1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (440+ words) Hospitality Business September 7, 2026 The Good Home – The Quack Snack. West Auckland is providing a month of delicious burgers and fierce local competition as The Trusts launch the 2026 edition of The Great Westie Burger Battle. Throughout September, fifteen of West Auckland’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (942+ words) Hospitality Business September 1, 2026 Wairarapa hospitality operators Theo Wijnsma and John Richards have officially opened The Duke Bar & Restaurant at Aston Norwood Gardens, bringing the food, service and personality that made their former Brac & Bow restaurant a Featherston favourite across the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (681+ words) Hospitality Business August 31, 2026 In a classic story, a new kid on the block and a long-lived favourite have taken top honours at the New Zealand Ice Cream & Gelato Awards 2026 with two contrasting Supreme Champions crowned: a tiny suburban Auckland gelato…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (435+ words) Kimberley Dixon September 1, 2026 Lazy Juan’s Marites burger has been crowned the winner of Burger Wellington 2026, following the festival’s biggest competition yet. The five burgers went head-to-head in a live cook-off at Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand, where they were judged…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (697+ words) Kimberley Dixon August 26, 2026 Cassia will open the doors to its brand-new restaurant at 58 Albert Street on 1 September, marking a bold new chapter for Sid and Chand Sahrawat’s celebrated contemporary Indian restaurant and its return to the heart of Auckland city....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (361+ words) Hospitality Business August 25, 2026 While pie heroes are basking in their golden glory of the Pie Awards, bakers are beginning their next challenge – to make a sausage roll worthy of legend status; one that will be talked about long after the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (744+ words) Kimberley Dixon August 20, 2026 Melbourne-based chef Alessandro Bonfigli has turned an eel, two ancient civilisations and a deeply personal story into the dish that will carry Australasia all the way to Spain. The Pipis Kiosk head chef took out the 2026 Australasia…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (476+ words) Hospitality Business August 20, 2026 Greytown café The Offering has been crowned the Supreme Winner of the 2026 Great New Zealand Toastie Takeover, taking out the title with its indulgent Holy Smoke creation. The Wairarapa business beat more than 200 entries from across the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (266+ words) Kimberley Dixon August 18, 2026 Executive Chef Tim Smith has taken over the reins of QT Wellington’s signature restaurant, Hippo, leading the establishment into a new chapter characterised by connection. Now settled into the role, he has released a fresh menu that…...