Category: Opinion
Friday night hailed the crowning of Princess to Queen 2014, the contestants were fierce, their outfits outrageous but there was only one winner on the night. After some camp stage action and bucket shaking for world AIDs day Miss Carmen Dioxide took home the crown, congrats girl! Photos | Evan Donnelly Fri 28 Nov
Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. Q. Our office party is coming up, and the invitation includes partners. I don’t have a boyfriend, but there’s a guy I’ve met recently who I like. Should I ask him? A. Why not? Life is short. Just be aware you don’t know him that […]
Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. Q. I hate this time of year. It seems the epitome of the harsh reality that is mine when people put the focus on family. I’ve been living as a woman for the last 7 months, but my family rejected me when I began my transition. […]
We love the Al’s Deli market stall at La Cigale, a mobile part of his successful cafe on Upper Queen street. This Canadian makes his own bagels and brioche and smokes his own salmon and other cured treats. The results are divine, especially the to-die-for bread and croissant butter pudding with salted caramel sauce. Check […]
The day we checked out this pretty city newcomer the queues were out the door and for good reason. Misters is one of the new healthier establishments around town providing food which is both nutritious and super tasty. We loved the spiralised Daikon, Zucchini and Carrot Noodles with Snowpeas, Sesame and Vietnamese dressing topped with […]
Like we needed any more reason to frequent the wonderful establishments of Federal Street, the fact that they have just been awarded the rainbow tick as part of the Sky City group gives us even more excuse to eat there. This did happen last month but after we had gone to print and we wanted […]
‘Lets Truly Make It A New Zealand Pride Parade.’ “Let’s face it, the Pride Parade in Auckland, should be renamed the NZ Pride Parade because it’s the only gay parade in our country and while some of the smaller centres celebrate ‘Pride’ in their own way, no-one really has the numbers to warrant a Parade […]
Peasant is a welcome replacement for the very average Two Monkeys on Dominion Road and like our absolute favourite Indochinese haunt, Parkside, provides Vietnamese food with a decent flavour hit. It has become a firm favourite for many food writers despite only opening so recently and we can see the interest isn’t going to lessen […]