Baking for Hospice: How you can help

“Who hasn’t reached for the cookie tin or for a big slice of chocolate cake whenever they’re upset? There is something so comforting, heart-warming and soul-lifting about home-baked goodies, and as every baker knows, there’s a lot of love that goes into baking. So what could be better to show the hospice patients, their families [...]

Loud Shirt Day at the Langham

Not perhaps the kind of shirts that would make it onto the catwalk during Fashion week, but a great effort by the Langham staff to get into the spirit of Loud Shirt Day. Loud Shirt Day is the annual appeal of The Hearing House and the Southern Cochlear Implant Paediatric Programme, both of which are [...]

Earthquake kits for foodies

Last weekend my daughter flew up from Wellington. She persuaded me to go shopping for a disaster getaway kit. Auckland may not sit on a major fault line as Wellington does, but we are not immune to volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and earthquakes so may as well be prepared. Wellingtonians have been far more diligent at [...]

Kohu Road: A sustainable business

What do gourmet ice cream, beer, sticky date pudding and opera have in common? They were all part of a foodie event which the Sustainable Business Network and Kohu Road Ice Cream co-hosted recently at its new ice cream factory in New Lynn. On the way there I felt a bit apprehensive, as the invitation [...]

Pasta Mia: The secrets of a healthy Italian diet

I lined up for a Tasting session by Angelo Tredicucci from Pasta Mia at Ponsonby’s Nosh on a recent Saturday morning. As I bit into plump little pillows of smoked salmon ravioli sauced with a mixture of butter, oil, parsley, thyme, and lemon, I was hooked! I went on to sample the porcini mushroom filled [...]

Delish Cupcakes: Business born from passion

I’m typical JAFA foodie, always craving something new. So when I heard that Delish Cupcakes Store had opened last week I headed down there as soon as I could to drink an Atomic coffee and buy one of their cupcakes. I have to say it not only looked gorgeous (like edible art) but tasted seriously [...]