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Auckland Scene
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The amazing Miss Saigon – Auckland review
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What’s the Racket…?!
There’s very little about Racket not to love, let’s just be honest. But let’s begin at the beginning… in case you’re wondering where to find this little alley alcove, park yourself at Britomart Station…
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The new kids in town: Tyler St Garage
Auckland Scene – We rolled into town on Friday night, three blonde beauties (moi and the gal-pals) with one brave lad! We’d heard about the upstairs bar at Tyler St and figured we ought to check it out at least once before the chill of winter really sets in. Just one question – would the [...]
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Auckland Bar Scene: the grand ol Grand Central
When do you know this bar thing is getting out of hand? When you order a drink at on a Monday night (on the night in question, a semi-traditional Whiskey-Mac with equal parts Irish Whiskey and ginger wine over ice with lemon, no mixer) and the bartender looks at you, smiles, winks, then says “Ah, [...]
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Bar Scene: Golden Dawn
When the Golden Dawn opened in December, there was much talk around town. For some of the young bartenders around town it was the place to work with Jacob Briars aka The Vodka Professor compiling a stunning drinks list and backbar selection of spirits. And despite the flurry of new bars in Britomart, there are [...]
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Bar Scene: The Corner Store
Our new Bar Scene Babe Tash McGill joins Blogger at Large’s Auckland Scene team this week and starts with this little pearler in her ‘hood: There’s something about having a local that makes you feel like a real grown-up. Being that this is my first outing for Blogger At Large, all things considered it was [...]
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First pop-up restaurant is a Deception
The first instalment from The Next Crew – ART (Aotea Raw Talent), doing pop-up restaurants around Auckland was named Deception and held at the Fables Rug Gallery. The Gallery’s old-world style interior with exposed bricks, wooden floors and expensive Persian rugs, was a fabulous contrasting backdrop to the hip modern theme of the evening. We [...]
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Tips for buffet eating: Eight at Langham Auckland
The Langham Auckland has just opened a “new concept in dining”. It’s called Eight. Eight different food stations. Don’t call it buffet but a fine dining and fabulous experience, and it’s the talk of the town. The eight themed ‘kitchens’ each have their own chef, and carry a daily changing signature dish or you can [...]
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Pop-up restaurants popping up near you!
An innovative and trendy new dining extravaganza is about to hit the streets of Auckland and could be coming to a location near you. I Victoria, aka Lois Lane (with my new digital recorder), set out to track down all the goss via a chat with Mark Southon. In the age of pop-up shops – [...]
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Britomart’s the new Viaduct
I’ve been to Auckland’s Britomart twice in the last two months and both times I’m sure new bars have popped up that weren’t there the day before. There are now 13, but by the time you get there, there’s likely to be 18. The latest one had me twirling in circles, eyes wide and muttering [...]
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