A Decade of Hayes Common
Words Denise Irvine, Images Ashlee DeCaires When you head down Wellington Street to Hayes Paddock in Hamilton East, a big green building stretches out before you. It’s set back from the street on a corner site, and there are typically people sitting at outdoor tables in the sun, amid kids, dogs, bikes and gardens. The […]
Weave Eatery – When All the Loose Ends Come Together
Words Denise Irvine, Images Ashlee DeCaires Tracey Kensington had never been to Hamilton until she and her family moved to the city from Palmerston North last year for her husband’s new job. Tracey was also looking for an opportunity for herself, and next minute, in January, they bought Weave Eatery at Waikato Innovation Park and […]
Dot & Winnies
By Harriet Boucher, Images Ashlee DeCaires There is something familiar about Hamilton central’s newest eatery – Dot & Winnie’s. It could be the space, which was once Mr Milton’s, a much-loved café that disappeared a few years ago. It could be the smiling faces that greet you. This small team, led by owners Mike and […]
Everyday Eatery
Breakfast this morning is at Everyday Eatery, and it is a beautiful plate of guacamole, fried mushrooms, truffle mushroom puree, poached egg and lots of herbs, layered on sourdough: happily eaten in the brand new café at Hamilton Zoo, at Rotokauri. Everyday is in the zoo’s recently opened entry precinct; the low-slung building, designed by […]