Just what you need for BBQ season: NIK GRIMMETT on how to select, prepare and cook the tastiest brisket on the planet.
Food & Drink
Central Otago Revisited – A Remarkable Romp
PHIL PARKER makes a return trip to the wineries of Central Otago and discovers that it’s a remarkable region with remarkable wines.
Singapore style chicken rice – recipe
Having found the tastiest Singapore-style chicken rice (in Singapore), PAT PILCHER has figured out how to replicate it.
Green Mountain Grill’s Daniel Boone Prime Plus REVIEW
NIK GRIMMETT loves his meat barbequed to perfection. In the first of a series, he checks out Green Mountain Grill’s latest.
Afghan Biscuits aka Chocolate Roughs
The etymology of these classic New Zealand cookies may be considered controversial in these modern times, so much so that Griffins renamed them ‘roughs’ in their packaging. Either way, they’re still a yummy chocolate biscuit with added crunch from cornflakes. I added cocoa rice puffs too. I made a double […]
Akarua Vertical Tasting
PHIL PARKER gets acquainted with Akarua wine in a vertical tasting with a hint of horizontal floor-holding.
What makes this wine great?
The first in a regular series where amateur wine connoisseur PETER GRIFFIN introduces us to some of the wines he loves – and explains what makes them great.
A future for NZ wine tourism?
Before the Covid-19 restrictions, wine writer PHIL PARKER ran a thriving wine tourism operation. Now, he’s had to rethink everything.