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by Tien-Yi Toh | 11:22 PM, 11/07/10

When I happened upon Simon and Alison Holst’s 100 Favourite 20 Minute Dishes cookbook at a friend’s family home some months ago, I decided that it would be a good way to gain some insight on Kiwi home cooking as well as test the recipes of these New Zealand icons.

by Tien-Yi Toh | 10:05 PM, 11/07/10

Everyone has a favourite takeaway shop, and mine is Mei Wah Takeaways (660 Great King Street). Since fish and chips and the like have been covered in the Review Issue (Issue 9), I am going to focus on ‘the other stuff’.

by Tien-Yi Toh | 8:00 PM, 11/07/10

Indian Summer (Carnegie Centre, 110 Moray Place) is my new favourite Indian restaurant. The cool floor-to-ceiling glass-windowed restaurant front gives the place a comfortable casual-chic feel, making it the kind of place that you could just pop in for quick, casual meal on a whim, but also where you would think going for a special occasion.

by Tien-Yi Toh | 3:58 PM, 11/07/10

With the exams around the corner, I thought I would share a few really easy recipes that you can whip up when you need a 20–30 minute break from studying.

by Tien-Yi Toh | 2:10 PM, 11/07/10

At just over two months old, five0nine (7 Frederick St) is probably the freshest face (in more ways than one) in the Dunedin café scene.