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.

Epic recipes for a FRESH START in 2023

EDITOR’S PICKS • People, places and things I’m loving this season

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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!

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Where 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.

What we’re making • We love all our recipes – but here are the dishes the team are especially excited about from this issue!

Candela, Auckland • Welcome to our new restaurant review column! Every issue we’ll be scouring the streets of New Zealand to find the best eats from around the country and spilling all the delicious details.

Plant power • Meet Drissilla David and Plabita Florence – two leading lights of Auckland’s burgeoning plant-centric food scene

The entertainer • An art director has created a soothing kitchen with relaxation and entertaining at its core.

Tomatoes • Making the most of sweet, juicy summer tomatoes

Tamari • The dish team spotlights the lesser-known Japanese soy sauce, known for lending umami depth without the gluten

Melie makes • Embrace the best of high summer produce in this light and dreamy cake from our new columnist

Sid & Chand Sahrawat • Owners of Cassia, Cassia at Home, Sid at The French Café, KOL

What’s on • Unmissable events around Aotearoa, from north to south

GET FRESH • Lighten up this summer with a fragrant and juicy poached chicken salad

THE PLATING GAME TOM SAINSBURY • Comedian, actor, writer, director and social media star

TOM SAINSBURY Comedian, actor, writer, director and social media star • We asked one of our favourite Kiwi celebrities to share his food loves so we could create a dish especially for him

HAWKE’S BAY and the growing’s easy • With varied terroir that delivers more than 25 different soil types, Hawke’s Bay is New Zealand’s oldest wine-growing region and an agricultural powerhouse

NoLo YoLo! • Exploring the evolving world of low and no-alcohol drinks

PAROA BAY • Escape to coastal paradise – complete with some of our favourite summer recipes

SUMMER FAVOURITES • dish Editor Sarah Tuck’s warm weather go-to dishes – from bright salads to seasonal pasta

LIGHT & BREEZY • Enliven a summer weekend with these fab dishes – all the flavour without the heaviness!

Dinner for six • Elevate your summer entertaining game with two fresh menus

DISH SUMMER • Our new cookbook celebrates the very best of warm days and long nights with easy, seasonal recipes perfect for the beach, bach, boat or backyard

ALL GOOD • Healthier sweet treats to satisfy your cravings without the sugar hit

HOLY SMOKE • Celebrate the best of cooking outdoors with these sizzling barbecue recipes

BIG HAS HOME • Embrace al fresco dining with summery plates from chef Hasan Semay

EAGLE’S NEST • Sarah Tuck heads to Russell in the Bay of Islands, to experience the ultimate in holiday luxury

SEA, SUN AND SAND • Sarah Tuck rounds up some of the best eating and drinking in Russell

Top of the tipples • We round up the best of the best from 2022’s...