Talk about … food at Red Ginger

Many times during your workday you need to make small talk. People often think small talk is unimportant, yet it ‘oils the wheels’ of your working day. Usually you need to keep small talk ‘small’, but sometimes you want to develop it into a longer conversation. What are you going to talk about? Food is always a popular topic. 

We have a lot of birthdays in our family from July to September, and we recently celebrated one of them at Red Ginger on Tory Street in Wellington. My meal was called ‘Buddha’s Delight’ and it was a delicious mix of noodles, mushrooms, vegetables and tofu in a beancurd sauce. A feature of the dish was some kind of seaweed, which added amazing texture.

Red Ginger describe their food as contemporary Asian cuisine and everything about their establishment feels contemporary. It’s a large space with creamy white walls accented by warm red. Furnishings are clean blonde wood and bamboo plants add atmosphere.

Best of all, staff were very friendly and allowed us to bring our own birthday cake and candles. When they brought it out for us, the other guests in the restaurant spontaneously joined us in singing ‘happy birthday’ to our special person. For me Red Ginger is fresh, friendly and flavoursome.