Food

We were warmed on a cold Auckland evening by Peregrine and Gibbston Valley wines at “One night in Central Otago” at Botswana Butchery in Auckland; a showcase of food and wine tastings from the Central Otago region…

Those who think Victoria Park is just for sporty folk, will be rapt to hear that Taste of Auckland is returning again this year on 15-18 November 2012 to fill Victoria Park with morsels of delicious food – and no cricket in sight.

There seem to be a lot of natural juices, and boutique brands – which I love – rather than the big multinatural food retailers at The Food Show so that’s a good thing. Here are some of my highlights…

The charming historic Steamer Wharf on the bank of Lake Wakatipu is the site for popular spot Pier 19, which hosted the Veuve Clicquot in the Snow ‘Brunch Sessions’ in Queenstown this week. We headed along…

Whilst down in Queenstown, we checked out Wai, with its second-to-none location on Lake Wakatipu, perfectly placed on Steamer Wharf beside the steamship Earnslaw…

Wolf Pack is a collection of event specialists who have come together with one purpose; to create beautiful and unique events. Thread attended their launch party this week at The Loft, headed by Little Wolf caterers…

We got involved with olive pressing at the annual celebration of the Harvest Tour & Lunch at Simunovich Olive Estate today as we picked olives for the ‘first press’ – picked, aptly, by members of the press…

The popular brewery bar and restaurant Sale St in Freemans Bay opened its brand new bistro this week, aptly called Sale St Bistro, and Thread headed along to take a look…

It isn’t often that you can say that a book can change your life. And when it’s ‘Big Fat Lies, How the Industry is making you Sick, Fat and Poor’ I really wasn’t expecting much more than a simple discourse on the diet industry…

It was a full house at Longroom as we gathered at the second annual Women in Wine luncheon to hear leading women in New Zealand wine share their stories at a fundraiser for Variety, The Children’s Charity…