Dish

Dish is an award-winning bi-monthly magazine for people who enjoy cooking and reading about good food. It contains inspiring seasonal recipes and stories about food producers, issues and trends around food in New Zealand and overseas. The recipes are beautifully presented and simple to follow and offer inspiration for both accomplished cooks and those keen to try something new.

EDITOR’S LETTER

SIDE DISHES • What’s new, news and necessary for your kitchen

MAKING FOOD LOOK beautiful • At the recent Dishing Up Summer event at Fisher & Paykel, recipes for summer entertaining were prepared and photographed in style.

WHAT’S ON • Food and wine events to mark in your diary

in season: zucchini • Whether you call them zucchini or courgettes, there are so many ways to enjoy these summer squashes – even its flowers are a seasonal delight.

set to sizzle • Dish’s new columnist, Gareth Stewart, executive chef of the Nourish Group – which includes Jervois Steak Houses – joins us to share his knowledge of all things meat. This issue, we find out how to sous vide a delicious skirt steak at home without expensive gadgets.

shuck and roll • Talk about perfect partnering – Ana Schwarz and Geoff Tippett have created a duo of culinary wonderment with their oyster bar and conjoined gelateria on Auckland’s waterfront.

BEST IN THE BUSINESS • This summer, satisfy your oyster cravings with these pearler dining destinations.

inspect a gadget • How much thought do you put into those utensils you use every day in the kitchen? Ever wondered about their evolution? Author Tim Hayward has...

ritual beauty • Believe it or not, the task of dinner can actually be a joy, says Nadine Levy Redzepi. A world away from her husband’s famous restaurant, her own cooking, collated in a new cookbook, is reinventing the everyday.

give it a shot • Get creative with produce and make your own syrups, purées and tinctures, lifting summer cocktails to adventurous new heights.

RECIPES • What we’re cooking in this issue of Dish

gather round • With a gorgeous spread adorning the lunch table, it’s the perfect excuse to sit back, take your time and savour every delectable bite.

AND TO DRINK... • Drinks editor Yvonne Lorkin suggests four matches that would work a treat with this lunch feast.

an ocean of choice • Diversity abounds with the flavours of the sea.

AND TO DRINK... • Drinks editor Yvonne Lorkin suggests drinks matches for these dishes.

blanket rules • Find a shady spot, roll out the rug and set out an al fresco feast. Here, some creative options for the perfect picnic basket.

get your grill on • Nothing speaks of summer quite like the smell of something sizzling on the barbecue. Expand the repertoire with these inspired offerings.

AND TO DRINK... • Drinks editor Yvonne Lorkin suggests drinks matches for these dishes.

chill out • Just a bit of leg work at the start means a freezer full of sweet and inventive offerings for when you need to put your feet up and cool down.

easy everyday • Simple dinner solutions for any night of the week.

AND TO DRINK... • Drinks editor Yvonne Lorkin suggests drinks matches for these dishes.

by any other name • Gone are the days of sickly-sweet pink wines – today’s examples of rosé are nothing short of sophisticated. Yvonne Lorkin shares the evolution, culiminating in the country’s top 12.

THE JUDGES

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harmonious brew • When we imagine our perfect Kiwi summer, it’s hard to go past a cold Tuatara and the smooth sounds of SIX60.

BY THE GLASS • Bottles that look as good as they taste, getting ready for a sparkly Valentine’s, award-sweeping cider, a deliciously herbal collaboration...