It doesn't snow in Wellington. Not at least in all the 15 years I've been here.
Today it snowed. And ran around the house, screeching with excitement like a child and snapping gazillion photos.
These were taken with my faithful cellphone, so the snow kinda looks like rain. I've made the photos b&w so that the effect is clearer and more dramatic. But believe me, it was SNOW!
14 August 2011
{wellington on a plate 2011} the journey begins
Some of you may have been wondering what I've been up to since it's been a month (yes, exactly a month today) that I've posted anything. I've even gotten messages and emails from some of you! Sorry about that - my bad. It's been a combination of being too busy, tired and uninspired. Truth.
But honey...I'm home!!
Thanks to Wellington on a Plate, I've embarked on this awesomely gastronomic 2-week journey of feasting. Which means I'm going to have material coming out of my ears to write about. And boy is it going to be hard to get rid of the additional weight that I just know I'll be piling on - in addition to the usual 'winter weight'! But I can't think of a better way to spend the last miserable weeks of winter.
Here is what's planned/done:
Fri 5th
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Plum
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Burger Wellington dinner
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Wed 10th
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Duke Carvell's Swan Lane Emporium
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Burger Wellington dinner
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Thurs 11th
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Osteria del Toro
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Three-course Greek tasting menu
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Fri 12th
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New Zealand Chocolate Festival
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Launch
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Fri 12th
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Martin Bosley's
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A 3 course lunch at
multi-awarded Martin Bosley's
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Sat 13th
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New Zealand Chocolate Festival
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NZ's first chocolate
festival! Demos, tastings and chocolate indulgence
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Sun 14th
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Tongue-to Tail Duck Delights
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A degustation menu based
around the duck at Le Canard
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Tues 16th
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A Local Food Story in Three Parts
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Cooking demo and food
tasting (3 course) at the Urban Harvest HQ
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Wed 17th
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Martin Bosley's
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Burger Wellington lunch
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Thurs 18th
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The Southern Cross
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Burger Wellington dinner
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Sun 21st
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Malaysia Kitchen Night Market
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In addition to all this, there's still a very long wish-list, hampered only by finance and time. Damn you budget!! But no, seriously, I am thankful that we're even able to get to do all that's on my list above.
I've set up a separate page on my blog for all my Wellington on a Plate and Burger Wellington 2011 posts. Check out my first post here on chomping down on Plum's 'Plum in a Bun' burger.
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