This week’s small pleasures #391

We have had sunshine, wind and rain this week, making the early winter weather quite variable. We are now in … More

A seat at the table: an amber revolution

On Tuesday evening, we headed over to Noble Rot Wine Bar for one of their special evenings of wine tasting … More

I got up this morning and thought…hmmm…the days are getting shorter, autumn can’t be far away. But it is still summer, … More

As you may have noticed, this week’s small pleasures is in two parts. There was just so much to report … More

With longer days and the thoughts of summer approaching, we decided to have a short weekend away over the Remutaka … More

The scene: a rather wet, grey and unseasonably cold Saturday lunch time. Noble Rot Wine Bar. Tucked away down a … More

Since I haven’t been able to be in the kitchen recently, this month I am sharing our latest dining experience … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would say how nice it was to catch up after … More

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

It’s been a busy week what with one thing and another, so it was lovely to head out this evening … More