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Morning Glory
What better way is there to start the day? Soul bar held a very civilised 'Morning Glory' High Tea on Saturday 6 March with very lady-like tiers of savouries and cakes in the Garden of Soul surrounded by plants...
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Mambo in the Garden of Soul
Mambo dancers shimmied to a Cuban beat at Havana Heaven at Soul bar in Auckland's Viaduct where designer Xanthe White had created a tropical paradise from plants and flowers in a living installation for six days called the Garden of Soul...
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Crackers about cheese
The Langham marked the opening of their new Great Room with Cheesefest 2010, a celebration of New Zealand’s greatest cheeses, and a delicious night out with over 400 cheeses in one grand room with all-you-can-eat cheese on offer...
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Garden of Soul
Over six enchanting days in early March, Auckland’s Viaduct precinct will be dramatically transformed with Soul Bar & Bistro’s magical Garden of Soul. Soul Bar & Bistro will literally come alive; as a living, breathing secret garden for patrons...
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Invivo at Bracu
Guests mingled in the olive trees at Bracu restaurant celebrating "invivo nell'oliveto" - living life in the olive grove- with a tasting evening and jazz band with Invivo's award-winning wines...
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Invivo in the Chapel for Christmas
Invivo Wines celebrated being Chapel's wine of the month with a 'Ponsonby Christmas Long Lunch' on Friday with a four course Kiwi Christmas meal created by Chapel chef Luke Dallow and wine-matched to Invivo wines...
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Raisin your glasses
Fancy Zibibbo in the gazebo? Brown Bros wines launched their divine new drop, a low-alcohol but incredibly sweet bubbly, with a chef cooking live at a wine and food matching event at Aachen House in Remuera...
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Sweet temptation
Manolo Blahniks lasted less time than a melting icecream, sitting on a billboard for an advertising stunt in downtown Auckland today when a man liberated them for his woman - and more rewards are coming to the billboard...
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Toast Martinborough 2009
The weather was “breezy” this year but that didn’t affect wine drinkers. Toast Martinborough 2009 still poured in the punters even if tents fell down thanks to gale force winds...
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Surviving Christmas
Can you survive Christmas without killing your family? Thread went to the Parenting Place to a fundraising evening for Bethany Centre for new mums to hear Anya Brighouse and Allison Mooney share ideas on making the silly season fun...
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Gluten free Grocer hits town
Gluten-free food has a reputation for being over-priced and tasteless but a family in Auckland has set out to change this with Gluten free Grocer on Eden Terrace...
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Fancy a coffee?
“Fancy a coffee?” is the most popular pick up line in modern day times and Gravity coffee are giving away vouchers sent to your phone through The Coffee Cupid...
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