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Gables Speight’s Ale House , Herne Bay »
When the Gables Tavern on Jervois Rd closed down, many of us mourned its loss. It was a down-to-earth staple of Herne Bay where you could be guaranteed a decent, expertly cooked steak, drowned in a sauce of your choosing and enjoyed…
Kermadec , Viaduct Harbour »
There’s something about the term “fine dining” that slightly sets the teeth on edge. It has a self-satisfied, stuffy air of pretension and snobbery. But Kermadec can, I suppose, be excused for using the description as it has to…
Restaurateur denied home detention »
An Auckland restaurateur sentenced to jail last year for ordering his staff to beat and kidnap two other workers has had his request for a home detention sentence rejected by the Court of Appeal.Rupinder Singh Chahil was last…
In the hot seat »
Where others have looked and seen only hell or a fast road to reality TV infamy, former Waikato boy and chef Josh Emett found a decade of hard work, rewarded by a seat near the head of Gordon Ramsay’s table.Where others have been…
O’Hagan’s Irish Pub , Viaduct Harbour »
Is there a place where you can buy an Irish pub off the shelf? Maybe you can order online, selecting the features you want in the same way that you pick a computer’s specs in a virtual store (”Will that be the Gaelic football jerseys…
Marvel Grill , Takapuna »
Anyone who knows me knows I love meat. I’m as far from a vegetarian as you can get. They also know I need a compelling reason to venture over the bridge to the North Shore. That reason now comes in the form of Alisdair Gribben of…
Jailed restaurateur to pay more than $75,000 in wages »
An Auckland restaurateur who was jailed for kidnapping two of his workers has been ordered to pay the men more than $75,000.Rupinder Singh Chahil was last year jailed for two years on two counts of kidnapping and one of aggravated…
Is NZ really that expensive? Contribute to our survey »
Is New Zealand a rip-off? It’s the issue that got our readers talking last week, with more than 230 comments posted on an opinion piece by British writer Peter Bills, who asserted – among other things – that New Zealand cities were…
The Dish: Our macaron master »
Last week, one of the ways Viva recommended celebrating Bastille Day was to eat macarons . And it seems you did! All over town, delis and cafes sold out of thes
GPK , Ponsonby »
If truth be told, it was the spiced squid with a risotto cake that lured us to GPK on Ponsonby Rd one wet and stormy night. Said squid had been a highlight of GPK’s lunch special (two courses and a glass of wine for $25), which I’d…