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The Dish: World famous

Recently spotted eating mushrooms on toast at Dizengoff on Ponsonby Rd - celebrity Kiwi chef Peter Gordon.

Cafe pair take over biggest Gilmours

The largest Gilmours food-wholesaling operation in New Zealand has been sold by Foodstuffs to private owner-operators.

MPs to feast on seal

<i>Ella Cafe & Lounge</i>, Ponsonby

Heaven forbid that I would generalise about the English - some of my best friends are Poms...

<i>Twentythree</i>, Mt Eden

We came here because this was a new addition to the block at the top of Mt Eden Rd, just along from the Powerstation.

<i>Meredith's</i>, Mt Eden

If you are in search of a new take on food and a visual dream, Meredith's will fit the bill.

Chinese Waitress brutally beaten for 'slow service'

A waitress has been assaulted in Hengyang, Hunan Province for her apparent 'slow service'. Source - Weibo

<i>Sri Mahkota</i>, Remuera

Malaysian food has been a favourite of mine since hitchhiking through there in my early twenties.

What are the features of a good restaurant?

<i>Lotus Restaurant</i>, Viaduct Harbour

For Aucklanders, finding good Vietnamese food can be tough.

<i>Adelie Bar & Kitchen</i>, Westmere

When Amanda and Mark ran their own restaurant in St Heliers some years ago, they used to invite Amanda's parents along to sit at a front table.

<i>Queenie's Lunchroom</i>, Freemans Bay

<b>We came here because</b> I'd read about the unusual design and my curiosity was piqued.

It's too hot in Astle's kitchen for fat people or women

Masterchef guest star Tony Astle won't hire women or fat people in the kitchen of his exclusive Auckland restaurant.

Chefs boil at crack jibe

<i>Masterchef</i> celebrity judge Ross Burden agreed to leave work after making suggestive remarks to young male kitchen staff at an upmarket Auckland restaurant this week.

<i>Mahurangi River Winery</i>, Warkworth

This year has been a dream run eating out-wise. All the restaurants I've reviewed have been wonderful, hence the high scores.

Recession a recipe for Macca's success

While the world sank into the depths of the recession, McDonald's restaurants in NZ were quietly churning out more burgers and fries than ever.