Monday, May 7, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
SUNDAY LUNCH!
Wholemeal or No Meal. It's good to get a little roughage in your system don't you think. Just a cup of ground bran and rye in all your baking is good for you.
We've used a lovely crusty wholemeal pastry in these fresh corn, blue cheese and pea tarts.... served up with a squash and nutmeg soup. As much as possible, ingredients are picked from our garden straight to the kitchen, it's all so much tastier!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Join us for Dinner, Pre-Show for NZSO!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
LAST CHANCE TO SEE THE COOLEST FESTIVAL EVER!
Last chance to check out some of the amazing and inspirational works of Theatre and Performance from 2012's International Arts Festival folks! Its been a whirlwind of fun and there are only 3 days left so get in quick!! Check out festival programmes at www.festival.co.nz and buy tickets at www.ticketek.co.nz !!!!!
Monday, February 27, 2012
CIRCUS AND FESTIVITIES AT FINC!
We're all very excited about the start of the International Arts Festival and are loving seeing everyone around town abuzz with Festival Fever! One of our fave shows this year has got to be CIRCENSES by Circus Ronaldo from Belgium... AND...we want to share the Circus Fun with YOU!
Drop by for a cuppa and drop in your Business card to be in the draw to win 2 Tickets to Circenses and Dinner for you and a friend before the show on us!! Prize will be drawn on March 9th so get in quick smart!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Happy new year folks. We've been having fun times over the holidays whilst we've opened during the day; we've had a couple of weeks with no evenings shifts and had time to entertain with family and friends. Lovely!! So we started the hols' with these margaritas, refreshing and delish with a good book before the guest arrive for the BBQ!!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Recently the lovely Sarah Meikle of Positively Wellington Tourism, included our popular date scones in her series of Wellingtons 'Best of the best' . All things food related of course. Feeling very privileged to have be included in her obsessive drive towards finding the best date scone in Wellington, we are very proud to have come highly recommended. Good effort Sarah!
Everyone in Wellington seems to love the good old combination of banana, bacon and maple. So on a quiet RWC weekend when it was obvious folks were glued to the game; our experimental taste buds went wondering towards this extraordinary creation of banana fritters. Yes, we demolished it in seconds!!!!
Friday, October 14, 2011
TWO LITTLE RURU....An exhibition by two very busy creative Mums.
Kate Beaumont and Brenda Lawton have combine their creative talents to present this fabulous little exhibition at Finc. Come in and check it out, it's cute as pie!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Some of us at Finc are slightly obsessed with JELLY! We have been making all sorts of delicious jellies of late, one of my favorites being Tamarillo. Anyway, each of us are going to come up with a delicious flavor that personifies us and serve it up over an afternoon tea. Yum....can't think of a more Jellicious thing to do!! Check out Bompas and Parr's Jelly clip, they are the master Jelly Mongers of today!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Kate Jenkins: Kate's Crochet Market: 1 September – 24 September 2011 AT Charlotte Street, London......OK for for those who live in London check out this exhibition by Kate Jenkins.... she's one of Tree's favourite stitch artist and well worth checking out. http://www.r-h-g.co.uk/exhibitions/view/kate_jenkins_kate_s_crochet_market/192,5282.html
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
WELLINGTON ON A PLATE HAS STARTED..........NOM NOM NOM NOM! DINE DIVINE.......CHECK OUT WHAT WE'VE LINE UP FOR YOU!
| Chicken and leek terrine served with Le Moulins crusty ficelle and braised balsamic onion |
| Velvety smooth fish soup with crispy salted fish skin |
| Braised beef short ribs served with puy lentils and a drizzle of beef jus |
| Honey glazed pork loin served with wilted spinach and kumara gnocchi |
| Classic Pinehaven apple short crust pie served with a vanilla bean syrup and Zany zues's cream fraiche |
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
The Modern Asian event on Tuesday the 9th of August is now sold out. We have decided to run the same event on Wednesday the 10th of August due to popular demand......this is going to be a fun full event with limited tickets available, so don't miss out...................WE'RE REALLY SORRY, BUT THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED IF THE EVENT IS EXTENDED.
Monday, June 6, 2011
To most of us, Dragon boat festivals in New Zealand are corporate events, that hold competition, fun, and not a whole lot of information of its true origins and purpose. The Dragon boat festival starts in China on the 5th day of the Chinese luna calender; and of course with every festival there is a long tradition of festive foods attached to such events. Sticky glutinous rice parcels ('Zongzi') in this case are the flavour of the festival, filled with pork, yolk of ducks eggs, red bean. Read more about this festival and it's purpose.
http://www.chinafacttours.com/travel-news/a-new-yueyang-tower-was-built-of-55-000-zongzi
http://english.cntv.cn/special/may5festival/homepage/index.shtml
http://english.cntv.cn/special/may5festival/homepage/index.shtml
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| According to legend, glutinous rice parcels were thrown into the river to prevent fish from eating the a famous poet's, Qu Yuan, body. |
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Book a table prior to this Saturday's NZSO concert at the Michael Fowler concert, Eroica!
http://www.nzso.co.nz/concerts/concerts_and_tours/eroica
Sébastien Hurtaud cello
PENDERECKI Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 2
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 Eroica
Experience GLORY with the NZSO
The Eroica marks a turning point in the history of music; the work in which the young Beethoven transformed the symphony into a vehicle for the expression of the most profound emotions. Inspired by grand hope and brutal disappointment, Beethoven’s Third Symphony grips the listener with its sense of urgency and deeply felt emotion, presaging the ascendancy of the Romantic vision. Beethoven’s teacher, Haydn, wrote his concerti for leading members of the Esterhazy court orchestra, celebrating the productive relationship he enjoyed with them over 30 years. The second concerto for cello shows Haydn in galant style, a perfect vehicle for the stylish elegance of Sébastien Hurtaud, winner of the 2009 Adam International Cello Competition. Penderecki’s highly-charged memorial in sound, the iconic Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, opens the concert: massed strings soaring, gliding, colliding with stunning emotive force to evoke the impact of that cataclysmic event and the heroic resilience of the citizens of Hiroshima.
“We artists don’t want tears, we want applause” Beethoven
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