Piemonte to Paengaroa
Words Emily Gray, Images Brydie Thompson Located just 10 minutes from Te Puke, in Paengaroa, sits a historic cottage that is home to the beloved Trading Post, which, last May, started its latest chapter as an Osteria Italiana, owned and run by husband and wife team Simone and Kylie Saglia. Almost 12 months in, we […]
From Seed to Table, Fresh Food For All
Words Liz French, Images Alex Spodyneiko Food resilience is the goal of Grow On Katikati, a community initiative aimingto ensure that by supporting people to grow their own food, no one need gohungry. An hour in the company of the organisers, volunteers, and participants of Grow On Katikati(GOK) at the Saturday morning seed and seedling […]
La Cave – a touch of France in the Waikato
Words Denise Irvine, Images Ashlee DeCaires There’s a taste of France on offer at La Cave, a culinary treasure on Riverlea Road, Hillcrest, that’s flown a little bit under the radar for the past 20 years. Owner Brigid Sullivan says the regulars to her store – packed with imported comestibles – include local food-lovers, French […]
Those Simple Bare Necessities
Words by Megan Lyon, Images by Ashlee DeCaires BARE Refill Grocery Store (BARE) occupies the street frontage of the newly minted MADE urban precinct in Hamilton East, with an extensive inventory ranging from free-flow frozen dumplings to toothpaste on tap. Underpinning everything at BARE is owner Bridie McNarama’s ethos to reduce waste and packaging, and […]
Mr Goodfellow
Words by Denise Irvine Hamilton chef Brad Bakker became catering manager at Waikato Diocesan School for Girls in January 2020, just a couple of months ahead of the country’s first Covid pandemic lockdown. He and his kitchen team went from cooking for the school’s 140 boarders to overseeing an empty dining room as students quickly […]
Savouring South Australia
Words by Vicki Ravlich-Horan There is something special about South Australia. Get chatting to a local and they will inevitably point out that the state was settled (aka colonised) by free men. I am sure there were some women among there too, but how free they were may be debatable – but I digress. The […]
Waikato Wardrobes
“It’s ridiculous how exciting it is,” says Nadine Waterson, laughing, as we talk about the plans she has to add new storage systems in the house they recently purchased. “Having a designated place for everything through custom designed storage makes daily home organisation so much simpler.” First to get an overhaul was the wardrobes and […]
Office Perks
Words by Vicki Ravlich-Horan images by Ashlee DeCaires Workshop Manager at Fiasco, Luke Powell-Phelps says, “This place runs on coffee!” Often the first one in each morning, it’s Lukes’s job to put the coffee on, so when the team arrive there is hot coffee to be had. It’s a trusty percolator machine for the Fiasco […]
Liquid Gold
Words vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Ashlee DeCaires Liquid gold – this description for olive oil is becoming more and more accurate every year. Prices of olive oil have skyrocketed in the last few years. Donald Montes from Taste of Greece has seen a 120% increase in prices in just one year. Increasing demand and falling production […]
A New Wave
Whangamatā has long been a hot spot for the quintessential Kiwi holiday. With its beautiful beaches, great fishing, nearby bush walks and mountain biking trails this is a town where the humble bach still out numbers the sandcastle mansions. As any ardent Whangamatā fan will tell you, this beachside town has so much going for […]