Last Sunday at the Te Matuku Oyster shop’s official opening I served up crispy-crumbed baked clams and baby coconut fish cakes. They were a hit! The clams are a favourite of mine (Southern Clams), coming from the crystal clear chilly waters of Otago. Their littleneck clams are so good, so plump, sweet and juicy, that they’re exported around the world, and make their way onto top restaurant menus in the US, UK and Europe and Asia, but there’s still plenty for us!
Labna and dukkah and dukkah and labna … make it your summer mantra.
Rockin’ into winter with some good tastes!
I won’t starve on Waiheke. I’ll be able to have a tomato sandwich in about three weeks.
Darling Fifi, cute as a button baby-blue Fifi. Mmmm. Fifi! Two weeks ago it rained cats and dogs, not literally, but I wouldn’t have been surprised if it had. There was a lot of water, and, well, Fifi has a habit of wetting herself and forming a puddle under the driver’s feet when it rains….
How not to singe your eyebrows when frying in a wok – you gotta read this!
Villa Maria is unashamedly family oriented. When you dine with them, with their founder Sir George Fistonich and wife Lady Gail, with their winemakers and staff, you become part of the family, part of their story. That story started a long time ago, in 1961, when a young lad called George leased a few acres…
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