A seat at the table: Rosella Wine Bar

The talk at Pilates the other week was all about the lwonderful amb belly dish served at Rosella Wine Bar … More

A seat at the table: Jano Bistro

On Thursday evening, we headed out in the rain to Jano Bistro on Willis Street, to celebrate my birthday in … More

If you enjoy good food and wine, Hawke’s Bay is the place to go. There are excellent restaurants, interesting shopping, … More

To say we have had mixed weather this summer is an understatement. From lovely warm sunny days in December, so … More

The first and second of January are public holidays here in New Zealand. Lots of places are closed, things are … More

As regular readers are aware, we get a vegetable delivery (almost) every week. While often there are crisp salads that … More

Knowing we were returning to Napier at the end of December, I got online early and booked a table at … More

On a chilly winter Sunday evening, we headed down to Daisy’s restaurant in Thorndon, to celebrate Karl’s birthday a day … More

Another week over and time to think about the small pleasures of the past few days. There was sunshine, there … More

It is November already….time is flying by and before we know it it will be Christmas and then we will … More