The first time we came to New Zealand the standard choices for nibbles in
cafes included Anzac biscuits and canned asparagus rolled into sliced of
buttered white bread. I remember writing home and saying that I loved New
Zealand but needed to come home because I was hankering after a decent cup of
coffee.
Cafe food has come a long way from those days of tasteless cookies and
cuisine designed for people who believe mushy peas are a treat. These days I
return to NZ not just to see my friends but because I have a yen for a decaf
trim flat white, which is like a latte but better, for savoury muffins and
scones filled with feta and pumpkin and bacon, to sample dragonfruit (hot pink
inside and out) for cheap mangoes and passionfruit available by the kilo.
But
discovering Little and Friday's, a cafe attached to a fabric store in a
backstreet of Auckland's Newmarket, gave me fresh reasons to return. It was hard
to choose just one shot of the amazing sugary treats on offer. Yes, you can also
get salads and sandwiches, but really, why would you?
Are those lamington cones? Everything looks so good!
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