A taste of Greece

The distinctive flavours of the Mediterranean are easily created at home.

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9th June, 2012

What makes or breaks a great eating-out experience? Seamless service, excellent food, good wine, great company or comfortable surroundings? Is it merely the excitement? Or the feeling that the meal was good value? The answer is probably a little of all those attributes, with particular emphasis on service, for any meal is ruined when diners are not treated with care and respect. On a recent weekend in Sydney, I wondered why the service seemed superior to most of what we’d encountered recently in New Zealand restaurants. Across the Tasman the trend in all but the finest dining places is ...

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