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Exquisite Quince Martinis at Floriditas

The quince is a rare sort of a fruit. It's like a hybrid of the pear and the apple. Rather astringent and sour, it is most often used as a jam or jelly. I've only ever had it as a paste, which is truly delicious with cheese and crackers. When I was told that Floriditas have created a quince martini, I was curious but skeptical. To me, a martini ...

Tagged as: feature, Floriditas, drink

I Know I've Said Before That I Don't Have A Sweet Tooth, But...

You'll know from previous episodes that I've said I'm too much of a sourpuss to have a sweet tooth. However, there are a couple of fine sweet treats that I'm reasonably partial to. Anything lemon or vanilla, and of course, lovely neenish tarts, which are at the top of the list (two people last week individually told me that they had seen neenish ...

Tagged as: feature, coffee, Floriditas, cafe, eatery

A Sublime Elderflower and Gin Flavoured Trifle...

It's no secret that I loathe summer. My allergies are in full flight, the bright sunlight makes my eyes water and my friends growl me and tell me to stop ruining it for everyone else when I half-jokingly complain about sun poisoning. But that doesn't mean I don't like the kind of food we associate with summer. Jelly Tips on a stick, nice and ...

Tagged as: feature, coffee, Floriditas, eat, dessert

Ice-Cream: A Summer Food Fantasia

When you feel like your shoes are melting to the pavement and you’re seeing that shimmering effect off in the distance, it’s time for one thing. Ice-cream. Smooth, creamy, melt in your mouth, tastier than that boy or girl you had a crush on in high school, ice-cream.  Don’t get me wrong - gelato’s, frozen yoghurt’s and sorbets are all good, ...

Tagged as: feature, Scopa, coffee, Floriditas, sweet treats, eat, sweet mothers kitchen, chow, dinner, dessert, food, cafe, wellington, eatery, restaurantl

Neenish Tart Heaven...

The other day at the bookshop where I work, a young gentleman came in and bought a copy of the wonderful cookbook Ladies, A Plate: Traditional Home Baking by Alexa Johnston. I told him about how for my birthday recently, my co-workers, who know how much I love this book, put on a classic morning tea for me. Each of them baked a different recipe ...

Tagged as: feature, coffee, Floriditas, eat, cafe, baking

Eating Organic

It’s strange to think that not that long ago, most people didn’t really know what organic foods were.  It was just a given that fruits and vegetables would come absolutely saturated in chemical pesticides, or were grown with the use of artificial fertilizers and all manner of unknown waste products.  Not to mention the ...

Tagged as: feature, brunch, Floriditas, eat, Matterhorn, food, places, eatery, fruit, breakfast

Winter warmers @ Floriditas

 I know I have sung my undying love for Floriditas many times, but I am going to do it one last time, and with good reason. I was fortunate enough to try not one but three of their new winter breakfast dishes this weekend, and I can assure you that all of them are absolutely to die for.  Porridge has always been a winter favourite of ...

Tagged as: feature, coffee, Floriditas, eat, drinks, place, feijoa, winter food, breakfast

Late night eats Top 5

If you are busy like me, I'm betting you often find yourself on the dark side of 9pm, having not yet eaten. I do this way too often, losing track of time until my night time food options are drastically reduced. Luckily, in Wellington, we have some great late night food, if you know where to look. What follows is my top 5 late night food ...

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Feijoas

Winter sucks.  This is a given.  There are, however, a few treats which act like rays of sunlight shining through the grey clouds of the colder mid-year months.  Sweaters are nice.  Heaters are pretty sweet.  Stews and mashed potato are both boss.  But by far my personal all time favourite thing about a winter in ...

Tagged as: feature, Floriditas, eat, Midnight Espresso, deluxe, baking, fruit, review, Sweet Mother's Kitchen

Bombolini

When I think doughnuts I think Krispy Kremes. I think Dunkin’ Donuts, fat cops and stale coffee. Apparently I am wrong.  Last week I had the immense pleasure of trying a bomboloni at floriditas. After trying it and feeling like my life was finally complete, I figured that bombolini must mean “gift from the heavens” or something similar in ...

Tagged as: feature, Floriditas, sweet treats, eat