Dish

Dish is an award-winning bi-monthly magazine for people who enjoy cooking and reading about good food. It contains inspiring seasonal recipes and stories about food producers, issues and trends around food in New Zealand and overseas. The recipes are beautifully presented and simple to follow and offer inspiration for both accomplished cooks and those keen to try something new.

2026 HERE WE GO!

EDITOR’S PICKS • What I’m loving this season

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HOT STUFF! • Bring your summer meals to life with a daily dose of Lee Kum Kee!

CONTRIBUTORS • We’re proud to plate up another great issue of dish, and here are some of the lovely people behind it!

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Where we’re eating and drinking • There’s no rest for the food-obsessed… when the dish team isn’t bringing you delicious recipes, we’re out there trawling far and wide in search of tasty fare. Below, we share our favourite go-tos

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10 YEARS FINDING THE BEST OF THE BEST • We are enormously excited to announce that dish are partnering with the Outstanding Food Producer Awards again in 2026, celebrating 10 years of honouring the very best New Zealand food and beverage creators

Catch of the day • Harry Butterfield is one of the most loved alumni from MasterChef Australia and we’re thrilled that he’s now contributing some of his fave recipes to dish. Keep up with his fishy adventures on @harrybutterfield_

How to glow from within • We spend so much time and money working on getting glowing skin from the outside, but the real glow always begins in the body

Coastal simplicity • A simple shell sparked the inspiration for this waterside kitchen

Sunshine flavours • Mainland brings the magic to light, summery dishes

IN SEASON • We tuned into nature’s timetable to choose the ingredients for these recipes, which are designed to showcase seasonal produce at its peak

DINNER FOR TWO • Grab your nearest and dearest — whether that’s a partner, a pal, a parent or progeny — and treat them to a catch-up over a delicious dinner

MELIE MAKES • Melie always brings the flavour and these two finger-lickin’ chicken recipes are no different — they’re clucking delicious

USE YOUR NOODLES • Feeling peckish? Ready in just minutes, Indomie Instant Noodles always save the day!

INSTANT CLASSICS • Pimp up this reliable pantry staple with these simple recipes that turn instant noodles into a meal to remember

MISO MAGIC • A pantry staple that’s guaranteed to bring the flavour!

CUCINA ITALIANA • Invite guests for dinner and transport them to Italy with this menu — then buon appetito!

BENTO BLISS • Don't put up with workaday workday lunches (even if there is no work involved) — pack up a bento and consider flavour, texture and satisfaction boxes ticked!

CHILD’S PLAY • We love passing on our love for food to the next gen, and making fun recipes together is a great place to start — spending quality time, teaching an important life skill and enjoying delicious treats at the end, it’s a win-win-win!

MAKE IT TONIGHT • Simple, quick and stylish meals for any night of the week — maximum deliciousness with minimum fuss and dinner will be on the table ‘stat’!

FATIMAS FAVOURITES • Auckland institution Fatimas has served up Middle-Eastern fare with a modern flair for decades, and now their popular dishes can be enjoyed at home, too!

1 (FANTASTIC) HOTEL MELBOURNE • Sustainability, style and soul can co-exist — and 1 Hotel Melbourne shows how it’s done

Saluting sauvignon this summer! • Strap in sauvignon blanc fans, and get ready for a sav-alanche of sensationally squinty, lipsmackingly citrussy sipping

Bring Back the Love • A timely...