Father’s Day restaurants to bring Dad to Father’s Day is just around the corner and yet again, the time has come for us to show our love and appreciation to the very first role model in our lives. Falling on 19 June this year, Father’s Day gives us an excuse to splurge on our loving dads. From steakhouses to Chinese restaurants, here are 12 Father’s Day restaurant deals that will make Dad feel loved. 1. Ginger Image credit: Ginger Dishes you’ll find at Ginger’s Dinner Buffet ($69++ per person) include a Buah Keluak Fried Rice, Braised Wagyu Beef Rendang, and other halal-certified, Peranakan-inspired items. Bring Dad here during the month of June and he gets to dine free with every...
“When spring comes to Paris, the humblest mortal alive must feel that he dwells in paradise” – Henry Miller Paris is undoubtedly a year-round city. But there is something about the spring that’s special. Paris in the spring is a cliché but like the best of clichés, it’s also a tangible experience. Here’s our guide to visiting Paris in the spring… When spring comes to Paris The air is soft and warm. The sun’s rays filter through the cherry blossom and light up bunches of pink and purple wisteria festooning fences, climbing over shop windows and doorways. The trees that line boulevards and avenues burst into life. Boules games resume in the parks. Favourite city spots start to fill up...
A simple recipe for steamed asparagus that gives you maximum flavor and tenderness. This classic side dish is easy to prepare and goes with almost any meal. Steamed asparagus is a simple, yet elegant side dish that pairs well with almost every meal. Steaming the asparagus helps you to maximize flavor while keeping the crisp, juicy texture asparagus is famous for. This steamed asparagus recipe is a must-have for your list of favorite side dishes and it’s sure to please even the pickiest of eaters! Read the post »**Disclaimer – My post often contains affiliate links. All products are ones I recommend. If you choose to buy one of these items through the URL , I will get a...
It’s time to celebrate great New Zealand food products with the announcement of 2022 Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards medal winners. Photos: Jay Creaghan/Manic Photography In what has been hailed as ‘the most exciting year of the Awards to date’ 218 medal winners have been recognised this year’s Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards. Winners span the length of Aotearoa from Northland to Southland and its breadth, from the West Coast over to the Chatham Islands. Additionally they represent a vast range of locally harvest, grown and made foods including mushrooms, meat, preserves, drinks, ice cream and sweets. Results follow two days of judging at Homeland in Auckland earlier in May. Seventy-one percent of all of the more than 300 entries...
One thing I love about the warmer months is Salads! We are no longer craving the hearty sustenance that we craved all winter but are longing for lighter, fresher flavors and ways to really incorporate as much of the fresh produce available at this time of year as we can! I am a person who enjoys salads any time of year, but in the summer months we can get a bit more inventive with them, and pasta salads are a wonderful way to do that. A tiny bit heartier than a bit of lettuce and cucumber they go really well with all of our BBQ's, Picnics, Pot Lucks and outdoor eating!Today I am sharing some of my absolute favorite pasta salads,...
