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Dish

Issue 122 Aug/Sept 2025
Magazine

Dish is an award-winning bi-monthly magazine for people who enjoy cooking and reading about good food. It contains inspiring seasonal recipes and stories about food producers, issues and trends around food in New Zealand and overseas. The recipes are beautifully presented and simple to follow and offer inspiration for both accomplished cooks and those keen to try something new.

SIMPLY DELICIOUS RECIPES • Created for you with care, to share and savour with friends and loved ones

EDITOR’S PICKS • What I’m loving this season

dish loves Farro • Farro is the dish team’s go-to food store, our one-stop shop for preparing each issue, and for truly decadent après-ski-inspired eating

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A grand design • So often when it comes to renovating kitchens, especially in older homes, the biggest challenge is eking out enough room to create a functional, practical space that’s also sophisticated and stylish

CONTRIBUTORS • We’re proud to plate up another great issue of dish, and here are some of the lovely people behind it!

AN AGELESS, TIMELESS ROMANCE

COFFEE BREAK • Enjoy New Zealand’s signature coffee order, the flat white, reimagined as a decadent liqueur

bite size • food news, reviews and inspiration

Where we’re eating and drinking • There’s no rest for the food-obsessed… when the dish team isn’t bringing you delicious recipes, we’re out there trawling far and wide in search of tasty fare. Below, we share our favourite go-tos.

Cosy colours

Back to Win: A Catch-Up with MasterChef Favourite Ben Macdonald • Returning to MasterChef Australia for a second time, Kiwi Ben Macdonald has fast become a fan favourite — not just for his culinary skills, but for his calm, unflappable demeanour under pressure.

Give it a whirl • Bringing classic Italian flavours to the family table

10 QUESTIONS WITH THE MASTERCHEF JUDGES • POH LING YEOW • ANDY ALLEN • JEAN-CHRISTOPHE NOVELLI • SOFIA LEVIN

TASTE SENSATION • When flavour matters, it’s Telegraph Hill to the rescue

What’s actually worth making from scratch? • There’s a certain satisfaction that comes from making something entirely from scratch, but in the age of excellent store-bought shortcuts, how do you decide what’s really worth the effort? We’re all for time-saving hacks, but some things are simply better homemade. Here’s our take on what’s worth rolling up your sleeves for and what’s perfectly fine to buy.

HOISIN HAPPINESS • Create a little flavour magic with Lee Kum Kee

YOUR DAILY DOSE OF dish • Visit dish.co.nz and our social media platforms for more delicious recipes, food inspiration, expert cooking tips, shopping, drinks advice, culinary trends and events. Keep up with the latest!

IN SEASON • We tuned into nature’s timetable to choose the ingredients for these recipes, which are designed to showcase seasonal produce at its peak

EVERYBODY FREEZE! • Batch cook these delicious dishes — your future self is guaranteed to be grateful for a freezer stocked with goodness and a chilled night off cooking!

SARAH’S FAVES • With pops of colour and crunch and crazy levels of flavour, this is food to awaken your senses and brighten up any dull winter day

COSY CURRIES • Spice up your life with these downright delicious curries — and don’t forget the naan for mopping up every last morsel!

DINNER FOR TWO • Grab your nearest and dearest — whether that’s a partner, a pal or a parent — and treat them to a catch-up over a delicious dinner

SIDE HUSTLE • We’ve got the perfect partners for all kinds of winter dishes — and we reckon they’re good enough to rival the main event!

FOOD FAST • Simple, quick and stylish meals for any night of the week —...

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  • English