Category: Food
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Lunch at Portstone Garden Centre
Lunch today was a super delicious Thai pumpkin soup and a yummy lamington. Highly recommended. I also left with a cherry tree to plant in the garden. I love garden centre cafes.
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Lunch at Therapy Cafe on Hereford Street
This probably looks more like a breakfast, but I’m rather fond of having granola and fruit with yoghurt for lunch. This one was from Therapy Cafe on Hereford Street – a little cafe that does amazing coffee and awesome food, and they are very welcoming. It’s been hard going of late with Covid-19 and Hereford…
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Lunch at the Penny Black Victorian Tea Room at The Tannery
I had heard there was a tearoom opening at The Tannery but it was a surprise today when I got there to see it was operating. As a big fan of high teas, it was a no-brainer for my partner and me to have lunch there. Afterall, we’d walked an hour to get there (down…
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Panadero Filipino Bakery
Until yesterday, I’d not heard of this bakery, as I don’t have much reason to be in Upper Riccarton. At a friend’s suggestion, we met there today to try out their donuts (the bakery is located at Church corner in the Peerswick Mall at 388 Riccarton Road). They bake a range of Filipino bread, pastries and…
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The Cake Shop at The Tannery in Woolston
There is now a cake shop at the Tannery in Woolston. I went along this morning to check it out with my photo club. When ever the photo club turn up it’s like the paparazzi have turned up! Though we do get very distracted by cake…and choosing just which cake to end up having was…
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Browsers Cafe in Riccarton
Another gorgeous day today in Christchurch – the perfect sort of sunny and balmy Autumn day to sit outside somewhere and have lunch. I’d not been to Browsers Cafe in Riccarton in a long time, and thought it would be the perfect spot for some outdoor dining. And it certainly was. It’s a very uplifting…
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Canterbury Cheesemongers
Yummo.. cheese and freshly baked bread goodness – at the Canterbury Cheesemongers on Montreal street (just behind the Arts Centre). The smell of fresh bread when you walk through the door is just wonderful. If you love bread and you love cheese, then this place should be on your list of go-to shops.
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A Very Serious Sandwich
Definitely an inside day today, brrr it’s been cold and wet and windy. So I stopped off at The Colombo and sampled a very serious chicken and peanut sandwich from The Serious Sandwich. It was very filling and delicious! Good and hot coffee too.
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Kim’s Kitchen in Ashburton
I drove through Ashburton today on my way further south for a few days. I was in need of a coffee and a snack so decided to stop at Kim’s Kitchen in Tancred Street. I’d been there for the first time a few weeks back for lunch and thought it was wonderfully kitsch and fun.…
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The Raspberry Cafe at Tai Tapu
I had coffee and cake today at The Raspberry Cafe in Tai Tapu. It’s a lovely spot to meet up with a few friends. I was there to catch up with my photo club as we were going to photograph the countryside around Tai Tapu after our coffee and cake of course (there’s a sneaking…
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Macarons from J’aime Les Macarons
Spotted at The Colombo – don’t they look wonderful? I had to test one out, so had the Rose one and it was very good! You can find out more at the J’aime Les Macarons website.
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The George Hotel Cooking for a Cause at The Colombo
For the last few weeks the chefs from The George Hotel have been doing cooking demonstrations at The Colombo shopping centre on Colombo Street. I finally got down there today to check things out. Two of the MasterChef contestants (Matt and Dave) were there this morning cooking Hereford Beef. Not only did I learn a…
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