Without a doubt, the restaurant I return to most in the world is Mr. Hao on Dominion Rd. It’s not exactly a habit I’m proud of, but it’s not one I’m ashamed of either. It just is. My first experience ...

It’s been a mighty week for wine at the Metro offices, centered around our annual tasting – a two-day grape-scented marathon administered by head judge Oliver Styles and a panel of eight fellow ...

Metro has previously done deep dives into Auckland’s best chocolate desserts and the glories of panipopo; always considers cakes and pastries as part of our assessment of cafes; and usually devotes ...

Metro N°443 is Out Now. Welcome to the new issue of Metro! Our annual Auckland Schools report card! Twenty-four great Aucklanders on how to fix greater Auckland! The best sweet treats in Tāmaki! The ...

Funding decisions by government bodies aren’t usually a public talking point. When they become one, it tends to be because a government department has made an easy-to-ridicule spending choice or plans ...

My grandma had all the hallmarks of a person who could bake a cake sans recipe or whip up some elaborate, intergenerationally handed-down pudding: petite, English, curly grey hair, and, after a ...

Hummus, a staple of Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean culinary traditions, has long been a dish tied to political tensions – particularly when it comes to questions of national identity, ...

I met my landlord at work. He was trying to move on after a bad separation, while I was on probation. After a Friday night we spent bitching to each other about how bad our lives were, he suggested I ...

It’s been about five, maybe six months since my mother died. Maybe longer. It’s hard to tell exactly. I’ve been so busy with the shop. What follows is a quick but thoughtful exploration of the life of ...

Moving houses is a familiar routine. This weekend, I’m moving for the second time this year. The difference this time is that instead of another rental, I’m moving into a house that I (well, my ...