Lincoln Tan discovers Auckland s hidden restaurant dishes - Moqueca de peixe at Platform 8
7 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter.lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH
Herald ethnic affairs reporter and dedicated foodie Lincoln Tan introduces you to a world of hidden restaurant delights around Auckland.
There s little point going to a railway station when you can t travel anywhere - but not this time, when there s a promise that your taste buds will be taken on holiday.
Reginaldo Richard is the new head chef at Platform 8, a restaurant and bar located at the old Auckland railway station near Beach Road.
Lincoln Tan discovers Auckland s hidden restaurant dishes - Pork knuckles in ginger and vinegar stew at Treasure Kitchen
6 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter.lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH
Herald ethnic affairs reporter and dedicated foodie Lincoln Tan introduces you to a world of hidden restaurant delights around Auckland.
Treasure Kitchen chef Sam Ng didn t have the heart to say no when a customer who had just given birth asked him to cook a dish she believes will restore her maternal health.
Not long afterwards, another customer also made the same request - but this one was simply because she had a strong craving for it.
Lincoln Tan discovers Auckland s hidden restaurant dishes - Ori bulgogi at Mr K BBQ
Herald ethnic affairs reporter and dedicated foodie Lincoln Tan is visiting unique restaurants around Auckland. Video / NZ Herald
Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter.lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH
Herald ethnic affairs reporter and dedicated foodie Lincoln Tan introduces you to a world of hidden restaurant delights around Auckland.
The first time I had Korean ori bulgogi, or duck barbecue, was in a village near the de facto border between North and South Korea.
The guide who took me there said that by virtue of my profession as a journalist, the chances of getting across the border even as a tourist was virtually zero and this was the closest I would get to taste the North .
Lincoln Tan discovers Auckland s hidden restaurant dishes - scampi truffle risotto at Farina
31 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Chef Sergio Maglione says his scampi truffles risotto brings out the best of NZ and Italy. Photo / Dean Purcell
Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter.lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH
Herald ethnic affairs reporter and dedicated foodie Lincoln Tan introduces you to a world of hidden restaurant delights around Auckland. Operating from a prime spot on Ponsonby Rd, Farina is far from a hidden eatery, certainly compared to many in this series.
Lincoln Tan discovers Auckland s hidden restaurant dishes - bunny chow
30 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Melvin David scoops lamb curry into a hollowed out bread to make bunny chow. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter.lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH
Herald ethnic affairs reporter and dedicated foodie Lincoln Tan introduces you to a world of hidden restaurant delights around Auckland. Bunny man Melvin David, 59, is the go-to guy when South Africans in New Zealand crave curry and samosas.
For more than a decade, David has been serving up a South African street favourite called bunny chow.