designed space celebrating the beverage traditions of the 1920s, The Churchill showcases the two most popular drinks of the age – gin and Champagne.

Choose from more than 160 gins, handpicked from around the world and closer to home, create a gin and tonic that’s all your own with the 10/10/10 menu, or if gin’s not your thing, select a glass of Sir Winston Churchill’s favourite drop, Pol Roger, from the Champagne trolley.

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July 8, 2019 - No Comments!

Marco Pierre White coming to Taste of Auckland

One of the biggest names in the food world is heading our way later this year for some very special Auckland appearances.

The ‘godfather of modern cooking’, Marco Pierre White is set to appear at an exclusive white tie dinner and at New Zealand’s largest food festival, Taste of Auckland.

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May 21, 2019 - No Comments!

Immerse yourself in best of NZ wine at Winetopia

New Zealand's biggest wine tasting event Winetopia is back, with a colourful line-up of wine experts, personalities, masterclasses, mouthwatering food and the opportunity to sample hundreds of world-class wines from over 60 renowned vineyards.

Shed 10, Auckland 14-15 June and TSB Bank Arena, Wellington 12-13 July.

For more info.

April 17, 2019 - No Comments!

Winemakers launch Auckland Wine Week

Auckland winemakers are banding together to showcase the best the region has to offer at the first-ever Auckland Wine Week being held this June.

With the winemaking regions of Waiheke Island, Matakana and West Auckland joining forces, visit between 13-23 June 2019 and you'll find wineries abuzz with events and cellar door tastings, Auckland-centric tastings and dinners at participating restaurants and retailers, and the country's biggest wine tasting event Winetopia taking place on the city's waterfront.

For more info