Mister D turns One

Braised duck risotto

In one short year, Mister D has shown how it’s done, when it comes to serving Hawke’s Bay for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinners. From 6am in the morning through till last orders late at night, they have worked tirelessly over the last year to bring us what they themselves expect from a dining experience. [...]

Scholars Taradale – try something new together

Duck confit

Scholars Restaurant had around 30 something guests enjoying the 60 something capacity restaurant located on EIT’s campus in Taradale on my visit. This place is run entirely by students as I wrote about last July. The front of house team were on their fifth day of service, so you’re experiencing the beginning stage of many [...]

Mint adds affordable lunchtime dining

Pork Belly and white beans

Adding Lunch into the mix at Mint Restaurant on Marine Parade will make it easier for local office types to drop by for a bite. Now that the main dining area has been shunted forward of the bar, you’re almost guaranteed a table with a view at lunchtime whether you work locally or not. Talking [...]

The Station Bar tweaks their Autumn menu

The Mexican Burger

Next time you drop in at The Station Bar you’ll notice table talkers with a new snack menu range of tasters to enjoy. The main menu has also been tweaked but don’t worry, all your regular favourites will still be there. David Perreaux and the kitchen team have been re looking at their menu as [...]

Elephant Hill Winery Restaurant – autumn update

Beef tartare, puffed black rice, wasabi ice cream & pickled chioggia.

  The Autumn Menu has arrived Beef tartare has always been a favourite dish of mine and it’s been a while since I’ve seen it as a regular choice on a Hawke’s Bay menu. The trick with a good tartare is getting a good texture to balance out what is essentially raw beef. The puffed [...]

Unwined Cafe in the Gimblett Gravels, Hastings

Unwined Cafe

  Unwined Cafe adds back a Gimblett Gravels dining option that Te Awa Winery took away when their restaurant closed late 2012. The Spanish canvas of colours and courtyard configuration fits just as easily in the hot heat of Gimblett Gravels as it would in the Spanish Balearic islands. There is more than a nod [...]

Barm Bracks Havelock North

Barm Bracks Cafe

Barm Bracks is a yeasted bread with added sultanas and raisins. It’s also a cafe situated off to one side on the busy mini motorway between Havelock North and Hastings. Relatively new to the scene, Barm Bracks is an ideal spot to meet someone out of the glare of regular cafe go’ers for business or pleasure. [...]

Could Hawke’s Bay be the Natural Foodbowl of the World?

Hawke's Bay - The Natural Food Country

Hawke’s Bay was until quite recently branded the Fruitbowl of New Zealand. Could we reposition Hawke’s Bay to be better heard in a global food marketplace, as the Natural Foodbowl of the World? Reading this article by Kim Thorp it seems so. Kim makes some interesting points on the brand Hawke’s Bay and makes a [...]

10 Ways Hawke’s Bay Restaurants are getting results on Twitter

Food and Wine Twitter Hawke's Bay

Twitter is an amazing real time tool for restaurants to communicate with Hawke’s Bay foodies about what’s going on at their restaurant, winery or cafe. Last Friday we crowd sourced a dozen foodie photos from various Hawke’s Bay eateries and published the article all within a couple of hours. Unlike facebook pages, every tweet is [...]

 

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