While Mediterranean and Greek cuisines doing well in Auckland with several restaurants to choose from specially in CBD, when it comes to food courts this cuisine is hard to come by, luckily, we have it in Commercial Bay and it does not come as a surprise, after all this is...
I wish there were a lot of Turkish restaurants here in Auckland because I love them and I only know few places where I can get them. So far, the places I know and tried are only Paasha Cafe and Mezze Bar, Ottos Mediterranean Kitchen and our restaurant for the...
Lamb Doner Kebab is a Turkish dish made with grilled meat stuffed into a pita served with various accompaniments such as cucumber, lettuce, tomatoes and onions then dressed in various types of sauces. Yup, you can make your own kebabs at home, you don’t need that stacked meat on a...
First day in Spain and we chose to get our Airbnb on the outskirts of Barcelona, specifically in Canet de Mar to avoid large crowds, parking issues plus it’s in front of the beach. After checking in just after lunch we decided to stroll outside and have a look what...
I love the little eateries at Takapuna eating precinct Fortieth & Hurstmere, so far, we have tried Poke Poke, Burger Burger, Bird on a Wire and the latest one which is Otto’s Mediterranean Kitchen. We are halfway on trying them all and only got 3 left on the list, so...
If you want to eat in a certain cuisines restaurant make sure it is filled with their locals as that ensures its authenticity. This is what Mado is, a place in South Bank filled with Middle Eastern patrons, and that’s what attracted us to eat at this place. While having...
I had been seeing this restaurant for quite a while, outer facade was not inviting as it looks like a normal eatery hence I never was interested in dining in until one time one of our friends served their food on a small gathering we had at their place. They...
Baklava is a very rich sweet pastry made out of layers nuts and filo pastry sweetened with sugar syrup and/or honey. Its main characteristic is crunchy, nutty and very sweet (one of the sweetest desserts I tried). Baklava is a very rich sweet pastry made out of layers nuts and...
Shawarma is a Levantine Arab dish prepared with spit grilled meat cut into thin slices served on flat bread with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, sour cream and hummus Shawarma is a sandwich wrap of Middle Eastern origin, usually made out of spit roast shaved meat of beef, lamb, goat, chicken and...
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