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Ombrellos Kitchen and Bar
#191 Eat - delicious salt and pepper squid from Ombrellos Kitchen and Bar. On a sunny, warm day, the courtyard was the perfect lunch...
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Taco Medic
#158 Buy - delicious tacos from Taco Medic in Queenstown. Find this hidden gem down the lane - it is the great wee business of local...
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La Rumbla
#155 Buy - delicious food and drinks from La Rumbla in Arrowtown. Locally owned by PJ and Sam, their menu is inspired by their travels to...
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Florence's (and Matt's) Almond Croissant
#153 Eat - an almond croissant made by Matt from Florence's Food Store and Cafe in Wanaka. I was driving out of Wanaka towards the...
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The Merchant of Clyde
#136 Eat - today we popped into The Merchant of Clyde cafe in the historic Olivers for a quick lunch stop on our way home. Originally...
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Bannockburn Hotel
#134 Buy - a beer in the winter sun at the Bannockburn Hotel. Local husband and wife owners Andy and Anna bought this historic country...
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Quartz Reef Winemaker's Dinner
#108 Do - celebrate local wines from Central Otago at a winemaker's dinner. Tonight we had an entertaining and fun evening of wine hosted...
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Precinct Food
#104 Eat & Drink - from Precinct Food in Vogel Street. Locally owned by Liz Christensen, who has catering company The Inspired Pantry -...
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Oaken
#100 - perfect start to Monday, a long black from Oaken before a run. Locally owned by Linda and Sam (mum and son team) they opened in...
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Sit in the sunshine in Carlton
#94 Do - on a sunny winter morning we strolled north of the city centre to our old neighbourhood of Carlton. It was the perfect spot to...