From basic grill restaurants serving countless plates of sausages & chips to French cuisine served on fine porcelain, through to the multitude of different ethnic dishes available today, dining out in Wellington has changed hugely over the past 100 years.

As part of Local Food Week 2023, Plating Up – a free hour-long talk about the history of Wellington’s restaurant trade – will be presented at

12pm Thursday 9th March
Te Awe Brandon Street Library
by Gábor Tóth, History Specialist for Wellington City Libraries

This is a free event and all are welcome; pop it in your diary! This illustrated talk will cover the impact that the arrival of different migrant groups has had on the restaurant sector, the introduction of new technologies in the kitchen and how changes in planning rules and legislation transformed one of our most pleasurable activities; eating out!