Before i visited Dunedin, I’ve heard about Vogel’s Street Kitchen and it was literally my first stop after I landed there in the morning. The interior is beautiful and spacious and I LOVED every bit of the retro and artsy vibe that the furniture, lighting and layout was screaming at me. Their cabinet was full…
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Taking a brief culinary trip back home to Beijing
We stumbled across a Chinese restaurant in Herne Bay tonight which turned out to be an eatery that specialises in Beijing cuisine. Empress Garden Restaurant has a small entrance and almost appeared like a small residential villa if there wasn’t a big sign and red lanterns hanging on the awnings. First impression: meh – a…
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…
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…
Gorgeous Gina’s surprises you with top-notch Italian Food
Last night, we celebrated a birthday at Gina’s Italian Kitchen on Symonds Street. It’s not a place like Ponsonby or even Takapuna where you’d expect quality restaurant with top-notch food, however it’s never right to judge a book by its cover, or in our case, its location! We had such a fun time at…
A piece of Shanghai in Auckland
We stumbled across a new strip of Chinese restaurants that opened in Albany, not very far away from the Mega Centre, which made it a convenient spot for shoppers and tourists alike. We were pleasantly surprised by the variety of Chinese cuisines on offer: there was hotpot, dumplings, spicy szechuan cuisine, cult eatery Eden Noodles…
A mesmerizing experience in the sky
—2018 Easter Sunday— — Easter High Tea at Orbit Restaurant, Sky City— Beautifully presented and carefully curated assortment of savoury and sweet bites, I think I might have just found a perfect way to ease into my Staycation in Auckland this summer. After wanting to go to Orbit for a long time, I was finally…
A Treasure Chest 