Kahakai Poke Bowl

22/08/2026

If you haven't yet voted for us, there's still time😁

If you like our food, simply click on the post below and tag us in the comment❤️

Thanks for the support Taranaki🫶🏽

NEW CATEGORY FOR 2027!

Comment below with the name of your nomincation for Taranaki’s Best Food Truck! This award is awarded to an iconic local food truck. Their food is epic, and you’re ready to follow them where they go, just to get some!

Note - food trucks for this award can be travelling or in a set location (markets or positioned permanently.)

Nominations close 7 September
• Nominations can be made by commenting below
• Nominations are open to the industry and the public in Taranaki
• Final voting is open to the industry only

All details:
www.tfda.co.nz/how-it-works

20/08/2026

Yum yum in the tum tum👌🏽

18/08/2026

It would mean the world it you voted for us 🙌🏽🫶🏽

NEW CATEGORY FOR 2027!

Comment below with the name of your nomincation for Taranaki’s Best Food Truck! This award is awarded to an iconic local food truck. Their food is epic, and you’re ready to follow them where they go, just to get some!

Note - food trucks for this award can be travelling or in a set location (markets or positioned permanently.)

Nominations close 7 September
• Nominations can be made by commenting below
• Nominations are open to the industry and the public in Taranaki
• Final voting is open to the industry only

All details:
www.tfda.co.nz/how-it-works

18/08/2026

When you both need to go the SAME way… but there’s literally nowhere to go except… dance it out 💃🕺
Small kitchen, big vibes 🤙

13/08/2026

Pretty in pink 💕🌸

Our current seasonal favourite: pink pickled radish! Fresh, tangy, a little punchy and the perfect extra zing to brighten up your poke bowl. 🌱✨

Seasonal goodness, one colourful topping at a time. 🥢

29/07/2026

Chef Dai Inamoto is owning that compliment, as he should! Between his serious cheffing skills and his infectious charisma, we hit the jackpot bringing him onto the team✨️🫡

24/07/2026

How beautiful is this veggie though 😍🫜

09/07/2026

Mānawatia a Matariki✨️

Wishing everyone a happy Matariki filled with reflection, connection, and hope for the year ahead.

We're OPEN TODAY, without any surcharge, so if you're out enjoying the beauty of Taranaki, we'd love to welcome you in for a warming poke bowl 💙

A shout out to the talented local photographer Brendan Larsen for capturing this stunning image of Te Maunga o Taranaki beneath the Matariki stars. We're grateful to be able to share such a special view with our community.

Mānawatia a Matariki! 🌌

✨ No AI. No fake sky. Just Matariki rising over Mt Taranaki.

With it being Matariki week, I decided to revisit one of my favourite images from four years ago and give it a completely fresh edit. I think the new version feels much more natural while keeping all of the detail that was captured on the night.

This is the real Matariki (Pleiades) star cluster rising above Mt Taranaki. The apparent size often surprises people, but that's the result of photographing the mountain from a long distance away with a 400mm telephoto lens, not digital manipulation.

When I first shared this image in 2022, a few people insisted it had to be "Photoshopped" because they'd never seen Matariki look like this. In reality, long-exposure astrophotography simply reveals colours and faint detail that our eyes can't see.

Sometimes nature is more spectacular than we expect.

📍 Location: Ōpunake
📅 Taken: Fri 21 Oct 2022

🔍 Exif:
📷 Camera: Canon R (astro modded)
🔭 Lens: Sigma 150–600mm
🛰️ Tracker: Star Adventurer 2i
🌌 Sky: 1 × 4 min • f/6.3 • ISO 6400 • 400mm
⛰️ Foreground: 1 × 90 sec • f/6.3 • ISO 200 • 400mm

✨ Real sky • Real place • Real moment ✨

© Brendan Larsen Photography
Sharing via my page is encouraged — please don't download or reuse without permission.

01/07/2026

10/05/2026

Happy Mother's day to all the mamas out there 💓

Get yourself a treat delivered, eat by the fire at home 🏡

We're open tonight from 5-8pm

's day ❤️