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Bite Kitchen’s spicy tomato & chorizo soup

Bite Kitchen’s spicy tomato & chorizo soup

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Marbecks’ spicy Thai carrot and peanut soup

Marbecks’ spicy Thai carrot and peanut soup

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Otago Museum Cafe's pork and fennel sausage rolls

Sausage roll served with plum sauce and a salad. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Otago Museum Cafe's pork and fennel sausage rolls

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Rhubarb’s savoury mince pasties

Rhubarb’s savoury mince pasties

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Nichol’s Garden Cafe’s carrot cake

Nichol’s Garden Cafe’s carrot cake

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The Good Oil’s spring chicken salad

The Good Oil’s spring chicken salad

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Charlie Sparrow’s rhubarb, raspberry and white chocolate shortcake

Charlie Sparrow’s rhubarb, raspberry and white chocolate shortcake

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Orokonui Ecosanctuary date scone

Orokonui Ecosanctuary date scone

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Diggers Tavern potato and bacon soup

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FuDog fried cauliflower with sticky chilli sauce and tomato powder

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Big Fig’s banana and chocolate vegan loaf

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ADJO’s Frikadeller (Danish meatballs)

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Picasso’s seafood chowder

Picasso’s seafood chowder

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Ask a Chef: Double Black’s vegan loaf

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Lumberjack Cafe’s lentil curry

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Casafuego Eatery and Bar’s lemon cheesecake

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Vanguard Coffee bircher muesli

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Prohibition Smokehouse’s corn cakes with salsa rosa

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Alto Cafe’s pulled pork taco

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Heart and Soul Cafe's raspberry fudge brownie

Heart and Soul Cafe's raspberry fudge brownie

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