Northland FOOD ROAD TRIP | Kaimoana hotspots + Hidden French Patisserie in the Far North

[@auntyshakira747]

I drive by the oyster shack all the time. The oyster are so fresh, best way to eat oysters

[@ChasingaPlate]

So fresh right!? Thanks heaps for watching. Thomas

[@dlwabbit]

Great to watch your adventure again. However, I must say it's different from the time before you two had your little one; I love to watch your little princess rather than the food - that comes second. She always put a smile on my face.

[@ChasingaPlate]

😆😆😆 She is a sweetie- and I imagine she’s only going to get more insistent about trying the food! Thanks for watching 💜 Cheers, Sheena

[@MrSul333]

한국은 계절이 여름이 되어가고 있어 굴시즌이 끝났는데 빨리 굴시즌이 되어서 먹었으면 좋겠네요. Have a nice day.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks for watching this one! We’re desperate to get back to Korea one day soon! Cheers, Sheena

[@jaredford8440]

🇳🇿💗🌺

[@dennismatthews6660]

Thanks

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks for watching Dennis! Cheers, Sheena

[@leofong5362]

You guys are really enjoying the food and it shows! Nothing like taking your time now and stopping off these local businesses to taste their offerings! I see the baby wishing she could taste that lemon meringue tart!🥰

[@ChasingaPlate]

Haha so true Leo! She would have been right in! We are so loving the food 😆 thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@exodusdiva2295]

Yum! Thanks for the foodie reviews, I bypass these places when I'm up those ways. Totally going to pop in and get some

[@ChasingaPlate]

Do it! Especially when it’s oyster season- they’re so plump and fat in the colder months. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@shanepeihopa5274]

You guy's have done an amazing job of not just showing us the food and the locations but also your commentary was on point as well, so ka pai and well done!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks so much for watching Shane! We ate so well in this video 🤤 Cheers, Sheena

[@MsKestrela]

Yeah, baby...road trip! This is a golden video, guys, combining beautiful vistas and tasty food. I'm usually jealous of your exotic food ventures, but this time, I have a couple of good equivalents locally. There are both an excellent seafood shack where I can get fried oysters, and a really good sweet shop that serves amazing cakes and pies. I had one of their apple pies with my morning coffee today. That's the way to start a Saturday! And seeing your smiling faces is a great way to end it.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Awww! And yes- what a way to start a Saturday! That seafood shack of yours sounds awesome- thanks for watching MsKestrela 💜💜💜 Cheers, Sheena

[@johntepu]

Kia ora koutou katoa, we are definitely spoiled for seafood in Aotearoa guys

[@ChasingaPlate]

Kia ora John! We sure are- having it right on the doorstep like we do is a blessing. Thanks for watching mate. Cheers, Sheena

[@onix5060]

I drive past the oyster place often and never stop in purely because of the look and what I’ve heard. I’m grateful you have reviewed this. I love oysters so much I’ll stop here more on my way home to Russell. Thank you!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Well worth stopping mate, especially when it’s the season- they get so big and plump. Thanks for watching this one! Cheers, Sheena

[@serena-meiwihongi3845]

I want to try them What did hear about this place?

[@vickyrun8796]

I can't wait for your Cook Islands video!

[@ChasingaPlate]

🤓🤓🤓 Just about to get on the plane to leave! We’ve had such a great time filming here! Thanks for watching Vicky. Cheers, Sheena

[@shizuesameshima6813]

Suddenly craving pastries at 9.22am on Monday morning!

[@ChasingaPlate]

😆😆😆 I’m craving them now! Thanks for watching this one 💜 Cheers, Sheena

[@CookingAroundTheWorld]

Hard to know what i love most out of this video guys. Probably a shout out to all these proprietors who constantly bring us such high quality food , up and down the country. Mussel Fritters are a weakness of mine. Thanks yet again Thomas & Sheena.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Such an awesome message! Thanks so much mate- you would have loved this fritter- I feel like one now! Thanks for watching 💜 Cheers, Sheena

[@sallyyim4427]

Happy Mother's Day, Sheena! You already got the best gift ever....her name is Zadie! Enjoy your day!!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Agreed! Thanks so much Sally 💜💜💜 Cheers, Sheena

[@leofong5362]

Happy Mother’s Day to you, Sheena! 🥰💐🥰💐🥰

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks so much Leo! Hope you enjoyed this one mate. Cheers, Sheena

[@1998TDM]

Thank you so much for showcasing the talent and quality we have up here.

[@ChasingaPlate]

We’re very lucky to have these spots (and more!) up here aren’t we?! Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@telawsonartzy6880]

Okay, I'm going to book a flight to New Zealand now. Super hungry 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 I really like your choices.

[@ChasingaPlate]

🤓🤓🤓🤓 Do it! Thanks for watching mate. Cheers, Sheena

[@Michael_Sheldon]

Lovely to see what’s available in your own back yard. You had me at lemon curd. 🥴😘🙌

[@ChasingaPlate]

😆😆😆😆 I’m addicted to those cakes! Thanks for watching Michael 😘😘😘 Hope you had a fabulous weekend mate. Cheers, S x

[@RoyMcAvoy]

Nice. Welcome back to roadtrip food hunting guys. Now with additional food reviewer 😅😅

[@ChasingaPlate]

😆😆😆 Happy to have another team member along for the ride! Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@tanyakynoch8542]

My Sunday mornings have definitively gotten better since you've started uploading again... absolutely amazing food ❤

[@ChasingaPlate]

Awww that’s such a lovely thing to say! We’re glad! Thanks for watching 💜💜💜 Cheers, Sheena

[@Teresa-mu4kw]

Awesome content ngā mihi Thomas and Sheena!🎉

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks so much Teresa 😍 Cheers, Sheena

[@swisski]

So good to get recommendations for places that are local to me. I knew of these lovely spots, but haven’t visited in a while, well, next days off! Cheers guys, love from the Bay of Islands!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Great plan 😍 we always think, we’ll pop in next time and never do so thought this time we WILL stop! We’ll be stopping more often from now on I reckon- they’re all worth it! Thanks for watching and big love to you in the BOI 💜 Cheers, Sheena

[@ZyrusMarriott-mf9yg]

Try the lantern in takapuna there pita bred sandwichs are the best!!!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Awesome! Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed the video. Cheers, Sheena

[@jeanettedemontalk9759]

All of our favourites

[@ChasingaPlate]

🙌🙌🙌🙌 we’re so lucky up here! Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video. Cheers, Sheena

[@teekay7935]

love yall from Toronto

[@ChasingaPlate]

Big love to you in Toronto 😍 thanks for watching this one! Cheers, Sheena

[@PigzHeadNz]

Excellent food locations. Well known to me. Thank you Chasing A Plate 🍽 👍💗

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks so much for watching mate 💜 such great spots aren’t they?! We can’t get enough! 😍 Cheers, Sheena

[@lisasnell8927]

I drove past that oyster factory last month!! I would've stopped in but it was closed because it was late in the evening😟 so glad to see you both went in shame the oysters weren't very fat but I know how good the would have tasted 😋😋 is nice to see you doing the road trip North yarmmy mussell fritters and the pastries looked devine 😋👌thankyou for taking us with you can't wait for the next adventure 💛💚💞

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks for watching Lisa! We’re totally returning once the season properly begins- they’re so great. Hope you enjoy what we have coming up on the channel! Cheers, Sheena

[@slashhudson8991]

Vive les chocolatines bien évidemment!!!! KAAABBBOOOOMMM ❤❤❤

[@ChasingaPlate]

Ohhhh yea! Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@Bebe777333]

Great video! God bless!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks so much Reid! So happy you enjoyed this one mate. Cheers, Sheena

[@minkim5488]

I always pass that oyster place! Man must try next trip!

[@ChasingaPlate]

Definitely stop when it’s the season mate- they’ll blow you away! Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@ronaldneehao9723]

Yet again another wow show lots of great advice thank you very much for your great work 😅

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks so much Ronald! So happy you enjoyed this one! Cheers, Sheena

[@Andy_M986]

Yum,Pattiseries, I spent around €300 On them last time I was in France,over a month or so.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Money well spent Andy! Thanks for watching mate. Cheers, Sheena

[@bye692001]

Zadie looks so cute and has a resemblance to actor Adam Wylie (one of the kid actors on the movie Kindergarten Cop).

[@ChasingaPlate]

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched that movie- I LOVED it as a kid 😆 thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@gnomevoyeur]

I'm looking around for my next driving holiday and thinking about a trip from Cape Reinga to Bluff via highway 1. If you had a video with a nice itinerary - including stops for great seafood and meat pies, I'd be stoked. Just an idea. Maybe a collab with southern friends if need be.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Hi there. We filmed a series just like that a few years ago. We did the whole country in a camper van starting at the Cape and finishing in Bluff. Check out the videos. We’d love to do it again but would need funding first. It’s not a cheap, or easy, thing to just throw together. If you’ve got some connections for funding hit us up 😉 Cheers, Thomas

[@gnomevoyeur]

@@ChasingaPlate Sorry. I definitely watched your series when it was new and I've been rewatching quite a few. I've firmed up plans to take a 3 week trip around the south island next April - timed in particular for Bluff oyster season. I had an idea in my head that I didn't really explain about a distinction between road food and regional food. I've just got home from a 700km each way trip to see my mum for Christmas. It's mostly the Hume and Pacific highways and they have become such well developed, almost American style freeways, that it seems easiest to stop for McDonalds or a service station sandwich. I was looking for ideas to avoid that problem but it seems like it doesn't really exist in NZ - especially in the south.

[@ZagnutBar]

I want to see inside the case. Are the oysters shucked to order or are pre-shucked in the case? In the US fresh oysters are usually shucked to order. Everywhere I've seen oysters for sale in NZ, even at fish shops, they have been shucked before arriving. In places like California or Oregon, you go to any oyster restaurant or factory and you'll be able to buy them closed and bring them home to shuck yourself (or have them shucked just before being served to you) Never been to an oyster factory in NZ so I'm curious.

[@ChasingaPlate]

They pre-shuck a couple of boxes to have in the window but if you were ordering more than that or if they get busy they’d shuck them on the spot for you. It’s the factory shop so they’re shucking constantly. But you’re right, it’s most common for them to be pre-shucked here in the shops in NZ and at the markets in Australia too. Neat that they shuck them to order in California and Oregon 😍 thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@susanhay1181]

Are you paid by these restaurants? Just wondering as we had a different experience at another you recommended. I love your reviews which arr great and each persons experience will be different. We went to Timmur which was nice but didn't have the pizzang from your review.

[@ChasingaPlate]

Hi Susan, no we pay our own way 😄 And if we’re working with a tourism board or business association to promote restaurants (of our choice) we always disclose this. That’s a shame about your experience at Timmur- what did you have? We can only speak for the dishes we had- all of them off the Nepali section- they were seriously great. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@OurlifeinNZ]

Wish I had seen this video before going to Northland, I really wanted to try kina and oysters but I didnt see any! We absolutely LOVED Northland and will be back. We vlogged our adventure over on our channel if you want to check it out 😊

[@ChasingaPlate]

Awesome team! You’ll have to plan another trip and get those oysters in ya! Thanks for watching. Cheers, Sheena

[@raelynosborne9987]

Does the baby get any? lol ❤

[@ChasingaPlate]

Hahah sometimes! Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@shanepeihopa5274]

I'm so jealous 😢

[@ChasingaPlate]

😝😝😝 sorry to give you cravings!

[@michaelandersson2856]

😋👍

[@ChasingaPlate]

Thanks for watching Michael! Cheers, Sheena

[@dezza718]

How do you guys stay skinny

[@ChasingaPlate]

😆😆😆 We try to balance all our eating out by cooking well at home 😄 And the baby keeps us on our toes 😆 thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@andrewschirmer3849]

No tomato sauce on chips no! Bloody Kiwis!

[@ChasingaPlate]

😂😂😂😂

[@jackl4739]

lovely babe is hungry

[@ChasingaPlate]

Hehehe she sure is! Thanks for watching this one! Cheers, Sheena

[@MattOrsman-p6s]

Not enjoying being stuck at home

[@ChasingaPlate]

😆😆😆 Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@tainuimeyer]

Sorry..tongues kinda big

[@ChasingaPlate]

😂 I have no idea what you’re going on about. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Sheena

[@mikeashe5632]

🤮please dont sit your kid on the table , where people eat off thats yuck!!!!