Gourmet Traveller

Auckland, New Zealand

It’s fitting that Kiwi chef and one-time San Pellegrino Best Young Chef Pacific winner Leslie Hottiaux talks so much about community and neighbours. Apero, the Auckland wine bar she opened with maître d’ partner Ismo Koski, is a cosy hangout that welcomes and comforts guests and locals with homely French flavours. Hottiaux believes that the people you break bread with are as important as the bread you break, as demonstrated by her guide to New Zealand’s City of Sails.

Refined Japanese

Cocoro is my absolute favourite

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