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Exquisite meal at Mérito
Exquisite dining experience at Mérito restaurant. Exceptional decor, assured expertise from the staff, deep food and beverage knowledge from our head waiter and sommelier, and truly inspiring, delicious and memorable food and drink.
Undoubtedly one of the best anywhere.
#food #wine #restaurant #dining #experience #service #equisite #exceptional #barrancolima #lima #perú
Thank you to my wonderful bestie Sam Mackay for helping me to buy my latest bookstack from Unity Books in Wellington:
- Lady Chatterley’s Lover (D.H. Lawrence 1928)
- Mona of the Manor (Amistead Maupin 2024)
- A History of Japan in Manga (Shunchiro Kanaya 2022)
- The Land Wars - the dispossession of the Khoisan and AmaXhosa in the Cape Colony (John Laband 2020)
- Normal Women- 900 years of making history (Philippa Gregory 2023)
#books #bookstack #history #friends

The Diva, The Deity, The Drag Queen … the Divine Miss Polly Filla - exquisite. #diva #deity #divine #drag #pollyfilla
A truly fabulous family occasion - the Twins 80th birthday. Gathering at a sunny seaside deck and garden, a feast of food, and the 80 year old twin sisters opening gifts.
#family #gathering #feast #food #coast #sun #sea #beach #kāpiti #aotearoa #80th #80thbirthday

Ottolenghi birthday feast
Ottolenghi birthday feast at Hōkio prepared by Andrew and Alec #hōkio #hokiobeach #feast #birthday #friends #dinner #delicious
Dishes: • Tomatoes with sumac onions and pine nuts • Brussel sprouts with burnt butter and black garlic • Sweet potato in tomato, lime and cardamom sauce • Lime and coconut potato gratin • Curried carrot mash with brown butter

Misty morning #tāmaki #tāmakimakaurau #auckland #quickvisit #mōrena #morning #misty #harbour #view #sammackay

A little art in Auckland #tāmaki #tāmakimakaurau #toiotāmaki #aucklandartgallery #tate #light #sammackay

A Night to Remember
Fantastic party for Mayor Tory Whanau's 40th. Wonderful party, great people, and a chance to recover and catchup the day after. #party #wellington #pōneke #torywhanau #billhastings
Fabulous Day Party at the White Barn with Hamish and Alastair, a quick visit to see Mum and Dad at Eketāhuna, and dinner on the deck with Bill and Simon at Hōkio. ❤️💙💚 #DayParty #WhiteBarn #Carterton #Wairarapa #Eketāhuna #EkeCountryCottage #Tararua #Hōkio #HōkioBeach #Horowhenua

What a crew! What a parade! #parade #tradies #gay #sydney #mardigras #worldpride
Mardi Gras parade Gay Tradies float mid parade