It certainly pays to book in advance when it comes to Sri Pinang. Lynn and I took a chance on Sunday and turned up, only to meet the cruel, metallic face of its closed roller door. We took no such chance the second time around and neither should you when...
New Flavour is one of the “go to’s” of Dominion Road Chinese restaurants, but some how I had missed it in my Cheapeats expeditions. We first went on a Tuesday evening – and managed to hit the one night of the week that New Flavour is closed! Better luck on the...
When Anna King Shahab (features editor of Taste magazine, Metro Judge and author of blog Eats By Anna) recommends somewhere to eat, I listen. This lady knows her food. She said Delicious Dishes on Dominion Road had become a favourite for her family) so one night my husband and I decided to...
Chang Gaow is very proud of being named one of Metro’s Top 10 Cheap Eats for 2012, with large banners displaying this achievement in the windows and at its counter. Prior to this Chang Gaow must have been one of Onehunga’s best kept secrets. Good and tasty Thai for, excuse...
It had been ages since I had been out for yum cha so I got a couple of friends together to try out Pearl Garden restaurant in Newmarket. Pearl Garden has been around since 1975 and several generations of the family still work in the business everyday – probably the...
As part of a recent judging stint for Metro magazine, I volunteered to check out a Japanese restaurant in Kelston. A place called Happy Japanese sounded like the best idea ever after the day I’d had, but I did nervously wonder if the name was an oversell. Apparently not. Excellent food and super happy service. Happy...
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