World in a Day Discovery Tour: North Shore
Date: 25/06/2011
Start Time: 9:00 am
End Time: 4:30 pm approx.
Price: $110
There is a world of delicious food to discover on Auckland's
North Shore. This popular Discovery Tour is a real food
shopper's treat: German, Middle Eastern, South African, French and
Kiwi artisan food are just some of the parts of the culinary globe
that we will cover.
Highlights:
* German bakery delights
* Halal Butcher and Middle Eastern food supplier
* South African deli
* Korean supermarket
* French Deli
* Kiwi artisan
* Lots of tastings!
* Lunch and morning coffee/tea included
Bring your shopping bag and chiller bag - you will want to take
some treats home!
Take a look at our last North Shore Tour, 26 June,
2010:
"Lynn's relaxed and friendly manner, along with the
thoughtful little extras provided enhanced the enjoyment of this
foodie discovery tour in our own backyard." Judi
Thank you, Judi!
We held our breath the day before this tour....the heavens had
truly opened up and it absolutely poured with rain. However,
in true Auckland fashion, the weather the next day was totally
different. Fine but with fog in the morning. It made
our travels even more of an adventure!
We headed to the furthest point first, to our favourite
maker/supplier of South African foods, located in Albany.
This is truly a family run business, and Fred himself was there to
meet with us. Sisters Alida and Aletta gave us a thorough
briefing on their quality products made on the premises, and of
course, we just had to taste their biltong, boerwoerst, melktarte
and koeksisters. The takeaway coffee helped to wash it all
down.
Next stop: Germany. We love helping our foodie friends
discover this artisan German baker in the heart of industrial
Glenfield. This bakery does a roaring trade with German
ex-pats, especially on Saturday, and we were lucky to be invited
into the bakery area itself to enjoy our tastings of these
delicious baked goods. The freshly made pretzels were a
revelation to many in the group.
On to the Middle East. Once again, the shop exteriors give no
clue to the foodie treasures inside. At the first shop,
Mohammed gave us a warm welcome and explained Halal meat to
us. At the second shop, located just to the rear of the
first, we entered the wonderful world of Middle Eastern spices,
dried fruits and nuts, dates and other delicious ingredients.
On our last tour to the North Shore, we visited a Korean restaurant
for lunch, and we enjoyed it so much that we decided to
return. Lunch included bibimbap, stir-fried beef with onions
and seafood and vegetable pancake, all accompanied by many
side-dishes. We tasted the kim-chi and then visited a Korean
supermarket to see where it could be purchased.
Our journey continued to a little slice of France in
Devonport. The historic building just adds to the ambience,
truly transporting the shopper overseas. Although we were
full (to say the least), we could not resist the sampling of Potage
St Germain, accompanied with the lightest bread "puff
balls".
What better way to end our travels than with a tasting of
chocolate? Owner of this boutique chocolate-making business,
Stephanie Everitt, took us through a tasting of Organic Blend,
Togoland and Caribbean sourced chocolate. We watched truffles
being made and chocolates being filled and sealed, then finished
our visit with a tasting of two new products from the "Honey Bon
Bons" collection: Horopito Truffle with Honey Centre and
Freeze-Dried Crushed Raspberry coated Honey Truffle.
Thanks to our foodie participants who made the day such fun, and
special thanks to the business owners who made us all so
welcome.
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here for our online booking form.