A tribute to the in-between

Posted 4:39am Monday 23rd August 2010

The reality is that fantastic food places are rare and far in between, particularly in a small(ish) city like Dunedin. We are lucky enough to have a few restaurants that serve exceptionally good – sometimes even outstanding – food, but the rest mostly just fall in the ‘not bad’, ‘okay’, or Read more...

Chilli, Garlic & Prawn Vermicelli

Posted 4:49am Tuesday 10th August 2010

I think it’s time for another pasta recipe. This is the dish that I am most proud of, even though I am not sure that I have the right to be proud of something that isn’t an original idea. I watched Jamie Oliver make something like it on TV once so I just followed the basic rules and Read more...

FoodWishes.com

Posted 3:14am Monday 2nd August 2010

I’m a big fan of FoodWishes.com. Every one of Chef John’s recipes that we’ve tried has turned out perfectly, and that is not something I can say about any of the current celebrity chefs. I’ve always wanted to have a typical ‘Southern’ meal, which to me, having been influenced by pop TV, equals fried Read more...

Jizo

Posted 12:51am Monday 26th July 2010

56 Princes Street Jizo has, hands down, the best teriyaki chicken sushi that I've ever tasted. When I first tasted Jizo’s ‘original teriyaki chicken’ sushi, they were delectably warm and absolutely melted in my mouth. What immediately struck me was that the teriyaki chicken Read more...

Num Nums - 15

Posted 11:23pm Sunday 11th July 2010

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. Based solely on the appeal of Read more...

Num Nums - 14

Posted 10:05pm Sunday 11th July 2010

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’. The two things that I order the most at Mei Wah are the BBQ pork and tofu Read more...

Num Nums - 13

Posted 8:01pm Sunday 11th July 2010

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 Read more...

Num Nums - 12

Posted 4:00pm Sunday 11th July 2010

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. These dishes keep relatively well so if you make enough to last a few meals, you will always have some proper food in the fridge when Read more...

Num Nums - 10

Posted 2:11pm Sunday 11th July 2010

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. Specialising in Taiwanese bubble tea, a sweet, flavoured tea-based drink, five0nine offers a pleasant alternative to the usual coffee/tea options at other Read more...

Num Nums - 09

Posted 12:53pm Sunday 11th July 2010

I have been fantasizing about biting into a slice of pizza from Mamma Mia Pizza (124 Helensburgh Rd, Wakari) since the craving struck mid-afternoon. You know you got it bad when you try to weasel a ride to Wakari out of at least three people and fail … and then you start to think about Read more...