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CAFE ABYSSINIA

Thursday, November 1, 2012

[Photographs: David Straight] At last. Mount Roskill might have become an enclave for Ethiopians in recent years, but – possibly because many arrived here as refugees – until now there’s never been a restaurant. Believe me: I’ve looked. Then, the other day, a hopeful Google search threw up Cafe Abyssinia, and I got very excited [...]

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MY KITCHEN

Thursday, September 13, 2012

[Photographs: David Straight] A very long time ago, I came to look at what is now My Kitchen, back when it was a dirgy flat above a shop. It looks much better now, slightly mod and very clean. We like the white walls, the red vinyl seats, the timber. We also like the terrific sign [...]

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BASQUE KITCHEN

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

[Photographs: David Straight] There doesn’t appear to be any Basque food, but we don’t care. Basque is in the back streets of Newmarket – just there, behind the movies and near the little park. It’s small and noisy, and it’s hard to get a table. The menu is short, Spanish tapas, rustic, casually presented and [...]

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THE GOLDEN DAWN

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

[Photographs: David Straight] We go to the Golden Dawn quite often: in fact, it’s probably our favourite bar in Auckland. Sometimes, in the early evening – gosh, late at night too – we visit to eat, rather than drink. The menu, seasonal and simple, runs from bread and butter ($5) to a sticky lamb neck [...]

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MEREDITH’S

Friday, May 25, 2012

[Photographs: David Straight] This may be the best cooking in Auckland right now. Michael Meredith was rightly celebrated at The Grove, before he left to start Meredith’s five or so years ago. It is a small, hushed space in three small rooms in a no man’s land on Dominion road. The front windows are frosted [...]

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