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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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 …
There's nothing quite like buying something that you have saved long and hard for. The joy of counting the coins in your piggy bank (in my case, an old coffee tin) and realising that you can afford the thing that you've been longing to buy.
The object of my desire and savings was a Magimix 3200 food processor. It's true, I could have dipped into my wee savings account to buy it a year ago, but at $549 I couldn't bring myself to buy it right away. I thought, "what if I save my spare change, could I save enough to buy my Magimix? And because it's just spare change …
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Starbucks steals our flat whites
Posted by: SoDlish 15/01/2010 @ 22:11
I read today on the Stuff website, that Starbucks in the UK is introducing the Antipodean flat white to its menu. I can only assume that they are trying to jump on the bandwagon of Flat White Cafe, started by Kiwi Eric Hiakita in 2005. Perhaps what Starbucks fails to realise is that there are good flat whites and there are bad flat whites. Even here in New Zealand (land of the flat white), there is a huge range of quality of flat whites served in our cafes. Let's just hope that Starbucks doesn't give our drink a bad name.
Hopefully what the Brits will find, is that there is nothing like a skilled barista to serve up a good cup of coffee and there is nothing like the real thing. If I were in London, I'd be spending my hard-earned pounds in Flat White …
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The lowdown on High Tea in Auckland
Posted by: SoDlish 08/12/2009 @ 09:40
I've talked a few times about how traditional things are becoming popular again with things like home baking and kiwiana designs. High Tea is one of those things that had fallen out of fashion over the past 10-20 years but is coming back as a fun afternoon that friends and family of all ages can enjoy together.
High Tea actually started as a substitute for a working man's evening meal. Back then the working class had just one meal in the day, a High Tea of lunch leftovers was served to keep hunger at bay after work.
These days however, it has changed into a dainty event served in the mid-afternoon with little cakes, savouries all served on a 3-tier cake stand. A typical High Tea also has a range of flavoured teas to choose from.
While researching for this article, I was surprised at the number of places that serve …
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