Oh Joy, Oh Rapture

With apologies to The Wizard of Oz and The Major General (The Pirates of Penzance).

And in my case I’m being ironic.  I’ve had a Good Day despite going to the dentist (whence I have to return at 0820 tomorrow!).  Well I had until I arrived home late this evening after dinner at one of my favourite restaurants.  The newly installed central heating in my house in Eagleton in Scotland (where friends are staying for the week) has stopped working ….. again.  We thought that the recent modifications to the boiler flue had solved the problems.  They haven’t.  So I’ve been on the phone to the installers.  The central heating is an irritation.  I can cope with that.  The inconvenience to Pat and Dave who so kindly look after my affairs when I’m over here in New Zealand is not OK.  So I am vexed.

Revas On The Waterfront

When Reva and Doug Meredith opened the first Revas in 1976, it was just a little hole-in-the-wall pizza joint in downtown Whangarei. But thanks to Revas legendary hospitality, and her love of delicious food, live music and local art, Revas 'Pizza Palour' soon became the meeting place for local musicians, artists, travellers and anyone who appreciated great food, great company and a great time.

"See you at Revas" became the farewell cry as cruising yachts left foreign ports to cross the Southern Ocean. In 1988, the pizza joint became a licensed restaurant in a new premises near the waterfront.

In 1995, Reva and Doug were invited to open Whangarei's first waterfront restaurant in the new Town Basin development - Revas on the Waterfront was born - and the rest is history.

We went for a coffee after the trip on Friday afternoon.

 

And the coffee - art in a cup

Three Doors Up

I went out for lunch with friends to Three Doors Up in Ahuriri on Sunday.  It's a happy, comfortable bistro-type restaurant serving excellent food with friendly service to which every restaurant should aspire.  More importantly, though, is that they serve the perfect créme brulet.