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Souperb Sundays at Palate Raise $7k
Words Vicki Ravlich-Horan For five Sundays in August the Palate Soup Kitchen opened its doors. Each week two local chefs took their turn in the kitchen to create a souperb dish. Just $25 a bowl the public lined up to support this initiative supported by the kind sponsorship from Sky City Hamilton. With the generous…
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Eating pie for Kids in Need Waikato
Words Denise Irvine I wouldn’t typically have a pie for breakfast but this was for a very good cause, and it turned out to be a damn fine pie as well: classic breakfast ingredients neatly packaged in pastry. We’re talking the Limited Edition Ultimate Breakfast Pie specially made for Stu and Camille from The Breeze…
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Chef du Jour
words Denise Irvine It’s not often you see chef Mat McLean as a guest in his own restaurant, Palate, all dressed up and taking a seat at a table rather than being on the tools in the kitchen. But there he was, socialising out front last Sunday night while others were running the engine room,…
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ON MY PLATE – Oct 24
What goes on tour typically stays on tour, says Denise Irvine, unless it’s food recommendations: in this case, some good pickings on a weekend in Whangamatā. First stop, though, was Friday lunch at The Refinery, 5 Willoughby St, Paeroa, always reliable with homemade cabinet food, a thoughtful menu and vintage furniture fit-out. On this visit,…
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Nothing flaky about these!
Denise Irvine recommends a couple of excellent local pies – one savoury, one sweet – and the bonus is that you’re raising funds for a good cause while you’re tucking into them. A box of pies landed on my doorstep a few days ago, and they come with a nice little back-story: Hamilton’s Oxford Pies…
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Denise Irvine says yes to Trust the Chef at Thyme Square
I’ve always liked the notion of a “trust the chef” dinner, those occasions when you put the menu aside at a restaurant and say to staff, “please just cook us something that you know we’ll love”. And you’ve got no idea what will happen next. Thyme Square in Hamilton East takes this to the next…
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On My Plate -June 24
Made for breakfast? Most certainly, says Denise Irvine. Someone commented to me the other day that there isn’t really anywhere to have breakfast at Made Market, in Hamilton East. Um, not true. Sure, there isn’t a dedicated breakfast/brunch café, as such – they leave that to others in the neighbourhood – but there are plenty…
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The Cambridge Distillery Co.
Words by Charlotte Graham From laundry room experiment to sleek gin distillery, The Cambridge Distillery Co, is now the newest addition to Cambridge’s Alpha Street. James Coote, a Rowing NZ coach, and Will Rendell, a Westpac banker, are the co-owners of the distillery. The pair met in 2018, having both moved to Cambridge from Auckland.…
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On My Plate – April
Denise Irvine finds plenty to love at Palate Mark 111 Chefs often talk about a “twist on a classic” as they reinvent a time-honoured dish. You could say the same thing about the reinvented Palate Restaurant, now relocated from Hamilton’s Alma St to SkyCity in the heart of the CBD. There is so much that…
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Fergus – Rototunas’ new local
By Charlotte Graham, Images by Ash Muir What do you get when you combine two foodies, a father son duo and golf course chatter? A pretty darn great bar and kitchen. It comes as no surprise that Fergus Bar & Kitchen, Rototuna North’s new local, is taking off when you consider its owners— Joe Te…
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