<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[50-50]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local dining experience in the heart of Kapiti]]></description><link>https://www.50-50.co.nz/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:36:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.50-50.co.nz/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[An Ode to the Golden Queen Peach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some ingredients demand attention.    The new, the trendy and the eager to impress.   The golden queen peach isn’t one of them. It appears, shines bright and leaves again.   It is, in many ways, one of the horticultural heroes of the New Zealand fruit scene. In the early 1900s, a peach tree grown from seed in a Tauranga garden stood out to its owner, Edwin Reeve. The fruit was deeply flavoured, reliable and well suited to local conditions. Propagated by grafting, the same tree was planted...]]></description><link>https://www.50-50.co.nz/post/an-ode-to-the-golden-queen-peach</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a211f82800e2e1c2bb685c3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:48:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Helen Turnbull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can 50-50 Cater for Dietary Requirements?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest misconceptions about tasting-menu restaurants is that dietary requirements make the experience difficult or impossible. In fact, one of the most common questions we receive at 50-50 is: "Can you cater for my dietary requirements?" The answer is simple: Yes. We love catering for dietary requirements. We just need to know before you arrive. Book Here We Believe Everyone Deserves a Great Night Out One of the things I feel strongly about as a chef is that everyone should have...]]></description><link>https://www.50-50.co.nz/post/can-50-50-cater-for-dietary-requirements</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a211ee9b63f5fb828ed9015</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:46:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Helen Turnbull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Ode to the Pōhutukawa Flower]]></title><description><![CDATA[A reflection on why what grows around us matters as much to our food culture as what we choose to cultivate.   By Helen Turnbull, chef and owner of 50-50, Kāpiti Coast Some ingredients arrive through the kitchen door. Others are already here, giving us a sense of place long before we think of them as food. The pōhutukawa firmly belongs in the latter camp. For most New Zealanders, the pōhutukawa means red flowers in bloom signaling the start of summer, school terms winding down and the end of...]]></description><link>https://www.50-50.co.nz/post/an-ode-to-the-p%C5%8Dhutukawa-flower</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2116f3e903671649ae9117</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:11:44 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Helen Turnbull</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long does a nine-course dinner actually take?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most common questions we get at 50-50 is: "How long does the 9-course menu take?" The short answer is simple: A 9-course dinner at 50-50 takes around three comfortable hours. But there is a lot more to it than that. After serving thousands of tasting menus since opening in 2017, I've learned that the best dining experiences aren't measured by the clock. They're measured by how the evening feels. The Three-Hour Experience When guests hear "9 courses", they often imagine either a...]]></description><link>https://www.50-50.co.nz/post/how-long-does-a-nine-course-dinner-actually-take</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a211480345fdf6c4252c1f2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:03:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Helen Turnbull</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>