A seat at the table: Capitol

Seventeen years ago, my husband and I got married at Frederiksberg Rådhus in Denmark. It really doesn’t seem so long … More

From the kitchen: dropped scones

It was Saturday afternoon, and we decided that a little something was needed to accompany our cup of tea and … More

A seat at the table: Beer no evil, empanadas so good

With things opening up again at Lockdown Level 2 Delta (as it is known…), we were able to go to … More

A seat at the table: The Pandemic Pack Collaborative Cookbook Part 2

Lockdown hit us here in New Zealand on the 18th August, a day when I was supposed to be heading … More

A seat at the table: The Pandemic Pack Collaborative Cookbook Part 1

I’m a day late for the the What’s On My Plate Challenge hosted by TheWidowBadass and Retirement Reflections. No excuse really, other than … More

A seat at the table: Ortega Fish Shack

Our next Wellington on a Plate adventure was a cold Thursday evening visit to Wellington institution, Ortega Fish Shack. This … More

There is always time for cake…

I do enjoy my Wednesdays. The mid week blues are banished as I don’t work on this day. Some Wednesdays … More

A seat at the table: Bar Salonika

It was a cold and damp winter night in Wellington on Thursday, so the perfect time to imagine being in … More

What’s on my plate? A fish pie.

We are now into Wellington on a Plate season here, a month long celebration of food, with events, special dishes, … More

Baking in the afternoon: cheese scones

ree with Felicity Cloak in The Guardian – I love scones. I also happen to live in a cheese scone obsessed city (see this article from 2019 here). People at work discuss where they get their favourite cheese scone, and every year Pravda Café’s World Famous (in Wellington) Cheese Scone Class sells out on Wellington on a Plate (I was lucky to go in 2019). One of my favourite cafes, Floriditas, even has a recipe for their cheese and rocket scones on their website. The cheese scone is part of this city’s identity!