Event perfection: Saints of Tai Tapu

Set against rolling countryside and the iconic Port Hills, Saints of Tai Tapu is not only a picturesque and customised event space, it also brings together a refined selection of sought-after professionals to cater for every aspect of your celebration. The venue: Built in 1881 in the classic early-Christchurch neogothic style, the idyllic events space […]

TwentyFour Catering Co

Catering your special day: TwentyFour Catering Co

TwentyFour Catering Co is breaking ground all over the South Island. Although they’re based in Ashburton, the team loves to travel and no distance is too far to be a part of your special day.     Owner and Executive Chef Chantelle Quinn is passionate about providing a top quality service to take the stress […]

Black & White Coffee Cartel

Your favourite fix: Black & White Coffee Cartel

Black & White Coffee Cartel is expanding to give you the new way to drink coffee in the jewel of the south, Queenstown. Leading the team at Queenstown Central in Frankton, is Kelly Roach. “Black & White Coffee cartel is a family business; you work with people who constantly support you and are as passionate […]

Affogato café

Made With Love: Affogato café

If you’re looking for a fabulous start to your day and a really cool place to breakfast, brunch or lunch with friends, then stop by one of the best little cafés in town where the food is always fresh, seasonal and superb; sit back, relax, forget your cares and just watch the world go by. […]

Va Va Vegan

Va Va Vegan

Limiting or excluding meat, dairy products and eggs was once on the cusp of consumer consciousness. But now veganism is hitting the mainstream. A menu that was traditionally not universally available or appetising, today it is all that and a bag of kale chips.     In New Zealand, more than half of Kiwis say […]

The Monday Room

Seasonal Sensations: The Monday Room

In mid-winter, sharing comfort food with great friends can be a wonderful experience. There’s no better place to do that than at The Monday Room at 161 High Street. A destination for any food and beverage lover, the new winter menu has some great options to tempt you in out of the cold, including Slow […]

Ganda's Cooking

Too delicious to forget: Jayshri Ganda’s culinary journey + Win with Metropol

Family meals so good that she needed to know how to replicate them is where Jayshri Ganda’s culinary journey began.   Jayshri is the first to admit she didn’t really know how to cook. Growing up in New Zealand with Indian parents, Jayshri and her siblings never needed to learn kitchen skills. Cooking for everyone […]