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Food 15 Jun 2015
Ōra King Awards return for third year in 2015

The annual Ōra King Awards return in 2015 for a third season – and chefs around the country and around the world will be sharpening their knives to compete for one of four titles.

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Food 15 Jun 2015
World experienced sommelier joins Craggy Range

One of the country’s most experienced sommeliers has been appointed customer experience manager at Craggy Range Winery in Hawke’s Bay.

Michael Bancks - Craggy Range's newly appointed customer experience manager

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Food 11 Jun 2015
MASU's TROPHY CABINET IN GROWTH MODE

Nic Watt and his team at Federal Street restaurant MASU have plenty to celebrate this week.

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Food 8 Jun 2015
LEWISHAM AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Hospitality industry salutes its peers Peer recognition is probably the most valuable accolade in any industry.

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Food 3 Jun 2015
France to get a sophisticated taste of Kiwi

Chef Nick Honeyman is living his ambition to chase the sun cooking in summer restaurants around the world.

Nick Honeyman

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Food 28 May 2015
Berlin White launches at 16 TUN

Hippy Berliner may sound like a contradiction in terms given the legacy of the words - but those who know 8 Wired brewer Soren Eriksen will hardly be surprised.

Soren Eriksen 8 Wired

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Food 21 May 2015
New face to revamp viaduct hotspot

Viaduct venue Lenin is set for a revamp later this year – but Auckland party-goers can be assured it will retain its reputation as a nightlife hotspot.

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Food 12 May 2015
LEWISHAM FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Record votes choose cream of Auckland hospitality crop A record number of hospitality industry people have voted to choose the 2015 Lewisham Awards finalists announced today.

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Food 11 May 2015
MASU dishes up winter wine series

Great wines coupled with new food thoughts from celebrated chef Nic Watt could be on your MASU menu this winter – but you’ll need to be quick because there are only 17 seats at the table.

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Food 7 May 2015
ŌRA KING HELPS RAISE $24,000 FOR LOCAL CHARITY

Charity lunch a huge success in Blenheim Ōra King has helped raise more than $24,000 at a special charity lunch on May 3 in aid of Kaipupu Point Sounds Wildlife Sanctuary.

Bradey Hornby and Matt Lambert

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Food 4 May 2015
La Fourchette introduces 'le saveurs de France' range of limited edition macarons

Lovers of macarons and cocktails are in for a sweet treat with La Fourchette's exclusive new range of macarons aptly named Saveurs de France (flavours of France).

Saveurs de France High Tea at La Fourchette

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Food 22 Apr 2015
Binney artwork to be auctioned for charity

Guests at a charity lunch in Marlborough are in for not only the food treat of their lives but also a unique visual indulgence – an original Don Binney artwork.  The fundraiser at Gibbs on Godfrey in Blenheim is in aid of the Kaipupu Point Sounds Wildlife Sanctuary.

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Food 22 Apr 2015
MASU LAUNCHES SUNDAY BRUNCH

Family friendly menu and venue for Nichiyo Sunday brunch in Auckland is about to get a lot more cosmopolitan with Nic Watt introducing MASU’s new Nichiyo menu on May 3.

MASU Nichiyo Brunch Robata Counter

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Food 22 Apr 2015
DEPOT REGAINS ITS CROWN AS AUCKLAND'S TOP RESTAURANT

Al Brown’s SkyCity eatery takes out top restaurant award Federal St eatery Depot has taken out the accolade of Metro Peugeot Restaurant of the Year while five-time previous supreme award winner The French Café is runner up.

Al Brown and Kyle Street

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Food 22 Apr 2015
Break for mums in May

You could be forgiven for doing a double take as you pass your local Muffin Break store this May.  The national premium bakery-café chain is renaming its stores to ‘Mother’s Break’ in celebration of the contributions mums make to family life.

Muffin Break

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Food 14 Apr 2015
Karena & Kasey

A snapshot of MasterChef NZ winners' lives Karena and Kasey Bird are lovers of food, family, their community and New Zealand.

Karena & Kasey Bird

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Food 13 Apr 2015
AUCKLAND'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS NAMED

Nine newcomers and three returning favourites make the cut Auckland’s restaurant scene continues to simmer with the annual Metro Top 50 serving up eight newcomers and a first-timer in the 13th year of the awards.

Metro Restaurant of the Year Awards 2015

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Food 30 Mar 2015
MATT LAMBERT IS COMING TO MARLBOROUGH

MARLBOROUGH — Michelin-starred chef to cook for Kaipupu Point fundraiser It’s not often an executive chef from a Michelin starred restaurant comes to town.

Matt Lambert

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Health 13 Mar 2015
WORLD SLEEP DAY 2015

Kiwis urged to wake up to sleep issues  It’s World Sleep Day on Friday (13 March) and guess what? A high proportion of us are not getting enough sleep.

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Food 10 Mar 2015
Craft beer popularity drives extra taps at 16 TUN

Beer taps are a bit like t-shirts; you really can’t have enough of them.

Extra taps at 16 Tun

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Food 3 Mar 2015
New 'enamel stripping' M!ller brew at 16 TUN

It’s a combination that’s almost guaranteed to make you feel as though the enamel is being stripped from your teeth*.

Millers Humulus on tap at 16 TUN

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Food 2 Mar 2015
Molten menu refocuses on feasting trend

Great feasts always linger in the memory.

Molten courtyard

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Food 27 Feb 2015
It's edible art in a cone

Invited guests at K Road’s Artspace Gallery were treated to much more than art at a private exhibition in Auckland last night (25 February) – edible miniature road cones bursting with bespoke ice cream as part of a work.

Giapo's edible art piece by Peter Jennings

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Food 9 Feb 2015
CRAFT BEER TRENDS FOR 2015

Stronger and darker says beer expert Against a backdrop of falling sales for mainstream brews, craft beer is a major growth area for brewers it seems.

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Food 28 Jan 2015
TO BE SURE, HE'S FIT FOR THE ROLE

Showcase appoints new operations manager You could call it the luck of the Irish but Ben Hartigan now has what many Kiwi beer fans would consider the best job in the world.

Ben Hartigan

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Food 27 Jan 2015
NIC WATT OPENS NEW RESTAURANT IN AUSTRALIA

Madame Hanoi brings French-Vietnamese fusion cuisine to SKYCITY Adelaide His multi-awarded Japanese restaurant on SKYCITY Auckland’s Federal Street has been much more than simply a resounding success.

Madame Hanoi

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Food 19 Jan 2015
Giapo scoops Kiwi ice cream accolade

As summer scorches on, ice cream lovers have spoken out on Trip Advisor: Auckland's Giapo Haute Ice Cream serves the nation's best frozen 'creations'.

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Business 15 Dec 2014
FYFE JOINS CRAGGY RANGE

Strategic role supports winery’s global growth Craggy Range today announces that Icebreaker CEO Rob Fyfe is joining the award winning winery in a newly created position of strategic advisor reporting to the board and CEO Michael Wilding.

Rob Fyfe

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Food 12 Dec 2014
GLUTEN FREE ICE CREAM CONES

Ice cream artist adds taste to waffle cones Being gluten intolerant can mean you have to forego a range of flavoursome foods – but now you can take waffle ice cream cones off the list.

Giapo Gluten Free Cones

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Food 4 Dec 2014
DUNEDIN CAFÉ JUDGED NZ'S BEST

For the second year in a row a South Island café has been judged the nation’s best.

Ironic Café's manager Eva Gabkova and chef Ryan Olsen

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Food 27 Nov 2014
SELAKS CELEBRATES 80 YEAR HERITAGE

New ‘halo tier’ range of Founders wines launched Respect for the brand’s creators and a celebration of its heritage are at the heart of the re-launch this month of a limited release range of Selaks Founders wines.

Selaks Founders Pinot Noir

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Food 29 Oct 2014
While everyone's enjoying the festivities, who's cooking the turkey?

Drawn the short straw on preparing the Christmas dinner? Well, there’s good news for you and all yuletide cooks with My Food Bag bringing back its popular and easy-to-prepare festive feast in 2014.

My Food Bag

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Food 29 Oct 2014
My Food Bag says hello to Christchurch

Preparing the evening meal is about to get a whole lot easier for Christchurch people as My Food Bag brings its successful home delivery service to the Garden City.

Nadia Lim, Theresa Gattung, Cecilia Robinson

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Food 29 Oct 2014
My Food Bag says hello to Christchurch

Preparing the evening meal is about to get a whole lot easier for Christchurch people as My Food Bag brings its successful home delivery service to the Garden City.

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Food 22 Oct 2014
ŌRA KING AWARDS

Winners united by “commitment to the brand” There’s a cosmopolitan menu of winners at the 2014 Ōra King Awards.

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Food 20 Oct 2014
Kopparberg cider gears up for summer with a few of the locals

Cider brand collaborates with Aroha Harawira and Sarah & Otis Frizzell At Kopparberg we like nothing more than to collaborate with like-minded people.

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Food 14 Oct 2014
ŌRA KING AWARD FINALISTS

Chetan Pangam from One80 restaurant (Copthorne, Wellington)

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Food 10 Sep 2014
Whisky & truffles at O'Connell Street Bistro

For those who appreciate the finer things in life O’Connell Street Bistro’s Whisky and Truffle tasting menu is a must have experience.

Whisky & truffles at O'Connell Street Bistro

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Food 3 Sep 2014
DESIGN YOUR OWN SHOCHU: MASU launches new bespoke flavour offering

Choosing your own flavour is more commonly associated with ice cream stands.

Shochu at MASU by Nic Watt

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Food 28 Aug 2014
My Food Bag expands into Bay of Plenty...and Waikato regions

My Food Bag is bringing its popular home delivery food service to the Bay of Plenty and wider Waikato area from today (28 August).

Nadia Lim, Theresa Gattung & Cecilia Robinson

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Food 11 Aug 2014
WHITE OR RED? My Food Bag stocks its cellar

Successful home delivery service My Food Bag is adding a tipple or two to its menus for existing customers with a new add-on called My Wine Match.

Nadia Lim & Carlos Bagrie

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Food 6 Aug 2014
Roast day boost for SPCA

The Royal New Zealand SPCA is $5,000 better off after the weekend thanks to radio personality Leah Panapa and Selaks NZ Roast Day.

Leah Panapa

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Food 22 Jul 2014
It's a wrap battle - New reusable Bee's Wrap lands in NZ

Wrap rage – it’s a term coined to describe the levels of frustration that come from attempting to open impenetrable packaging.

Bee's Wrap

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Food 15 Jul 2014
NZ King Salmon announces second annual Ōra King Awards

The Ōra King Awards are back for a second season and with diners now getting their say in the voting process, the pressure’s going to be on for professional chefs.

Makoto Tokoyama

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Food 9 Jul 2014
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY EMBRACES MAROU

Award-winning Vietnamese couverture is industry’s chocolate of choice After successfully launching in the New Zealand consumer market, Marou is now reaching out to foodservice with its couverture chocolate range for professionals.

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Food 1 Jul 2014
CAFÉ OF THE YEAR RETURNS IN 2014

Award helps generate consumer interaction With Kiwis dining out more than ever, the positive habits instilled in hospitality staff by events such as the Café Of The Year competition represent a motivational way to improve businesses.

2013 Café of the Year supreme winners The Jester House Café - Steve Richards and Judy van den Yssel-Richards

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Health 26 Jun 2014
The fishy issue

Clarifying the dos and do nots of salmon consumption during pregnancy When it comes to what to and what not to eat during pregnancy there are a number of conflicting messages, particularly when it comes to seafood.

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Wine 10 Jun 2014
O'Connell Street Bistro's wine list unbeatable

AUCKLAND CITY — If you’re looking for the best wine experience in Auckland, there’s only one contender.

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Food 12 May 2014
My Food Bag to nourish Australia

AUCKLAND — Highly successful New Zealand home delivery service My Food Bag plans to take its innovative concept to Australia.

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Food 29 Apr 2014
Masu is supreme Auckland restaurant

AUCKLAND — The dining appetite is changing and Auckland’s top restaurant has met the challenge head on taking out the coveted prize for the city’s best.  Masu, the Japanese robata restaurant operated by Nic Watt has been named supreme winner in the 2014 Metro Restaurant of the Year Awards.

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Food 16 Apr 2014
An occasion to recapture the art of fine dining

AUCKLAND CITY — O’Connell St Bistro and Louis Roederer Champagne are uniting to give diners a truly memorable occasion.

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Food 10 Apr 2014
AUCKLAND'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS NAMED

AUCKLAND — Ten newcomers reflect changes to city’s dining scene The menu is changing on the list of Auckland’s most feted 50 restaurants.

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Food 31 Mar 2014
My Food Bag is one

AUCKLAND — ‘Kitchen table’ business celebrates successful first year One year, three cities, five thousand subscribers, one million dinner kits and more than 60,000 food bags – that’s the amazing 12-month feat of home delivery service My Food Bag.

Nadia Lim, Theresa Gattung and Cecilia Robinson

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Food 27 Mar 2014
Auckland hospitality industry selects its superstars

AUCKLAND — The search for stars from all aspects of Auckland’s hospitality scene has begun with nominations now open for the 2014 Lewisham Awards.

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