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Auckland restaurant review: Eyeing the menu at Ima Cuisine, Fort St. Yvonne Lorkin surveys the wines.
14 May, 2021 11:00 PM
6 minutes to read
Kanafeh Levantine dessert - cheese, pastry and rosewater syrup finished with a generous sprinkle of pistachio, and served with mint tea at Ima Cuisine on Fort Street, Auckland. Photo/Jason Oxenham
Kanafeh Levantine dessert - cheese, pastry and rosewater syrup finished with a generous sprinkle of pistachio, and served with mint tea at Ima Cuisine on Fort Street, Auckland. Photo/Jason Oxenham
The ultimate Easter resurrection? Restaurant critic Kim Knight visits an eatery famous for its hot cross buns and discovers even more hot cross buns.
Auckland restaurant review: Kim Knight eyes the menu at SPQR, Ponsonby. Yvonne Lorkin s drinks list
7 May, 2021 05:00 PM
5 minutes to read
Scampi linguine from the menu at SPQR on Ponsonby Rd. Photo/Jason Oxenham
The restaurant where the linguine is as famous as its patrons is ageing gracefully, writes restaurant critic Kim Knight. I checked the time and then checked again. Waitstaff were dragging the tables inside and the wheelie bins curbside. 10pm and Ponsonby was, apparently, closing.
It used to require a certain degree of fortitude to be there for last drinks at SPQR, possibly because first drinks started so early. I recall one spectacular afternoon when a discreet waiter tapped a famous PR person on the shoulder to tell her a famous writer had been collected from the bathroom floor and was now recovering somewhere out the back.
Burnham Bootcamp fundraisers raise over £730 in memory of popular resident
Burnham Bootcamp organised a day-long Aortic Day Charity Fundraiser, raising funds for the Aortic Centre Trust.
A day of socially distanced fitness sessions was held by Victoria featuring boxercise, piloga, spin, as well as private virtual sessions and kettlebells. Kim Knight, who also teaches fitness, also led several sessions during the day.
Victoria says: “A huge thank you goes to everyone that donated to a charity so very close to our hearts.”
“It was a very emotional day again, but we are surrounded by such love and support – James was such a popular character.”
Auckland restaurant review: Eyeing the menu at Saxon + Parole and drinks list
1 May, 2021 06:00 PM
5 minutes to read
Sumptuous interiors at Saxon+Parole restaurant in Commercial Bay. Photo/Babiche Martens
A Commercial Bay steakhouse does a bloodily perfect venison and quite a lot of vege, writes restaurant critic Kim Knight. Remember when you had to lie on a bed to do up the jeans that compressed your stomach flatter than a cheese slice?
This week, I am grateful to the chemist who invented Lycra, the Japanese textile experts who first incorporated it into denim and the fashion designers who turned that cloth into acceptable midweek office wear.