Acre It was rather lovely to spend our Saturday evening with MJ’s parentals, Sherry and Cliff, in local farm-to-table favourite Acre. MJ and I arrived a little ahead of schedule so took up station at the bar where I had a rather good Hemingway daiquiri. Sherry and Cliff soon joined us and we were quickly …

Staplehouse Atlanta! Fresh off the plane from Charleston, I was delighted to be collected by the excellent MJ for my first visit to her home patch, which would feature time on the Alabama homestead as well as much exploration of fun food and drink options across the region. Our first stop was in Atlanta for …

The Broken Tulip A meal that I’d been particularly looking forward to suddenly arrived after many months of expectation. The Broken Tulip in Richmond is a social restaurant run by David Crabtree Logan and Sariann Lehrer whose food I have had the pleasure of sampling on many previous occasions. I’ve written about meals at Scratch …

Peumayen After the previous day’s amble around the city, including some splendid photos of the mountains that encircle it, I slept late and generally tried to give my body the opportunity I should have afforded it to recover after the lengthy flight from New Zealand. I had lunch booked at Peumayen and decided to relax …

Roots The final stop on my tour of New Zealand’s three hat restaurants concluded with a lovely drive from Christchurch to the port town of Lyttelton to visit Roots. Including an exciting journey through a long road tunnel coupled with some spectacular hill and bay scenery, I reached my destination full of awe and ready …