We decided to share two mains for dinner, though it was getting quite late so we probably should have shared one dish and maybe an entrée. From the menu I chose The High Country and dad picked the lamb shanks. Dad's 'lamb shanks with sweet corn potato mash and rosemary jus’ tasted about as average as it sounded on paper, but I did enjoy my dish. The High Country came with 100g venison and medallions of beef and lamb with seasonal vegetables and kumara wedges as sides ($34+2 for the...

After waking up relatively early (with the 2 hour time difference from Melbourne), we drove to the Riccarton Rotary Sunday Market, which was held at the Riccarton Racecourse. There was a mix of food and knick knacks, though there wasn’t as much fresh produce as I expected. [caption id="attachment_7058" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Smoked Eel w. Aioli ($2)[/caption] We picked up 3 punnets of strawberries for $5, tried samples of smoked salmon, caramel-coated nuts, Christmas cake and dips. For brunch we tried a $2 taster of smoked eel with aioli on a...

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