Asian wok giving YUM CHA a creative twist

Going for Yumcha with the family is one of my favourite things to do in the weekends especially on a lazy Sunday. Chatting, drinking tea, and eating assorted dimsum: dumplings, egg tarts, Chinese congee, fried sesame balls and both savoury and sweet pancakes just naming a few…How can life get better than this?! I always…

Funky dinner at the Art Deco capital- Napier

Napier is a beautiful coastal city known for its beaches as well as art deco buildings. It has been on my list as a must-see city in New Zealand for a long time but I’ve never really had the opportunity to come down. This weekend, I was fortunately enough to visit the city with work….

Fine-dining at The Grove

Last week, I had the opportunity to enjoy a three-course meal at The Grove and I absolutely loved it! The Grove was where I began my first fine-dining experience a few years back where I had a five course degustation. This time, we opted for the three-course set menu with appetizers and petite fours before…

L’Oeuf, an eggcellent choice for Mother’s Day

We went to L’Oeuf to celebrate Mother’s day on a nice and sunny weekend. We each ordered a main brunch dish as well as some cabinet sweets to share. We also ordered two flat whites because what’s a good brunch without coffee! 🙂 It was super busy on Mother’s Day but fortunately we didn’t have…

Cheers to a Kiwi-as experience at Ostro by Josh Emett

Recently, I graduated university with a conjoint degree in Commerce and Property. To celebrate this milestone, we chose Josh Emett’s Ostro to have dinner. And it was fabulous. Having seen Josh Emett feature on multiple shows and hearing about his restaurants Ostro and Madam Woo, I was very excited to try out Ostro, which’s known…