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Kumeu Market – A Visual Essay

This is our first time at the Kumeu Market, we never heard of this before when we were still living in North Shore but now that we moved to Northwest we got introduced to this market via road signs that we see along the way as we drive past the...

The Pie Shop (Kumeu, Auckland, New Zealand)

Let’s start this review by saying this. “This is the most expensive savoury pie that I ever bought in my life!” At NZ$10.00 for a single serve pie, this costs more than twice the price of an average meat pie here in New Zealand. While there are other expensive pies...

Juicy New Zealand Strawberries (Kumeu, Auckland, New Zealand)

A few years ago West Auckland particularly starting from Whenuapai up to Parakai was quite rural but nowadays these places started to become urban and a lot of new establishments and houses are being built on a daily basis on a very fast pace. 10 years ago when we visit...

Brothers Beer & Juke Joint BBQ (Auckland CBD, New Zealand)

We came here only for one thing, their beers! Brothers beer in City Work Depot have an amazing collection of beers hence this was the choice for today to unwind after a long day’s work. I had never been to a bar for ages, thanks to COVID, I got stuck...

Coromandel Oyster Company (Coromandel, New Zealand)

Last Tuesday I briefly mentioned the camping that we had in Coromandel and one of the best fish and chips we had for a long time, today I will showcase this place which I have been wanting to visit every time we visit Coromandel, Coromandel Oyster Company. When you visit...

Coromandel Takeaways (Coromandel, New Zealand)

Since we can’t travel overseas at the moment, one of the long weekends last summer we travelled locally and went for a camping at Shelly Beach in Coromandel. We stayed here for three days and it was a stunning location, great amenities, situated on a secluded beach front, facing West...

Slow Cooker Hangi Pork

Hangi is a traditional New Zealand Māori method of cooking food using umu, basically a type of oven made with heated rocks buried in a pit. Using meats like pork, beef, lamb and chicken this method is usually used on special occasions. Hangi is one of the special occasion dishes...

Oktales Virtual Beer Tasting

Events now a days are held differently, no more large crowds, no socializing, no freebies and no food service since everything is done virtually, so most of them will be BYO. The last proper event I joined was not a Tech Event but a food event and it was the...