Asian with a twist

A couple of weeks ago, you may recall, I was invited to the launch of the Dragonfly cookbook (Dragonfly, for those readers not from Wellington, is a fabulous restaurant owned by brother and sister Tania Salidi and Brent Wong).

My story about them and their cookbook is published in the January issue of North & South Magazine (click here to read).

Cook book launch

The lovely folk at Welly restaurant Dragonfly - temporarily closed because of that dastardly quake - are launching their new cookbook tonight.

I've done a story on them and the cookbook for a national magazine which should be out next week but in the meantime am excited to go along tonight to celebrate with them (and sample some of their delicious food).

     

Beautiful

A day of interviews and meetings and lunches and more coffee than should be allowed by state law.

But at my last meeting of the day, with the gorgeous Tania Siladi from Dragonfly Restaurant and Orient: Modern Asian Homestore, she handed me this pressie to say thanks for the two stories I've done on her lately (only one has run so far).

Lovely woman, lovely manners, happy Shazzy.

  

A breath of fresh air

You know how some people suck all the oxygen and light out of the room? I must have a 'come and annoy me' sign on my forehead at the moment, because far too many of these draining folk are currently floating around in my orbit.

Which is why my interview with the co-owner of Dragonfly Restaurant, Asian Food Republic and Orient Homestore this morning was so refreshing. Having been a model and worked with Kate Moss and Calvin Klein, the lovely Tania had oodles of juicy stories to share. And she was so bloody nice, which makes a pleasant change.

Plus her store is filled with things I really, really want...

(Pic credit: Orient)