Knowing we were returning to Napier at the end of December, I got online early and booked a table at … More
Tag: fine dining
A seat at the table: Switzerland meets New Zealand
On Tuesday evening, we were lucky enough to attend an evening of good wine and food at Noble Rot Wine … More
This week’s small pleasures #296
When I start to put my weekly list of small pleasures together, I often forget those little things that bring … More
A seat at the table: Logan Brown
If you saw Monday’s post, you would have seen that Sunday was my birthday. I really celebrated in style this … More
This week’s small pleasures #198
This past week saw both a trip up to Napier (see Thursday’s post about wine tasting and my next post … More
Winter wine tasting in Hawke’s Bay
At this time of year, when the cold weather sets in, it is important to have a few little treats lined up. With our planned three-week trip to Canada obviously cancelled, we decided to head up north to Napier in the Hawke’s Bay region for a few days winter break
This week’s small pleasures #189
I think I have had enough of lockdown. On Saturday afternoon, I decided that the new routine of baking, Pilates … More
Making the weekend shine…with a bit of rain…or a short trip to Nelson (part 1)
A weekend away is always a good thing I believe. You have to stop the normal rushing around and take … More
2018: a year in eating
This is probably the most difficult round up of the year, as I just know I will miss things. There … More
Ideas of civilisation…or our travels to Europe part 3
And so we moved on to the last two stops on our European trip – Glasgow and Edinburgh. I’m from … More
Thistles and Kiwis 