Kim Knight is a Senior Writer for the New Zealand Herald.
Kim Knight has been a journalist with the Herald since 2016, working for its premium lifestyle and news sections and print magazine titles Viva, Reset, Travel and Canvas. A former magazine newspaper editor and four-time finalist for feature writer of the year, she has won multiple lifestyle and entertainment media awards and written two books - Homemade: Stories from New Zealand Stovetops and Simon Gault: No Half Measures. She studied at Auckland University of Technology, Master of Gastronomy; and Aoraki Polytechnic, Diploma of Journalism. Since 1989 she has worked for the Greymouth Evening Star, Timaru Herald and Sunday Star-Times, before joining NZME. She writes a fortnightly restaurant review for Canvas magazine. In 2023, she was named on the inaugural list of Top 50 Women In Food & Drink New Zealand. You can contact Kim at kim.knight@nzme.co.nz.
![Kim Knight: Who emptied the dishwasher and why is it always me?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kim Knight: Who emptied the dishwasher and why is it always me?
OPINION: Fresh milk, paired socks and other household admin that doesn't happen by magic.
![Auckland's best fried chicken: Is Popeyes worth the hype (and the drive)?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland's best fried chicken: Is Popeyes worth the hype (and the drive)?
July 6 is Fried Chicken Day and we are asking the big questions.
![25 of the best lifestyle and entertainment interviews of the year so far](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
25 of the best lifestyle and entertainment interviews of the year so far
While you enjoy a long weekend break, catch up on some of the best stories of 2024 so far.
![Kim Knight: What to cook for dinner? ChatGPT says chocolate crumpets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kim Knight: What to cook for dinner? ChatGPT says chocolate crumpets
OPINION: Kim Knight discovers meals are weirder when AI does the planning.
![Hollie Smith: Painting nudes, regaining her voice and confronting infertility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hollie Smith: Painting nudes, regaining her voice and confronting infertility
Ahead of an art exhibition and tour, the musician reveals the true cost of creativity.
!['I am living now': Dai Henwood on battling incurable cancer and how he told his kids](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I am living now': Dai Henwood on battling incurable cancer and how he told his kids
'Part memoir, part masterclass in hope.'
![Cockroaches, flies and the 20,000 other local insects we should learn to love](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cockroaches, flies and the 20,000 other local insects we should learn to love
New book urges New Zealanders to appreciate our "six-legged ghosts".
![Ockham Book Awards: Who won - and what did they say to the PM?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ockham Book Awards: Who won - and what did they say to the PM?
Prose, poetry and political challenges at local literature's biggest night.
!['Female rage' for the win at Ockham New Zealand Book Awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Female rage' for the win at Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
From female rage to rugby league - all the 2024 award-winning books.
![Mother’s Day should not be this complicated - a grown child’s plea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mother’s Day should not be this complicated - a grown child’s plea
OPINION: Bring back burned toast and lukewarm tea.
![Food awards fight: How did 3000 medals end up in our groceries?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Food awards fight: How did 3000 medals end up in our groceries?
Pies, cheese, sausages, etc. The big business behind all those tiny award stickers.
![Auckland Zoo keeper on 44 years of monkey business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland Zoo keeper on 44 years of monkey business
From orangutans to tea-party chimps, a keeper reflects on 44 years of zoo life.
![Where to eat this weekend: Advieh, where honesty (and butter) is always best policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Where to eat this weekend: Advieh, where honesty (and butter) is always best policy
Kim Knight reviews Gareth Stewart's latest venture, at the new InterContinental hotel.
![Heritage painting inside Chateau Tongariro ‘drooping, cracking’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heritage painting inside Chateau Tongariro ‘drooping, cracking’
Sagging canvas, flaking paint and cracks in historic painting. Who's responsible?
![Disgraced sex offender James Wallace: What's next for $50m worth of art?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Disgraced sex offender James Wallace: What's next for $50m worth of art?
Massive collection has a new owner. Meet the woman taking care of 10,000 artworks.
![3000 oysters and 4800 eggs: Behind the scenes at an epic Auckland hotel buffet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
3000 oysters and 4800 eggs: Behind the scenes at an epic Auckland hotel buffet
Inside the Auckland restaurant kitchen feeding 700 people a day.
![Katsu Katsu restaurant: The crispiest, cheesiest reason to park in Newmarket?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Katsu Katsu restaurant: The crispiest, cheesiest reason to park in Newmarket?
"The utensil's sole purpose was to ensure I scraped every bit of hot, gooey cheese."
![Hits, misses and abominations: The ultimate award season fashion wrap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hits, misses and abominations: The ultimate award season fashion wrap
Colonel Sanders bow ties are hotter than gravy but there's no saving Billie Eilish.
![Flor restaurant: Burnt duck and confounding congee in K Road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Flor restaurant: Burnt duck and confounding congee in K Road
'The kitchen could have set fire to my handbag and I would have said thank you.'
![Is the new Korean fried chicken roasted? Kookoo Bistro reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Is the new Korean fried chicken roasted? Kookoo Bistro reviewed
The Dominion Rd restaurant where the chicken is roasted - and the seaweed is fried.
![Can you judge a book by its cover? How to design a bestseller](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Can you judge a book by its cover? How to design a bestseller
Floppy ladies, the emoji effect and other book cover trends we can't resist.
![Who sat here? Experts debate origins of 'mystery' chairs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Who sat here? Experts debate origins of 'mystery' chairs
Uncovering the histories of household furniture.
![Why did a rugby-loving Christchurch truckie buy $5.5m worth of Goldie paintings?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why did a rugby-loving Christchurch truckie buy $5.5m worth of Goldie paintings?
And who will own them next?
![Two's company, but is three a culinary crime? Itameshi reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two's company, but is three a culinary crime? Itameshi reviewed
What happens when two of the world's greatest cuisines collide?
![Polyfest parody heading for world premiere](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Polyfest parody heading for world premiere
Behind the scenes with a new Pasifika company's debut theatre production.
![Review: Josh Emett's Gilt - Go for the lamb chops - stay for the long lunch-sized wine list](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Review: Josh Emett's Gilt - Go for the lamb chops - stay for the long lunch-sized wine list
Gloop's favourite Kiwi chef delivers contestable lamb chops and a rocket-fuelled rum baba.
![Secrets of the Lime Bar: 25 years of cocktails, hook-ups and tight squeezes on Ponsonby Rd](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Secrets of the Lime Bar: 25 years of cocktails, hook-ups and tight squeezes on Ponsonby Rd
Hook-ups, cocktails and other secrets of the one-metre-wide bar with no blender.
![Corned beef, caviar and a restaurant critic’s verdict on Michael Meredith's Metita](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Corned beef, caviar and a restaurant critic’s verdict on Michael Meredith's Metita
Is double-boiled taro the new triple-cooked potato?
![Dolly Parton: From rhinestones to rock star crushes, and what to do about a world on fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dolly Parton: From rhinestones to rock star crushes, and what to do about a world on fire
What happened when country music's biggest star decided to cover rock's greatest anthems?
![Please explain: NZ's top chefs' advice for dining out and the restaurant trends to look out for](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Please explain: NZ's top chefs' advice for dining out and the restaurant trends to look out for
Pricey drinks, vexing vegans and other burning hospo issues explained.
![Where to find a cheap restaurant dinner in Auckland this summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Where to find a cheap restaurant dinner in Auckland this summer
Christmas credit card bills are starting to bite, but you can still dine out this summer.
![Fussy eaters: Why are your children choosing what's for dinner?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fussy eaters: Why are your children choosing what's for dinner?
Mealworm patties and lab-grown burgers? Hold my hemp milk, says Gen Alpha.
![Chops, chops - cutlets. What happened to the humble hero of summer barbecues?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chops, chops - cutlets. What happened to the humble hero of summer barbecues?
An ode to meat on the bone; the meal you can hold in one hand.
![Chris Warner must die! Michael Galvin on the Shorty St cliffhanger and what the future holds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chris Warner must die! Michael Galvin on the Shorty St cliffhanger and what the future holds
How many lives can Dr Love have?
![Whalebones, bikinis and a throne: New Zealand design history in 110 chairs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whalebones, bikinis and a throne: New Zealand design history in 110 chairs
New exhibition reveals curious tales of 110 chairs from NZ's history.
![From Dang to Durian on Dominion Rd: Kiin Thai Kitchen restaurant, reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
From Dang to Durian on Dominion Rd: Kiin Thai Kitchen restaurant, reviewed
Out of mango? What happened when a restaurant critic followed her nose.
![Pavlova Power List: What's the best way to cook it?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pavlova Power List: What's the best way to cook it?
Air fryer or barbecue? Only one pav will win the battle of the beaters.
![Feeding vegans, loud hotel sex and getting rid of house guests - a seasonal survival guide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Feeding vegans, loud hotel sex and getting rid of house guests - a seasonal survival guide
Expert advice on group holidays, dietary requirements and other festive dilemmas.
![Where to eat this weekend: Kim Knight reviews Jungle 8's $8.88 neon-lit menu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Where to eat this weekend: Kim Knight reviews Jungle 8's $8.88 neon-lit menu
Welcome to the Elliott Stables jungle, where the prices are as wild as the customers.
![Lost in 'The Moment': When did date nights get so complicated?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lost in 'The Moment': When did date nights get so complicated?
OPINION: Our appetite for dinner with a side of experience is endless.
![Dolly Parton: From rhinestones to rock star crushes, and what to do about a world on fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dolly Parton: From rhinestones to rock star crushes, and what to do about a world on fire
What happened when country music's biggest star decided to cover rock's greatest anthems?
![Orphan's Kitchen reviewed: Are the Ponsonby restaurant's night moves up to scratch?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Orphan's Kitchen reviewed: Are the Ponsonby restaurant's night moves up to scratch?
Where the aperitif is as (delightfully) chewy as the steak.
![Tick-tick-pause: Ahead of another surgery, Kim Knight contemplates broken hearts and empty wombs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tick-tick-pause: Ahead of another surgery, Kim Knight contemplates broken hearts and empty wombs
"I imagine my uterus as a carelessly arranged spanakopita . . . "
![Boldly going where no lasagne has gone before - Bossi restaurant, reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boldly going where no lasagne has gone before - Bossi restaurant, reviewed
Lasagne is a hug. This lasagne is a one-night-stand stand in stilettos.
![Year of the pig? Auckland’s influx of runaway porkers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Year of the pig? Auckland’s influx of runaway porkers
From road hogs to porcine pets - why are roaming pigs on the rise?
!['Rest in peace, little big man' - Ponsonby grieves the ginger cat with many names, but only one life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Rest in peace, little big man' - Ponsonby grieves the ginger cat with many names, but only one life
The feisty feline who liked to lunch at Prego is no more.
![Use it or lose it: Restaurant legend issues drastic SOS to downtown Auckland diners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Use it or lose it: Restaurant legend issues drastic SOS to downtown Auckland diners
'I'm sure I'm not the only one pacing the house at 3am.'
![Baked beans for dinner? Make them Brazilian and pass the cheese bread - Tempero reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Baked beans for dinner? Make them Brazilian and pass the cheese bread - Tempero reviewed
Fact - confidence makes the ugliest beans more attractive.
![Restaurant review: An oasis of charm? We check out Forest's new digs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Restaurant review: An oasis of charm? We check out Forest's new digs
Does the 2.0 version of a vegetarian darling still wow?
![Ever wondered what happened to soft-shell crabs? Masu restaurant reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ever wondered what happened to soft-shell crabs? Masu restaurant reviewed
Memories are made of thick-cut sashimi - and squid ink sliders.
![Chateau Tongariro is closed - who gets its historic art treasure?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chateau Tongariro is closed - who gets its historic art treasure?
The curious tale of an artist, a chateau - and a $1.3m angora cat painting.
![Post-pandemic dining: Top chefs on $50 mains, 90-minute tables and why nobody can get a 7pm booking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Post-pandemic dining: Top chefs on $50 mains, 90-minute tables and why nobody can get a 7pm booking
Pricey drinks, vexing vegans and other burning hospo issues explained.
![Review: Amano restaurant and the curious case of the missing reservation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Review: Amano restaurant and the curious case of the missing reservation
What happens when your Auckland table for four turns out to be in Perth?
![Watch: Remuera restaurant ram raid, deputy mayor 'beyond angry'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Remuera restaurant ram raid, deputy mayor 'beyond angry'
Early morning Remuera burglary caught on camera.
![Ram raiders target upmarket Remuera eatery - 'What the hell's going on?'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ram raiders target upmarket Remuera eatery - 'What the hell's going on?'
Upmarket eatery newest target of window-smashing burglars.
![Haute girl summer: Why THAT Rihanna dress is coming to Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Haute girl summer: Why THAT Rihanna dress is coming to Auckland
How to see a piece of bright yellow haute couture history.
![Fish sausage rolls and an $18 onion? The Oyster Inn, Waiheke, reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fish sausage rolls and an $18 onion? The Oyster Inn, Waiheke, reviewed
Sure, they have oysters - but let's talk about the rest of that menu.
![Julie Goodwin: Failure, fish stew and losing Jock Zonfrillo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Julie Goodwin: Failure, fish stew and losing Jock Zonfrillo
Television's favourite home cook on failure, fish stew and finding her inner mad granny.
![Ghost Street reviewed: Are the $8 dumplings worth it?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ghost Street reviewed: Are the $8 dumplings worth it?
Customers literally tick the boxes - but what about the food?
![Fonterra te reo trademark failures: The cheese that could be a cabbage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fonterra te reo trademark failures: The cheese that could be a cabbage
Dairy giant backs away from plans to monopolise Māori words.
![Soul Bar restaurant review: Has the Viaduct's GOAT still got it?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Soul Bar restaurant review: Has the Viaduct's GOAT still got it?
New kitchen, new lasagne - is the waterfront stalwart still worth a visit?
![Fussy eaters: Why are your children choosing what's for dinner?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fussy eaters: Why are your children choosing what's for dinner?
Mealworm patties and lab-grown burgers? Hold my hemp milk, says Gen Alpha.
![Restaurant review: Kim Knight's verdict on Cassia 2.0 at SkyCity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Restaurant review: Kim Knight's verdict on Cassia 2.0 at SkyCity
Even the door handles smelled good.
![Steak, chips and excellence - Ponsonby Rd Bistro reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Steak, chips and excellence - Ponsonby Rd Bistro reviewed
Restore your faith in the basics (and reinvented brussels sprouts).
![Making Auckland Māori again - the man behind the city's big civic art works](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Making Auckland Māori again - the man behind the city's big civic art works
His designs are everywhere - but just who is the man intent on reindigenising the city?
![Duo Eatery reviewed: Low key excellence (even if you're vegan)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Duo Eatery reviewed: Low key excellence (even if you're vegan)
Best shared? Choose your dining companions wisely.
![Overnight sensation: Giant $65k public artwork unfurled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Overnight sensation: Giant $65k public artwork unfurled
What is the enormous new public art work all about?
![Cheese, meat and a near-spiritual experience: Taco Loco reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cheese, meat and a near-spiritual experience: Taco Loco reviewed
Messy? Who cares when a chorus of taco angels is singing in your heart.
![King George, the coronation - and the mystery disappearance of NZ's golden gift](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
King George, the coronation - and the mystery disappearance of NZ's golden gift
How did the British Monarchy lose the biggest chunk of gold ever found in NZ?
![Madame George reviewed: The K Rd restaurant that's using its loaf to earn a crust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Madame George reviewed: The K Rd restaurant that's using its loaf to earn a crust
Whoever said you can't live on bread alone has not tried this bread.
![Cost-cutting proposal threatens conservation care of Auckland Art Gallery collection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cost-cutting proposal threatens conservation care of Auckland Art Gallery collection
Staff face return to revenue-earning model as gallery tries to earn its keep.
![What Auckland Art Gallery found when it cleaned a 400-year-old Brueghel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What Auckland Art Gallery found when it cleaned a 400-year-old Brueghel
Poos, wees and Victorian prudes - the surprising secrets of a Flemish master revealed.
![Aigo restaurant review: Italy meets Korea - but does it really work?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aigo restaurant review: Italy meets Korea - but does it really work?
The noodle bar with the pasta dish you'll be thinking about for days.
![Is this Auckland's best pizza? Ooh-Fa reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Is this Auckland's best pizza? Ooh-Fa reviewed
"These guys are to flour as MoVida is to an anchovy."
![Your first clue should be the truffle sushi: Wakuwaku reviewed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Your first clue should be the truffle sushi: Wakuwaku reviewed
Why be safe when you can be interesting?
![Restaurant review: Our verdict on Grand Harbour's yum cha](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Restaurant review: Our verdict on Grand Harbour's yum cha
The city's speediest lunch comes with cake - but not as your sweet tooth knows it.