Discovering new dishes, reviewing restaurants and just sharing our favourite stories about the food that we love.
We found this food gem in East Tamaki by accident. I had forgotten to book at the restaurant we actually came for, and the wait to be seated there was going to be an hour or so and we were too hungry to wait. Soooo we were like… hmmm… where else could we go in this...
I’m super late to this game, especially since Whittaker’s released their artisan ‘Cocoa Lovers Collection’ way back in 2020… but I had to find out (properly): Does the Whittaker’s Cocoa Samoa Chocolate actually taste like Koko Samoa? In case you didn’t know, cacao...
I spent several days looking online for a local seafood restaurant that had good food (ie. great reviews) but in a reasonable price range because... well... the budget. It was a bit of a mission, and I almost resorted to dipping into my savings to satisfy my seafood...
In my culinary fantasies, I can walk into any café and ask for a fresh brew of sweet, black koko Samoa. That world is not reality just yet (at least not in New Zealand) but I know connoisseurs of this 'black gold from Samoa' have been talking about it for years, and...
Family Time Is Sacred Time During the past 5 months, I’ve spoken with many close friends who have lost a parent. As someone whose parents are both living, I cannot begin to fathom what that must be like. My heart goes out to them. As a result of these conversations,...
First, you have to get someone in Samoa to send it to you. Preferably frozen (because of how it's seafood). My lovely aunt in Samoa surprised us this Christmas by sending her husband over with this for us: That's just a frozen mass of little green worms. I was so...
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