Friday, November 17, 2006

Eating greens

Ive overhauled my diet in recent months and have been eating five plus a day, which rocks. I love my greens anyway, but never really thought I could have them with every meal... I was wrong, I love the way I eat now, but, Ive learned recently that it is quite hard to keep up the veg intake when eating out... or should I say eating out of town?
Mike and I recently travelled down country to The Hawkes Bay, Gastronomic centre of the North Island or maybe both Islands?
Anyhoo, three days later and I feel malnutritioned. Mike actually read in the Dominion Post that the lowest intake of fresh veg in the country are the friendly people of The Hawkes Bay. Why? The ship it out. Aparently Brisbane is the same. A plethora of seafood and they export it all out and leave the crap behind, if there is any.
All I could find in abundance was tomato and button mushrooms for breakfast, soggy lettuce for lunch (if that) and rubbery asparagus for dinner (if that again). So sad! Also 9 times out of ten the veg was covered in cheese sauce or melted cheese or butter, or both.
The saving grace was Te Awa vinyard. Ohmigot it was awsome! The food was perfect and the wine! So full so light ! I have never had a wine suit my food so perfectly before, It almost convinced me to become a wine wanker... almost.
I highly recommend this place to everyone . FYI the Lamb had more flavour than Ive tasted in years and the Eggplant and Red Pepper stack drizzled lightly in a local Olive Oil was just what I was looking for.
Shit I blether on.
If you are going to stay in Napier, go around the Vinyards for meals. Most do Lunch and Dinner so sleep late, flag breaky and get pissed early... I dont think the bars in town can serve a bad wine, but we only sampled a couple ( I had the bot). The coffee is also good, even when it looks bad according to Mike. Check out MIA store for hot Kiwi designer stuff, they also have a Gallery with The friendliest woman there. I bought my first Limited edition print because I liked her. And the print was cheap.
So, I liked getting away to Napier but the food in town was a real let down.

2 comments:

Rosa said...

hooray for getting away on hol!

like my nana always used to say:
' a change is as good as a rest' (yes but sometimes we prefer the rest!)

dude, thanx SOOOOO much for my birfday pressy. it's ace! I couldn't wait till sunday to open it!card was great too.

Did you know mr G calls me kiwi girl when he introduces me! (he's bad with names :)

Rosa said...

by the way, way-hey-hey to go on the old kg droppage! you must be teeny tiny now!

vege's are great. god bless vege's.