Boulot
We decided to give Boulôt a try; it’s a restaurant set up by the Bresolini borthers, sons of Remiro Bresolini of Il Casino fame. It’s a more casual affair than Il Casino, and with the three of us...
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Wander around Wellington
I went for a wander through Hataitai and down to Roseneath to have lunch at the excellent Feast cafe today, and hauled a camera along to see what I could see.Looking past the Miramar Peninsula and...
View ArticleScopa
Scopa is another part of the Bresolini empire, along with Il Casino, Zico, and Boulot. Run by more of the Bresolini sons, it’s on the corner of Ghuznee and Dixon Street.Despite the glass walls and a...
View ArticleA sad announcement in Wellington
Remiro Bresolin is dying. Maire and I have had our wedding reception and every anniversary at Il Casino; from a selfish perspective I’ll be very sad if it dissapears from the Wellington restaurant...
View ArticleWhat the hell do I do with the roast?
If you’re like me, you believe pork is the king of meats: Pigs are friendly and delicious.A hunk of roast pork for dinner for the holidays is a fine thing, but generally you have leftover pork. One...
View ArticleI still have all this damn pork fat!
You say that like it’s a problem, not an opportunity.Consider that pork fat and potato are always a magic combination. Now contemplate the role of gypsy bacon.Mmm, two types of pig meat.So, as before,...
View ArticleCoco
Toward the southern end of Cuba Street, Coco looked quite promising as a lunch venue; the menu was interesting and not unreasonably priced.There are, indeed, some strong points: the food is delicious,...
View ArticleEsspressoholic
It’s funny how different people can have such different experiences with a place. Wellingtonista are bitching about Esspresoholic; not in the normal fashion I encounter since I moved here 15 years ago...
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"About a B-Cup"
Donuts, Espressoholic StyleFriday night was The Veils at the stupidly-named San Francisco Bathhouse, but more of that later; first I come to praise the re-opened Espressoholic and their delicious...
View ArticlePatriotism
Patriotism has been responsible for many bad things; during my life I’ve been fortunate enough to escape many of the worst excesses on a personal level - New Zealand has not been in any great wars...
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