In veges and listening to alternative 80s
Ok I’m merging two posts in this one. Firstly listening to… I was a teenager in the 80s, a decade I often think had little or no taste! But I […]
Category Archives: Food & Wine
Reviews of fine food
In the four pillars of health
I recently discovered the podcast of Dr Rangan Chatterjee which then led me to his book, The 4 Pillars of Health. I downloaded the book from the library and read […]
In good food
Tonight six of us ventured out for a meal at The Permit Room which has opened up on Colombo Street in the old National Bank building. Owned by the same […]
And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?
Wow I’m confused. So I watched Chernobyl recently (totally recommend this stunning series) and of course there’s a big message about fake news … or cover ups and lies. Then […]
The Market Place
On a cold, wet night, the first one of spring (ha!) six of us ventured to The Market Place – one of the restaurants at the Crowne Plaza. The Crown […]
Just dabbling at the winter market
I’m heading to Europe in November and doing a Christmas Market river cruise. I’m really looking forward to it, apart from the fact that I’ll leave summer for winter for […]
Nobanno
Last night we envoked the earthquake rules and returned to somewhere we’d been pre earthquake – but hadn’t been to their new location. Previously in the CBD, Nobanno has been […]
Madam Woo – Christchurch
Six of us ventured out on a wet and cold winter’s night to Madam Woo. After getting a bit disoriented and lost (it’s down a laneway) we were glad to […]
The Retropolitan Social Club
Nostalgia. It’s a weird thing. Reminders of times gone past, memories, reminiscing. But you wouldn’t really go back there would you? A marketing dream, nostalgia hits us in the warm […]
Sun Dog Diner
While I’ve been eating out each month with my friends I’ve not been so good at the blog part. So time to rectify that. Last night five of us ventured […]
Just dabbling... 