Category: cafes
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On My Plate -June 24
Made for breakfast? Most certainly, says Denise Irvine. Someone commented to me the other day that there isn’t really anywhere to have breakfast at Made Market, in Hamilton East. Um, not true. Sure, there isn’t a dedicated breakfast/brunch café, as such – they leave that to others in the neighbourhood – but there are plenty…
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2023 Wrap Up
Our wrap up 2023s food happenings in the Waikato, Denise highlights her most memorable plates while Vicki gets on her high horse. From Vicki Te Kauwhata based winery, Invivo, were recently awarded the supreme prize at the Waikato Business Awards. We’ll take the win in what has been a pretty quiet year on the food…
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On My Plate – November
Denise Irvine welcomes two fabulous newcomers to her neighbourhood, Hamilton East. (Amazing) Made: We’ve had our noses pressed up against the window panes of Made during the long years of its refurbishment and now it’s finally here. Meeting all expectations with so many good things to eat and drink at this super-smart urban precinct in…
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On My Plate – September
Denise Irvine has been eating out on the west coast, at Kāwhia and Raglan, as well as enjoying some local favourites. Sands of Kāwhia Saturday family outing with my sister and two nieces, visiting some places in our hearts, and lunch at the flash new Sands of Kāwhia hotel in the town’s main street: pan-fried…
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On My Plate
Denise Irvine loves her lunch at a Chinese eatery with new faces at the helm. Lunch today is at Canton Hong Kong, 32 Alexandra St, Hamilton. It’s my first visit here and although this modest Chinese restaurant has been around for a while it’s now under the new ownership of husband-and-wife team Jack Liu and…
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The Wrap – Aug
Congratulations to Palate and Alpino who this week both picked up a hat at the 2023 Cuisine Good Food Awards. Hayes Common, Mr Pickles and The Shack were also recognised as great spots to try. We couldn’t agree more but believe there are a number of other fine places in our region worth some accolades. …
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On My Plate – July
This month Denise has been eating her way around Coromandel as well as Hamilton. Check out what has been on her plate.
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The Wrap
Rice Rice Baby, a favourite spot at the Mount for delicious Vietnamese food opened their second eatery on Grey Street, Hamilton East earlier this year. This quirky, fast paced eatery also serves some tasty cocktails, but to be honest we often opt to race in and out with takeaways.Hamilton East is looking like the place…
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On My Plate – May 23
Denise Irvine shares some recent menu highlights, in the first of a new Waikato Foodies series:
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Beyond The Pass
Denise Irvine chats to Maria Senear About: I’m the owner-chef of The River Kitchen on Victoria St South. I worked for previous owners Brent and Lisa Quarrie, and bought the cafe from them nearly six years ago. I moved to neighbouring (bigger) premises in October 2019, just six months before the first Covid lockdown. I’ve…
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