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Pub spy: Citizen Park, Kingsland

I didn't know this was here, to be honest. Usually, when I come out of Kingsland station, I tend to turn left out of habit, since that is where the bars and restaurants mostly are, but someone suggested we meet here and so we did.

Review: Janken, Herne Bay

Here are a couple of experiences I never thought I’d embrace — a boeuf bourguignon served at a Japanese restaurant and a macrobiotic dessert. They were delivered at Janken and I enjoyed both.

Brunch: Vinyl Coffee Shop, Mt Eden

We came here because we'd been meaning to for ages, having noted its pretty steady popularity with the locals.

Review: Blunderbuss, Kingsland

As one door closes, another opens. A truism for our dynamic dining scene, that's for sure.

Shelley Bridgeman: What's your favourite sandwich?

After reading the responses to <i>The Art of the Ultimate Sandwich</i>in which people shared their favourite sandwich fillings, I decided that someone's sandwich preference can reveal a lot about their personality type.

The newest addition to Ponsonby Central

Chef Che Barrington does to Chinese cuisine what Baz Luhrmann does to the classic story in film - he brings it into the now with such dazzling brilliance that you are swept away in the moment and left wanting more, more, more.

Small Business: French Kitchen rules for parties

Last year, like a lot of other restaurant owners in Auckland, Creghan Molloy-Wright and Simon Wright at The French Cafe had to work hard just to tread water.

Waiheke inn rated with best in world

Review: Prague Bar & Cafe, Sandringham

I have not been to Prague (the city). People who have tell me that it is fabulous. One woman I know who went years ago, long before it was fashionable, told me she could see half a dozen church clocks from her hotel window. I thought that was very cool.