It's not often that I get to try a cuisine that I haven't had in a restaurant before. Even though New Zealand's Pacific Island community is large, I can't say that I've eaten much Pacific cuisine at all.
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Happy Birthday, dine by Peter Gordon
Posted by: SoDlish 27/04/2010 @ 15:48

I've got a question for you today. So you're a foodie and enjoy cooking, but would you want to be a chef?
I know that I could never be a chef - a cafe owner maybe, but not a chef in a big restaurant. I don't think that I have the right stuff. So when I hear about people like our own Peter Gordon, who have a portfolio of successful restaurants around the world, I'm duly impressed.
Peter's Auckland fine-dining restaurant, …
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MasterChef interview: Christine Hobbs
Posted by: SoDlish 23/02/2010 @ 14:00
I've always wondered what it would be like to be on a show like MasterChef. While I'm not brave enough to go on a show like that myself, I am quite happy to talk to people who have!
I had a chat with Christine Hobbs, former MasterChef contestant. Christine was the first of the top 12 contestants to be eliminated from the competition, for making a chicken and raspberry tartin with uncooked pastry. Even though she left the competition early, she has a clear vision for her future in the food industry. Good luck Christine!
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A dream Valentine's Day
Posted by: SoDlish 11/02/2010 @ 14:32
So it's nearly Valentine's Day. Do you have anything planned yet? I've seen some wonderful things around this year. If time, money and travel were no issue, this is what I think that I'd like to do on Valentine's Day. This is of course, purely hypothetical. If I really could do all of these things, I'd need a teleporter to jump all over the country, a few tubes of Berocca to keep me going and of course, a credit card with a big, fat limit... A girl can dream, ay?
To start
We'd head down to La Cigale French Market (St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell) for a crepe, croissant and coffee and a walk around the stalls. If I'm lucky, I'd walk away with a basket filled with delicious goodies and a bunch of fresh flowers.
Time for lunch
We'd then take a drive up to Omaha (or jump in our teleporter) for a wee walk …
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