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Restaurant review: Masu
Japanese eatery takes a simple approach with unbelievable results, and continues to live up to its high standards.
Restaurant review: Sri Pinang Malaysian
Helpful team go all-out to ensure a memorable evening.
Restaurant review: Musashi Japanese Cuisine
Tastiness and attention to detail top features of New Lynn restaurant.
Wine: Three syrah stars
Four weeks ago the 24th Annual Hawkes Bay Wine Auction collectively raised $141,000 for Cranford Hospice by auctioning off rare wine lots.
Restaurant review: Saan
Former wok chef at Northern Thai newbie pulls some "best-ever" dishes out of the kitchen.
Restaurant review: Saan
Wait a few weeks to see if this new Thai eatery lives up to the hype.
Hit the trail this summer
An uneconomic railway line now inspires locals and tourists to get on their bikes.
Restaurant review: Euro
Less than a year after he rolled out his low-fat, sugar-free menu at Euro, Simon Gault has gone from the nine-restaurant Nourish Group
Wine: A sense of place
I like it when the name on a bottle gives me some kind of geographic indicator as to the origin or owner's connection to the wine. Here are three that shout their sense of place ...
Restaurant review: Tokyo Bay
Go for the spectacular beach views, stay for the superior Japanese cuisine.
Restaurant review: Cali
Food influenced by the culture of America's sunshine state is the attraction of a new eatery.