A Peking to SkyCity Hamilton’s newest eatery

A Peking to SkyCity Hamilton’s newest eatery

It’s a Friday lunch and I am meeting a couple of fellow foodie friends to check out SkyCity Hamilton’s newest eatery – Shanghai Restaurant.  It occupies a site that has seen several concepts come and go, none ever hitting the jackpot.  But the Shanghai Restaurant has...
Meet a sommelier: Larissa Muller, Palate Restaurant

Meet a sommelier: Larissa Muller, Palate Restaurant

In the second of our Front of House series Denise Irvine meets Larissa Muller, Palate Restaurant, Hamilton I’m a certified sommelier and the front-of-house manager at Palate Restaurant. I recently became a part-owner, and I work closely with owner-chef Mat McLean, who...
Koko Cafe

Koko Cafe

Koko Cafe neatly mixes old and new in Hamilton’s southend: the new is a stunning Jeremy Shirley mural in the entranceway, a glorious splash of tropical colour to brighten your day, and the old is the building’s original black and white tiled flooring that leads into...