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.
Everything you need for CHRISTMAS!
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CONTRIBUTORS • We’re proud to plate up another great issue of dish, and here are some of the lovely people behind it!
What we’re eating and drinking • There’s no rest for the food-obsessed… when the dish team isn’t bringing you delicious recipes, we’re out there trawling far and wide in search of tasty fare. Below, we share our latest favourite haunts.
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In Season: Berries • Getting the berry best out of versatile berries.
What you’re loving online • We ran the numbers and according to our social media and website data, these are the recipes you’d most like to devour…
An easy summer MISSION! • With that summer feeling upon us, and our homes bursting with family and friends, surprise and delight your guests with something really special right from the heart of sunny Hawke's Bay
Modern preserving • A festive cherry jam from columnist Kylee Newton.
Going coastal • A classic blue and white colour scheme gives this kitchen beachin’ good looks
Lone Bee Mead • Introducing the maker behind Aotearoa’s world-leading sparkling honey mead.
dish loves Farro • Farro is the dish team's go-to food store – our one-stop shop for preparing each issue. We highlight some dish essentials at Auckland’s leading food store
Tusca • Meet the team updating artisan Italian panforte for contemporary Kiwi palates.
FLAVOUR FEAST • Impossibly fragrant and juicy chicken to grace your festive table
Christmas sans cooking • Where to head if you’re dining out this holiday season.
Festive alcohol • Using alcohol to zhuzh up meals of all sorts this holiday season.
What’s On • Unmissable events around Aotearoa, from north to south
The Gluten Free Maker • Coeliac-friendly treats that will tempt more than coeliacs? Vicki Bruhns-Bolderson has you covered.
SAUCY DELIGHT • Welcome guests this festive season with succulent venison paired with cherries
Dine with dish • Reflecting on our recent Dine with dish celebration dinner, featuring top restaurant Mr Morris and Nautilus Estate wines
THE PLATING GAME • We asked one of our favourite Kiwi celebrities about his food loves – then created a dish especially for him
GOOEY GOODNESS • Start Christmas morning right with these decadent spiced sticky buns baked in cast iron
A CHEF’S CHRISTMAS • Three of the country’s top chefs tell us what they’re planning for this year’s festivities – and share a recipe each
Braise be! • Celebrate this Christmas with the rich, festive flavours of this sumptuous braise
SWEET THING • Looking for a homemade gift to give this Christmas? Miele has you covered with these delectably soft and chewy caramels, easily made at home
SIPPING PRETTY • Irresistible cocktails for the big day
MIX + MATCH • Each spread in this issue has been designed with recipes that work together… but they also work with other sections! Check out 10 more suggested menus to tempt friends and whānau
CHEERS! • Raise a glass to delicious cocktails and irresistible nibbles – from elegant dressed oysters to oozy molten arancini
THE MAIN EVENT • Festive centrepieces and sides for every mood
'TIS THE SEA-SON • Our scrumptious seafood extravaganza has you covered for...