Cross the Tagus River from Lisbon and you’ll arrive in the sleepy former fishing village of Trafaria the town doesn’t look like a hot spot for fusion cuisine boasts dishes with influences that span three continents when the former Portuguese colony of Goa was annexed by India many Goans fled to another Portuguese possession Unable to source all the ingredients of their homeland creating a repertoire of dishes with clear Indian roots but that would probably have been unrecognizable back home.  southeast African cuisine became popular in Mozambique especially among white Portuguese settlers When Mozambique became independent in 1975 and the Portuguese colonizers were booted out Founded by ethnic Portuguese retornados who ran a restaurant in Mozambique Piri-Piri serves a couple examples of this Goan-Mozambican-Portuguese hybrid coconut milk- and spice powder-based curry that’s common across Lisbon is typically served with shrimp or chicken And frango à cafreal takes the form of chicken rubbed with a spicy marinade and grilled over coals the dish thought to be the inspiration for the chicken peri-peri served at more than 1,200 locations of Nando’s Trafaria can be reached via a commuter ferry from Belém Chef Lisa Nelson serves up sensational doubles Dine on southern Thai “fusion” cuisine in a home-based Hat Yai-style fried chicken is renowned throughout Thailand—here’s where to get it in its origin city this restaurant takes diners on a gastronomic journey through West Africa This Peruvian-Chinese institution has perfected the art of rotisserie chicken—alongside plantains and lo mein Two James Beard Award-winning chefs are putting their own spin on Filipino favorites in a food market stall The menus here are a love letter to the culinary history of New Orleans Piri piri sauce is a marinade or sauce made from the small It originated in Portugal and is common in many southern African cuisines and a roundness that comes from the onions and peppers in it It's particularly popular with chicken but its appearance on menus has grown 41 percent over the past four years As the restaurant industry struggles toward gender parity in leadership ranks these 52 women have become the standard-bearers for change Registered in England & Wales with number 01835199 2024 – Mitica® Piri Piri Cocktail is the newest snack mix from cheese and specialty food importer Forever Cheese and crunchy fried corn coated with a piri piri seasoning mix This hot pepper is commonly found in Portuguese and southern African cuisine Piri Piri Cocktail is the newest addition to the importer’s popular line of Mitica® nuts and snack mixes Forever Cheese developed Piri Piri Cocktail in tandem with their longtime producer partner in Valencia The crunchy snack mix is novel yet familiar tasting: spicy and smoky with a touch of sweetness It can be enjoyed as a savory snack alongside a sandwich served at happy hour with beer or cocktails “Using piri piri to season our newest Mitica® snack mix was a natural choice,” says Marketing Manager Chelsea Bryant “We have been importing cheeses and accompaniments from Portugal for many years and have fallen in love with the culinary traditions there and every restaurant has their own version of hot sauce made with the pepper This snack mix is a tribute to that flavor which we think will have universal appeal.” Mitica® Piri Piri Cocktail is available in 3.53oz minitubs Mitica® products are sold in grocery and specialty stores throughout the U.S I was doing research for my dissertation on the anti-apartheid movement in the United States and stumbled into one after a day spent in an archive While discovering any kind of food in a chain restaurant is usually a letdown and a hint of sweetness: it was everything I like in a hot sauce Naturally, when I went to South Africa the following year I had chicken in piri piri sauce about as many times as I could and came back with a bunch of different sauces and Macarico are probably the biggest distributors though smaller sauce companies are starting to make their own as well also sometimes referred to as peri-peri or pili-pili The most commonly found ingredients are chili peppers a hot-but-not-nuclear pepper that is a cultivar of Capsicum Frutescens and usually produces about 150,000 units on the Scoville scale other chilies such as malaguetas are frequently used to make the sauce ranging from relatively mild with a lot of flavor to an intense Nelson Mandela loved it after he was released from prison in 1990 which has its origins in the former Portuguese empire in Southern Africa end up as a globally popular condiment Its history is intimately wrapped up in capitalism but it is also a profoundly multicultural condiment and economic crossroads that is Southern Africa Piri piri simply means “pepper pepper” in Swahili The pepper that piri piri sauce comes from originally came from the Americas (as do all chili peppers) It was brought to Spain and Portugal in the wake of Christopher Columbus’ voyages While the Portuguese initially didn’t appreciate the pepper it found its way down into Brazil via Portuguese traders another group of Portuguese traders took it with them to East Africa and to Asia the sauce got its new name: piri piri simply means “pepper pepper” in Swahili the original Birdseye chili branched off from its American counterpart and became a cultivar known as the African Birdseye Portuguese traders and slavers formalized their control over different parts of Africa The Portuguese empire actively encouraged settlers from the home country to settle abroad meaning that in Angola and Mozambique there were large numbers of Portugese settler-colonists Both the indigenous peoples and the settlers adapted the pepper into their food Mozambique appears to be where the sauce first appeared with the indigenous population adopting certain Portuguese traditions such as cooking chicken with lemon the Portuguese also refused to grant equal rights to the African population in their colonies and by the 1960s guerrilla war had broken out as Angolans a coup removed Portugal’s long-ruling dictatorship from power The new government promised independence to the colonies and the Portugese settler population largely fled from these newly-independent countries Many of them went back to Portugal and became known as the “retornados.” They brought Angolan and Guinean food traditions with them back to Portugal where previously they had been largely unknown These dishes soon became wildly popular there some retornados went to neighboring South Africa instead of Portugal and they brought the food with them; Portuguese takeaway became a common thing in big cities like Johannesburg Fernando Duarte and Robert Brozin bought the Chickenland restaurant and renamed it Nando’s It expanded internationally in the 1990s and became especially popular in Great Britain contributing to the craze for “Portuguese chicken.” Nando’s has been slower to catch on in the United States though it has over 40 locations and word-of-mouth has increased awareness of the sauce While roasted chicken is one of the most widely recognized uses for piri piri sauce it’s possibly even tastier when you marinade shrimp in it and then barbecue it This is one of the preferred ways to eat shrimp in Mozambique Roasted cashews with piri piri sauce are a popular snack in Southern Africa piri piri sauce can liven up just about anything you put it on So while you’re pursuing your own piri piri experiments remember that the sauce tells a complicated history Some of that history reflects dark moments of humanity yet it also reflects the fascinating interaction It’s a reminder that food is a powerful medium for understanding history and human beings Sign up here for our daily Thrillist email, get Eatmail for more food coverage, and subscribe here for our YouTube channel to get your fix of the best in food/drink/fun We may receive a commission on purchases made from links piri-piri sauce is more closely tied to Mozambique where it developed as a fusion between local tastes and those of Portuguese colonizers The sauce is built around the piri-piri pepper also known as the African bird's eye chile but isn't always as hot as the pepper itself would suggest piri-piri sauce is made from lemon and ground black pepper with onions but a wonderfully complex flavor that can be tangy piri-piri sauce can come in a variety of heat levels Nando's offers five levels of heat ranging from extra mild to extra hot We trust Prue Leith can handle the hot stuff and you can try out varying levels depending on your spice tolerance The classic African and Nando's dish that Leith makes is piri-piri grilled chicken but the richly flavorful and spicy sauce has few limitations to its uses and it's just as good spooned over fish filets or used as a dipping sauce for chicken tenders Really anything grilled would be good with it Piri-piri sauce may not be as well-known in the U.S. but as Leith knows it's one of the world's great hot sauces — and you won't regret stocking your pantry with it Home   News   Article Piri-piri chicken fans have just one week to wait for Inverness’s newest takeaway and restaurant to open its doors Maeme’s, which has been getting fitted out over the past few months, will open its doors in the Eastgate Shopping Centre on April 17 which has cordoned off the eatery’s frontage during fitting out work new signs have been put in the windows to confirm the April 17 opening date and special opening offers When it opens its doors next Thursday it will be the latest in a string of outlets for the chain across the UK It already runs an eatery in Aberdeen and has plans for one in Glasgow - but this will be its first foray into the Highlands When planning permission was granted last year the outlet confirmed that around seven to nine new jobs will be created when it opens its doors Its new Inverness home sits next to the Eastgate entrance to the Eastgate Shopping Centre and will be accessible both from the street and from within the mall Seating will also be provided inside the outlet as well as a small area within the public space inside the shopping centre Sign up to our newsletter A new piri-piri chicken takeaway and restaurant is currently on course to open its doors sometime in March will operate from a unit within the Eastgate entrance of the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Inverness It will be the latest in a string of outlets for the chain across the UK and which already runs an eatery in Aberdeen and has plans for one in Glasgow It won planning approval last year to change the use of the vacant unit in the Eastgate - which boasts entrances onto the street and into the interior of the shopping centre Around seven to nine jobs are expected to be created when it opens its doors Maeme’s Inverness’s operator confirmed that remodelling work is progressing well Although they were unable to give a specific opening date they believe it will be ready to open sometime in March - barring any unforeseen circumstances with the fitting out process They added that the planned opening will be marked by a number of customer offers - including 50 per cent off deals The ad-free version is ready for purchase on iOS mobile app today we couldn't find that page";var n=e.querySelector("h2");return n&&n.remove(),{staticContent:e,title:t}},d=function(e){var t=document.createElement("button");return t.innerText=e,t.classList.add("error-page-button"),t},f=function(e){var t=document.createElement("div");t.id="recirculation-404",t.classList.add("brand-hint-bg");var n="\n \n \n \n \n \n '.concat(e,' Tick here if you would like us to send you the author’s response The file could not be found for a number of reasons such as the file being moved or deleted. Please check your spelling and if you still can't get to the right page try heading to the homepage for a look around If you still have problems, try contacting us and we'll do what we can to help you. Click here to get back to where you came from it's easy to see why — piri-piri delivers a flavorful hit Although associated with Portugal, the sauce actually originated alongside Portuguese settlers in Africa, likely Angola, Mozambique, or South Africa. Its globalized history arrived in the cargo of sailors who carried peppers from the New World to Africa. Born of globalized movement, even piri-piri chicken, now an iconic dish, only reached mainland Portugal in the 1960s, explains We Travel Portugal Piri-piri's roots in Africa are evident both from its name which translates to "pepper pepper" in Swahili which emerged after sailors brought peppers to East Africa blend the chilies with up to a cup of olive oil The mixture is allowed to sit in the fridge for 24 hours before it's ready to serve The resultant texture highly varies based on recipe and preference. Some, like this rendition by Chili Pepper Madness add up to a pound of chilies to only half a cup of oil with the aforementioned denser sauce incorporating fresh herbs and even zests are common in other versions which will allow piri-piri to keep for a few months your version will become a dependable tableside condiment This is the biggest and most spacious of the Manso group’s eleven restaurants, with nice little niches and tables spaced for privacy. There is a table to accommodate 18 people, and plenty to seat six, indicating this is very much a place to come with family or friends. Although it’s only half-full, the sound of convivial conversation travels through the space. The many glass lights hanging from the ceiling make it bright, but not stark, although perhaps this wouldn’t be the first choice for a romantic tête à tête. We are seated swiftly and given the wine and food menus. A few minutes later a waiter comes to take our drinks order. My guest tries a glass of house white wine whilst I opt for a Limonada mocktail, which comes in a tall glass with crushed ice, plenty of fresh lime, and tastes convincingly like it might contain alcohol. It takes a while to peruse the menu because Piri Piri, which specialises in Portuguese cuisine, has a lot of choice, with sections dedicated to seafood and fish, meat and vegetarian dishes. We opt for the beef and codfish croquettes to start. They arrive, five apiece, in a rectangular dish lined with paper, and accompanied with garlic mayonnaise. The shredded beef is lean, whilst the salted codfish is smooth and creamy. Cutting in to them, you are immediately struck by the crispy exterior, but the substantial filling doesn’t spill out in a gooey mess. They are melt in the mouth, but have subtle flavouring, and are a perfect little treat to whet the appetite. For our main courses, I order Arroz de Marisco, and my guest tries Bacalao com Chouriço. The seafood rice comes in its own hotpot, complete with mussels and clams in their shells and whole tiger prawns. The proportion of seafood to rice is generous, so I’m not left hunting out a few prawns in a sea of clams. Whilst the sauce is tomato-based, it’s not overwhelming, and there are plenty of other flavours such as garlic, and a discernible kick of something spicy, living up to the restaurant’s name. The cod is fresh and comes apart in layers when cut. The breadcrumbs soaked in herbs means there is no dryness in this baked dish. Both plates are comfort food at its best - tasty but not loaded with carbs and calories. I was hesitant about trying a restaurant that is part of a group, which dishes up some 750,000 meals a year. I thought it would lack authenticity, and be a conveyor belt operation. Remy Manso must undoubtedly make some economies of scale, with the El Barrio, Ela Greek Cuisine, Terra Steak House, JFK Bar & Kitchen, Il Tocco, and Vida restaurants all nestled together in this financial district, but that doesn’t appear to affect the quality and authenticity of the food at Piri Piri, and means the prices are very reasonable. Minus our wine and mocktail, the bill for two is €80, with the croquettes costing €9,80 for five pieces, and the mains both less than €30. Service is attentive without being bothersome, and waiting staff are happy to make recommendations for your personal palate. We are told that despite its location close to the European Institutions, the restaurant is mostly frequented by French, Portuguese and Luxembourgish diners. Hearty fare is served on glazed pottery plates or in large bowls, with chunky knives and forks for the biggest of hands. It’s a perfect way to spend a lazy weekend lunch, but the small terrace outside, and the covered atrium at the back, suggest Piri Piri is good in all seasons, and suitably bustling and lively for an evening out. 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All rights reserved Casa do Frango has made a name for itself as the only restaurant serving truly authenthic Algarvan piri piri chicken in London. But what does truly authentic really mean? Hannah Twiggs heads to southern Portugal in search of the answer Most people in the UK think they know piri piri Thanks to a certain restaurant chain it is most closely associated with chargrilled chicken corn on the cob and bottomless fizzy drinks But the chilli oil’s history is a little more nuanced and murky than that where “chicken houses” outnumber British expats While no one can seem to agree on its exact origins it’s thought that during Portugal’s “mercantile” era explorers discovered the bird’s eye chilli pepper – the main ingredient in today’s ubiquitous hot sauce – somewhere in the Americas in the 15th century Seeing its potential to rival the “black gold” (black pepper) trade they brought it back to their colonies in Africa to cultivate it before selling it on to Asia and Europe significantly cutting down the shipping time dry climate and quickly became an important ingredient in local cooking Fermenting it in the baking African sun and using it to marinade meat cooked over fire produced the first iteration of the classic piri piri flavour we know and love today It wasn’t until the late Sixties, however, when Portuguese settlers and native Africans started arriving in southern Portugal bringing with them this centuries-old technique and an appetite for spice chicken was becoming more affordable in Portugal with poorer families buying whole birds to keep everyone fed and the famous “chicken houses” opening up across the Algarve offering an economical meal out Pairing it with the piri piri oil brought over from the colonies was a natural evolution Its enduring popularity is evident in sell-out restaurants like Marufo – affectionately referred to as “the chicken shack” – where come dinnertime there’s a queue out the door But with 20 chickens rotating on the purpose-built spits at any one time meticulously tended by a hot in temperature as well as temper chef It’s also the place where Marco Mendes, co-founder of MJMK Restaurants, conceived the idea for Casa do Frango London’s authentic Algarvan piri piri outpost “I’ve been going to Marufo since I was a kid,” he tells me as we pitch up in the queue the other half of MJMK] to stay with my family We were eating this chicken and we started to have that lightbulb moment of: ‘You know Could we bring this to London?’” They opened the first site in London Bridge in 2018 with the latest one earlier this year in Victoria Keeping things authentic in London’s melting pot of cuisines is the driving force behind the concept “there are other touchpoints like the African rice” – supposedly created at a restaurant in the Algarve as a simple rice dish for staff to use up leftover ingredients – and other things that are particularly Algarvan such as the montanheira salad (mountain tomato salad) (“That obviously had to be on the original menu They’re also the only restaurant using the smaller 800g-1kg chickens that are traditionally used in the Algarve which they source from a higher welfare farm in the UK “We adhere to the authentic route of the dish as it’s done in the Algarve,” Mendes explains “From how we prepare our chicken to how we choose them to begin with; the fact that we reverse spatchcock them; that we don’t marinate them before they go on the grill they’re just basted in salt.” So what’s happening at Casa do Frango is pretty unique “For people who know Portugese cuisine or know southern Portuguese food and have been to the Algarve I think it really resonates with them,” says Mendes Portuguese isn’t a cuisine that’s all that well represented in the British capital or across the country with only a handful of big name spots (MJMK also counts Nuno Mendes’ Lisboeta in its canon) and smaller Busting myths is an exercise close to Mendes’ heart understanding the ecosystem that you’re living in that to me is what Portuguese cuisine is,” he explains “But I also think that there’s a wealth of creativity Some of the stereotypes around Portuguese food can be that it’s potentially a little bit rustic or not as flavourful or complex or dynamic as our neighbours in Spain I find that there’s so much deft in Portuguese cuisine “I think the storytelling or marketing side of it has felt quite fragmented but now amazing chefs from across the country are bringing the message out and telling that story And I think people are realising just how profound the cuisine is and what it’s got to offer.” that the wider cuisine and the offering at Casa do Frango would be nothing without the controversial history that brought the bird’s eye chilli pepper to Portugal in the first place “It’s definitely to do with Portuguese mercantile history in some form or another,” he says we received a ton back from the countries and the people that formed part of that mercantile exploration.” He mentions Japanese tempura brought by Portuguese missionaries to Japan in the 16th century which was originally invented as a way to preserve fresh ingredients by Portuguese sailors and was later adapted by local cooks in Goa He also says “a lot of our dishes came from the interaction between the Portuguese and their land Take a dish like açorda [a Portuguese bread soup] The Portuguese living there need sustenance and nutrition So they put a piece of bread and a poached egg in broth and made what was effectively a savoury bread pudding.” It was a frugal way of filling peasant bellies but today typically includes a handful of other ingredients like fresh herbs or seafood Mendes has some tips on how to have a truly authentic Algarvan experience “If I were to go through my perfect order that’s truly intrinsic to Portugal which is the bread and butter and the carrots and the lupin beans because both those dishes are iconic to Portugal I would dip the bread into the piri piri oil as one should do.” Of course “And then I would follow that with the patatas fritas [the fries] the African rice and the montanheira salad And I would finish it off with what is the most icnoic Algarvan dessert: the mousse de chocolat.” while most of the Casa do Frango recipes are a closely guarded secret he’s shared exclusively with The Independent a few dishes so that you can host the perfect Algarvan feast at home Mix all the ingredients for the dressing in a large bowl and whisk until fully emulsified remove the core root and discard any outer leaves if bruised or damaged Finely shred the hispi cabbage (use a food processor if you have one) Mix the cabbage and carrots together evenly mix the slaw with finely diced red onion and the sherry and mustard dressing Place in a large serving dish and top with a pinch Maldon salt and the finely chopped parsley 2 medium white skinned onions (or red onions) 150ml classic French dressing (shop-bought or homemade) Pour into a clean bottle and keep refrigerated while you prepare the salad Cook for approximately 5 minutes or until the skin is evenly charred remove the inside with a spoon and dice into 1cm cubes Wash the tomatoes and slice in half through the eye Mix the ingredients for the salad with the dressing in a large bowl apart from the oregano add a pinch of Maldon salt and a few turns of black pepper Place all ingredients except half of the olive oil in a small pan on a medium heat and bring to a simmer Then remove from the heat and whisk in the remaining 125ml oil Casa do Frango has four locations in London Bridge, Victoria, Shoreditch and Piccadilly. Find out more or make a reservation at casadofrango.co.uk Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies {"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/in_life-style/in_food-and-drink/image/gallery_mpu_sb","autoGallery":true,"disableAds":false,"gallery":[{"data":{"title":"casa-do-frango-main.jpg","description":"An Algarvan feast at Casa do Frango","caption":"A typical spread at Casa Hannah Twiggs heads to southern Portugal in search of the answer chef Pierre Thiam shares his Senegalese recipe for crisp Beyond its rough translation of "good hospitality", the West African philosophy of teraanga (sometimes spelled "teranga") means giving without expecting anything material in return rooted in the deep cultural belief in the reciprocity of blessings a commitment to offering the best of what one has to guests to his iconic piri-piri chicken – a West African ode to a spicy and tangy southern African dish [jump to recipe] "[Teraanga is] about the lifestyle, but food is a good medium to express it," explained Thiam, who extends this profound hospitality to the culinary realm through his New York City restaurant, aptly named Teranga it is customary to graciously accept an offered meal This symbolises an exchange of blessings with your hosts This was because lunch was the most expected like thieboudienne [the national dish of Senegal made with rice and fish] were served at lunchtime I would find myself having lunch at home or having lunch at the neighbour's house [they] were making mafé [a creamy peanut stew] or an amazing seafood gumbo and okay with my mom too," explained Thiam The classic piri-piri chicken is itself an amalgamation of influences with roots tracing back to Angola and Mozambique where the original dish was made with fresh prawns grilled on a wood-burning flame Now the dish is typically made with spatchcocked (butterflied) chicken which is grilled or roasted to a perfect crispness spicy chillies from which the sauce gets its name "Peri-peri" and "piri-piri" are both derived from varying pronunciations of the Swahili word "pili-pili", meaning "pepper-pepper" and referring to the African birds-eye chilli from which the sauce pulls its signature spice. These chillies made their way to Africa by way of 15th-Century Portuguese colonialism and thrived where the climate and soil proved conducive to their cultivation the chillies became an integral part of local cuisines "The inspiration is definitely South African but it also adapts to the environment as it comes it becomes a West African piri-piri," said Thiam Thiam shared his most profound advice for perfecting an at-home piri-piri: using fresh ingredients it's really about the ingredients," said Thiam Ninety percent of the food is already done!" Roasted Piri-piri chicken recipe ½ cup plus 2 tbsp West African piri-piri sauce spatchcocked (see Note; also known as butterflying) heat 2 tbsp of the oil over medium-high heat until the vegetables are softened (about 10 minutes) then add it to a blender or food processor Process until the mixture has reached a smooth (You may leave the sauce slightly chunky if you prefer) Drizzle the remaining ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp oil on top of the sauce and stir to incorporate combine ½ cup of the piri-piri sauce with the olive oil Pour half of the piri-piri mixture into a baking dish large enough to hold the flattened chicken open wide with wings tipped under the breasts Pour the remaining piri-piri mixture over the top Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight Remove the chicken from the marinade and arrange on a large sheet pan or in a cast-iron skillet Place the chicken in the oven and roast until the skin is browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 75C/165F cover lightly with aluminium foil and allow it to rest for about 10 minutes Pour the pan drippings into a heatproof bowl and stir in the remaining 2 tbsp of piri-piri sauce Brush over the chicken just before serving To spatchcock or butterfly a whole chicken set the chicken breast-side down on a work surface pressing firmly on the breastbone to flatten the bird Extra piri-piri sauce can be refrigerated in a resealable jar with a tight-fitting lid for up to 1 week and served as a hot sauce to spice up any meal (Recipe reprinted from Simply West African: Easy Joyful Recipes for Every Kitchen: A Cookbook by Pierre Thiam with Lisa Katayama BBC.com's World's Table "smashes the kitchen ceiling" by changing the way the world thinks about food Join more than three million BBC Travel fans by liking us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram If you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc.com features newsletter called "The Essential List". 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For just two weeks each spring, a rare violet artichoke is harvested by hand on Venice's northern islands – and locals go to great lengths to keep it authentic. {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"/2025/03/13/tiwhatiwha-qr-codes-explain-new-street-names-in-kawerau/"},"datePublished":"2025-03-13T06:27:19.407Z","dateModified":"2025-03-13T06:46:45.756Z","headline":"Tiwhatiwha QR codes explain new street names in Kawerau","description":"The code gives a translation of the names into English The council created QR code signs attached to two new street signs – Tiwhatiwha Crescent in Central Cove subdivision and Piripiri Crescent in Porritt Glade Lifestyle Village Using a smartphone, the code can take readers to a page on the council website which provided a translation of the names into English along with a short history of the areas and the meaning behind the names Mayor Faylene Tunui and councillors attended an unveiling with residents of Tiwhatiwha and Piripiri crescents with a blessing led by Tūwharetoa kaumātua and council iwi liaison and cultural adviser Te Haukakawa (Boycie) Te Rire The two streets were created by the council as part of new residential developments The new street names were gifted by tangata whenua via Te Rire Some initial queries about the literal meaning of Tiwhatiwha and Piripiri led the council’s iwi liaison committee to raise the idea of the QR Codes meaning "gleaming light that guides the way" was a historical name for the area because glowworms lit the rocks guiding travellers across the river there referring to both a historical large landslide that forced rocks and boulders to come loose and flow together at the site Communication and engagement manager Tania Humberstone said the QR codes were easily generated and linked to a website which meant the whakapapa or history would always be secure "It also aims to capture all generations in that most people have a smartphone or know someone with one We tested that at the unveiling of the signs and it was lovely to see the reaction of those respective residents." Kawerau design and sign company Nexus completed the design of the signs "There has been discussion about using this concept for informative signs elsewhere in the district," Humberstone said LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air Piripiri Crescent’s sign was unveiled by residents Russell Chase and Ben Rickard and followed by Mayor Faylene Tunui’s reading of the meaning Kawerau District Council has come up with a concept to help familiarise residents and visitors with new street names and the meanings behind them Using a smartphone, the code can take readers to a page on the council website which provided a translation of the names into English, along with a short history of the areas and the meaning behind the names. Mayor Faylene Tunui and councillors attended an unveiling with residents of Tiwhatiwha and Piripiri crescents, with a blessing led by Tūwharetoa kaumātua and council iwi liaison and cultural adviser Te Haukakawa (Boycie) Te Rire. The two streets were created by the council as part of new residential developments. The new street names were gifted by tangata whenua via Te Rire. Some initial queries about the literal meaning of Tiwhatiwha and Piripiri led the council’s iwi liaison committee to raise the idea of the QR Codes. he unveiling of the Tiwhatiwha QR information sign and reading was completed by resident Lynn Vowles with support by Mayor Faylene Tunui, left. (Source: Local Democracy Reporting) Tiwhatiwha, meaning "gleaming light that guides the way", was a historical name for the area because glowworms lit the rocks guiding travellers across the river there. Piripiri means to keep close together, referring to both a historical large landslide that forced rocks and boulders to come loose and flow together at the site, and also the gathering of people. Communication and engagement manager Tania Humberstone said the QR codes were easily generated and linked to a website, which meant the whakapapa or history would always be secure. "It also aims to capture all generations in that most people have a smartphone or know someone with one. We tested that at the unveiling of the signs and it was lovely to see the reaction of those respective residents." Kawerau design and sign company Nexus completed the design of the signs. "There has been discussion about using this concept for informative signs elsewhere in the district," Humberstone said. LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air. Erica Stanford sent pre-Budget documents to her personal email There are multiple examples of Stanford using her personal email for ministerial business Politics Puanga to take starring role at this year's Matariki celebrations The theme for this year's Matariki holiday is 'Matariki mā Puanga' highlighting the communities who observe the star Puanga in their astronomical traditions Te Ao Māori How this city is bucking the national trend for new home builds More than 500 homes were built in the city last year about half of them social housing or affordable rentals New Zealand Minister 'cautiously optimistic' broken Whaakari tech can be fixed soon Scientists have previously been denied entry by the island’s owners Environment Lake Tarawera locals push for lower sewerage costs Residents' group has three non-negotiable funding conditions Owners on edge after spate of cat maulings in Whakatāne Whakatāne-Ōhope ward councillor Nāndor Tanczos said roaming dogs were an ongoing problem not only in town but in other parts of the district Southland farming company slapped with fine over effluent discharge 6:55pm Police believe wave of Invercargill robberies, burglaries are linked 6:00pm Destiny Church to move out of its South Auckland headquarters 5:51pm 'Light' 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolts lower North Island 5:48pm 'Wake up call': Businesses warned over lithium battery fires 5:30pm Erica Stanford sent pre-Budget documents to her personal email 7:30pm 1Destiny Church to move out of its South Auckland headquarters Explosions heard in 'suspicious' blaze at east Auckland McDonald's Tipene Funerals owners break silence after ex-employee jailed Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made films Two arrested over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in RioBrazilian police said they thwarted an alleged bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. Lady Gaga rocks Copacabana Beach with free concert for over 2 million fansCries of joy rose from the tightly-packed fans who sang and danced shoulder-to-shoulder on the vast stretch of sand. Lorde announces new album name, dateThu, May 1 Kim Kardashian to testify in Paris trial over 2016 armed robberyMon, Apr 28 Chubby Checker, Outkast, Cyndi Lauper join Rock & Roll Hall of FameMon, Apr 28 Lorde releases new single after weeks of cryptic teasesThu, Apr 24 Chubby Checker, Outkast, Cyndi Lauper join Rock & Roll Hall of FameMon The theme for this year's Matariki holiday is 'Matariki mā Puanga' highlighting the communities who observe the star Puanga in their astronomical traditions the brightest star in the Orion constellation In the late autumn and early winter night sky Matariki is seen below Puanga and to the left of Tautoru (the three stars of Orion's Belt) Puanga becomes especially prominent in the evening sky towards the end of autumn and in the predawn sky during the first month of the Māori new year Puanga will feature at this year's nationally broadcast hautapu ceremony hosted by Ngāti Rangi at the base of Ruapehu Ngāti Rangi spokesperson and leading Puanga expert Che Wilson said it was an honour for the iwi to host the ceremony and to be a part of the work that has been done over the past few years by Professor Rangi Mātāmua and all the host iwi - from Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Toa to Te Arawa and last year Ngāi Tahu Traditional stories related to Puanga are shared across many iwi across Aotearoa but are prominent on the western side of Te Ika a Maui The North Island's main divide of the Tararua Ruahine and Kaimanawa ranges separates the island's weather systems so Puanga gives iwi on the western side a better read on how to prepare for the year ahead "The reason we look to Puanga isn't because we can't see Matariki there are parts of the region where you can't but actually the reason we look to Puanga is because Puanga gives us a better read for the weather on the west coast," he said Wilson said traditionally iwi on the west coast would start to observe changes in the weather during autumn while the months around Matariki were a time to wānanga "The thing is that Puanga and Matariki aren't that different We do have a separate ceremony done the month before called Te Maru o te Tau where we send all of our mate with the setting sun to the pō and that's when we call out our names." Matariki and Puanga have always gone together in karakia They also look to other celestial bodies such as the Southern Cross "In our karakia we acknowledge Matariki during the mate because they become part of te huihui o Matariki So that's our reference to Matariki but the remainder of the ceremony is actually focussed in on looking at Puanga." Wilson said it was a beautiful thing that New Zealand is starting to recognise both Matariki and Puanga "It's a chance for everybody to go out and send intention to whoever you may call your atua and to make that connection to nature Wilson said this year's hautapu ceremony will differ slightly from those broadcast in previous years After the opening of the ceremony the next step is te tākiritanga o ngā mate invoking those people who have died in the last year "We don't call out our mate but we then invoke them to transition to become stars." But Wilson said instead of offering food to the stars they are offered to four atua or deities "So we give to atua rather than stars though those atua are also shown in the sky at that time." The last part of the ceremony is the whakapūmautanga where a pou or post is placed into the ground Wilson said those reciting the karakia bind the pou with intention as they "commit ourselves to our tūpuna rnz.co.nz Rotorua has hit its highest number of new build homes in 14 years It comes as a new assessment finds the city has more than enough future housing capacity Rotorua Lakes Council destination development group manager Jean-Paul Gaston told an April meeting many of the 522 houses were built in the central and western areas Net new homes reached 483 after accounting for homes removed to make way for developments It was the third year in a row that new home numbers peaked since 2011 and another 600 homes were in the pipeline for the next couple of years Data provided to Local Democracy Reporting showed 304 of the new houses were built in Rotorua's western and central areas: The council had a goal of building 3000 new homes in those areas by 2032 Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell said improving housing options for the city remained a top priority for the council as it would have "huge benefits for our community" "These housing developments are not just public homes including affordable rentals and retirement options for our older residents "I know the economy has been uncertain but despite slower markets elsewhere we've got a strong number of building consents coming through in Rotorua." Tapsell said the council would continue to work to unlock land and opportunities for new homes Local Democracy Reporting wrote that $259 million worth of new residential and commercial buildings were consented in Rotorua in the year to September — more than double the $112.2m of consents issued in 2023 new dwelling consents nationwide in 2024 were down 9.8% on 2023 Gaston wrote in the meeting’s agenda the city avoided the national decline in building numbers because of multi-year investment by Kāinga Ora and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development support for Māori affordable rental development and significant staged developments such as Freedom Village The recent fast-track consenting of a new Summerset lifestyle village in Fairy Springs provided additional future certainty of 260 housing units within the short/medium-term Other projects included the first 16 homes in the Ōwhata Kōhanga Rākau iwi-led housing development on the east side of Rotorua which opened in November and will eventually have 93 homes including 38 affordable rentals and kaumātua housing A council spokesperson said it knew of 262 among last year's 522 new builds that were social housing or affordable rentals Among these were 17 two-bedroom and three three-bedroom homes on Lake Rd A Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga — Ministry of Housing and Urban Development spokesman said 101 homes were built as part of MHUD housing programmes including 80 iwi-led Māori affordable rentals Kāinga Ora added 104 new social housing places to its stock in Rotorua The spokesman said Rotorua's housing shortage resulted from a rapid increase in the resident population from 2013 and too few houses being built to meet the demand The rental market tightened and rents rose relative to incomes leading to more households on the Housing Register and large numbers in temporary or emergency accommodation This peaked at 699 households in December 2021 The ministry partnered with others including iwi and the council to make a plan for Rotorua including short-term and more permanent housing solutions The number of households in temporary and emergency housing had dropped to 96 as of March "This is a result of the Government's significant investment in Rotorua." The city remained a priority for the Ministry with a "strong pipeline" of additional housing places to be delivered — 170 state homes by mid-2025 and another 72 by July 2026 The Government was criticised for using Rotorua's motels as a "dumping ground" for the country's homeless during peak pandemic years but consistently denied actively bringing in out-of-towners The last Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment in 2021 projected the city was heading for a 10,000-home shortage in the long-term An updated assessment from 2024 presented to a council meeting on Wednesday found an overall surplus of 300 — 1600 dwellings short-term This turnaround was broadly credited to work identifying and preparing new greenfield (undeveloped) land for housing "This puts the district in a good position to respond to what the community needs as it grows and to make adjustments if needed," Gaston said in a statement the Emergency Management Minister's "cautiously optimistic" scientists will get back on Whakaari / White Island soon to fix broken technology They have previously been denied entry by the island's owners to repair the gear after the 2019 eruption killed 22 people The monitoring equipment was drastically damaged and eventually stopped working Te Herenga Waka Victoria University researcher Dr Finn Illsley-Kemp told 1News: "We're relying on seismometers that are on the mainland and they're just too far away to record the signals." when the island has erupted in bad weather or darkness "Eruptions have occurred and we didn't notice until we saw damage on solar panels," Illsley-Kemp said it's very strange to not be able to know anything about it." Normally our most active volcano has instruments showing shaking for experts watching 24/7 to help keep people in nearby boats planes and the mainland safe from hazards like ashfall University of Auckland geology professor Phil Shane said with the current blackspots "It doesn't really seem rational or logical to restrict access by scientists to volcanoes when it's part of our role." One of the complications was court action involving the Buttle family who were initially convicted of health and safety breaches which was then quashed Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell has been upping the urgency to now reinstate the technology "It's something that is complicated and I didn't anticipate that it would be," he told 1News "I'm cautiously optimistic that we're going to get equipment on there." The Buttles told 1News they met with government representatives in March from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Department of Internal Affairs the family wants to negotiate a formal licence instead of the verbal licence that existed previously They are waiting for further communication from the government on the proposed formal licence." They also said: "The Buttle family has always supported the activities of GNS [Science] in their monitoring and research on Whakaari." GNS Science would do the hands-on work to install the new gear A Lake Tarawera residents’ group says lowering sewerage scheme costs for homeowners at the lake is non-negotiable and unaffordability is "not a trivial matter" A member suggested homeowners not sign off on allowing connection works on their properties until they have funding certainty Rotorua Lakes Council is considering three funding options for the Tarawera Sewerage Scheme in its Annual Plan consultation The scheme connects lake properties to Rotorua’s reticulated sewerage replacing septic tanks blamed for declining lake water quality The most recent cost estimate is $32.2 million The council has said protests and court action added expense Tarawera ratepayers would need to fund $20.9m The council would borrow the money and households would pay it back over time Under the first funding option — the status quo — the lump-sum cost was $50,315 each it would be $3899 a year — including covering the cost of the council holding the debt one for the main pipeline and the other for connecting to the scheme with the latter only charged to households that connect About 446 existing properties and 104 more to be built in the future could be connected The figures reflected a $5286 discount if households agreed by June 1 to having installation work on their properties 65 properties have given approval for this Households that missed the deadline would need to pay for the connection themselves Any who refused to connect may have few options with the council previously saying septic tanks alone would be non-compliant and upgrades to be compliant were unlikely to get consent with reticulation available nearby The two other funding options reduced Tarawera households’ costs by increasing rates paid by all other Rotorua ratepayers Option two added $2.80 a year to all ratepayers’ bills for 25 years raising $1m and reducing Tarawera households’ contribution to $47,737 Option three raised $4m by increasing rates $11.20 per year the Lake Tarawera Sewerage Working Group recommended attendees support option three Group member Duncan Evans told the meeting option three did not "go far enough" He said the group had told council staff many could not afford the scheme and proposed three non-negotiable conditions These were to set the maximum cost for Tarawera ratepayers at $36,600; exclude all cost escalations from their bills; and ask Bay of Plenty Regional Council to increase its funding to $1.485m to match Rotorua Lakes Council’s contribution He advised attendees not to sign off on installation plans until they had certainty and a capped charge was agreed Evans suggested that if the group’s maximum was agreed then homeowners would agree to sign plans within two weeks of that decision In a statement to Local Democracy Reporting group chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden said the council must negotiate with the Tarawera community before the rates are struck Many community members simply cannot afford to pay for the options council is proposing." Submissions on the Annual Plan are open until May 5 The council’s infrastructure and assets group manager encouraged people to make submissions for elected members to consider "We continue to have discussions with Tarawera property owners and have continued to explore additional funding options to reduce the cost to ratepayers as much as possible." The council hosted a webinar on the scheme options last week Council chief executive Andrew Moraes answered questions including what happened when someone could not afford the 25-year rate "The council has a range of policies that address hardship for people who struggle to make rates payments." He encouraged people to reach out before making "significant life decisions" about their property Moraes said the council intended to seek more funding from the regional council and suggested people write to it for the same The owner of a cat fatally mauled by roaming dogs this week has been horrified to learn that her pet Stormy is not the only victim of this group of dogs in Whakatāne Whakatāne District Council dog control officers say they have impounded eight dogs over the past 10 days and are encouraging people to make formal complaints when they see roaming dogs rather than post about them on social media Trinaka Godsmark-Tawa's cat Stormy was found dead on Monday morning The James Street resident had been getting ready for work just after 5am when they heard loud and aggressive barking that lasted five minutes A neighbour told them he had just chased three dogs away outside his house and one of them had a cat in its mouth she went in search of Stormy and found him mauled to death about six houses away She posted about the attack on social media and soon learned that just minutes before Stormy was killed a nearby Riverside Drive resident had chased three dogs from their property where they had been terrorising their cat The dogs - one described as a husky and another as light-coloured - had been seen coming from Awatapu lagoon Local Democracy Reporting [The Beacon] has verified that at least four other cats have been attacked by dogs in Whakatāne this year One incident in Whakatāne south three weeks ago was witnessed by the cat’s owner and her two preschool children who did not want to be named for fear of repercussions said her two-year-old daughter had been feeding the cat when it was grabbed by two dogs She describes one as a liver-and-white husky-type dog and the other as a tall “It could have been [my daughter] they attacked,” she said It happened just before 7am while the cat waited for his food on the front doorstep “I opened the front door to let my two-year-old put the food down and all of a sudden “I quickly ushered [the girls] back inside and shut the door They watched out of the window as I chased after the dogs they were watching as [the cat] was being ripped by two dogs "He has some very big lacerations on his back." The children remain frightened to go outside their front door “They’ve only ever known this cat as their baby Now I’ve had to carry them to and from the car They won’t go out on the front porch anymore.” She urges people to call dog control as soon as they see these dogs roaming A dog control officer told her there have been multiple reports of the same dog Local Democracy Reporting [The Beacon] also heard from a Hinemoa Street resident whose cat was attacked by dogs a few weeks ago Two other cat owners have posted on social media that their cats were killed by dogs in January Godsmark-Tawa would like to see more dog control officers patrolling the area as it’s not the first time it’s happened in the area “It’s unfair that we have had to bury our cat because someone can’t keep their dogs in their own gate.” The council is currently advertising for a dog control officer on its careers website we voted for more staff for animal control One of the difficulties is that staff can’t be everywhere all the time .. so it does rely a lot on people contacting the council when they see it happening Any help with identifying the dogs is encouraged “Often the animal is gone by the time staff get there It’s not very easy to identify individual dogs and I think they are genuinely trying to do their best with the challenges that they’ve got,” he said He said most dog owners were responsible but a few owners needed to stop their dogs escaping He said other issues were whether dog control officers had the powers they needed under the council’s bylaws and how many dog control staff were needed but also people complain that there’s too many staff at council but people have to say how much extra they are prepared to pay in rates for that to happen." Council animal control team leader Verna Kinney said the council had received one formal complaint regarding a dog attack on a cat in the James Street area “As this matter is under active investigation it has received 20 service requests about roaming dogs in the Whakatāne township with several reports relating to the same incidents She urges people to report sightings of roaming dogs as soon as possible but A large-scale Southland farming company has been fined $82,500 for discharging effluent in a manner which could have entered waterways Gladvale Farms Ltd committed the offending on two occasions in October 2019 at an Oreti Plains farm The company was sentenced on Monday after being found guilty in February following an August 2024 judge-alone trial Legal action against the company began when Environment Southland alleged the Resource Management Act had been breached through effluent discharge on or into land which could have resulted in the contaminant entering water It was alleged the defendant irrigated at night without monitoring due to employees being off duty The judgement said although it was not necessary to prove the contaminant had entered or impacted the waterway there was sufficient evidence to show it had Steps taken to mitigate against the discharge were not sufficient including using a digger to move effluent further into a paddock Judge Steven told the court that 90 percent of the fine would go to the council Gladvale Farms Ltd operates five dairy farms in Southland with 3700 cows across 3300 acres Stuff has previously reported fines against the company of $27,000 in 2018/19 Police have appealed to the public after two aggravated robberies and a series of burglaries in Invercargill overnight Detective Inspector Stu Harvey said officers were called to a premises on Dee St at around 2.30am on Monday to reports of two people entering a store demanding cash A worker was assaulted but not seriously injured Harvey said an attempted burglary and two burglaries were reported at three further premises on Windsor St Police then received a report that two people had entered a Tay St premises and demanded cash and items Harvey said information suggested the incidents were linked "Two vehicles were seen in the vicinity of some of the incidents "The other vehicle is described as a dark-coloured car," said Harvey "We would like to speak to anyone who saw vehicles fitting these descriptions between 1am and 5am." Anyone with relevant information about these vehicles or those involved should contact police on 105 A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has jolted the lower North Island this afternoon Geonet said the earthquake struck 10km northwest of Levin at 5.16pm at a depth of 37km It described the shaking as "light" with close to 2000 reports from people feeling the tremor by 5.45pm M3.6 quake causing weak shaking near Levin https://t.co/aJM2e4ScOx One Facebook poster said it was "definitely a good one" while another described it as "only little but strange" Horowhenua District Council said it was a "good reminder" to chat about being prepared for earthquakes A large fire which caused "significant damage" to a McDonald's restaurant in east Auckland this afternoon is now being treated as suspicious Emergency services were notified of the fire at around 3pm on Monday Fire and Emergency NZ said the building was "totally involved" in flames by the time crews arrived and Papatoetoe were in attendance at the blaze "Everyone was out at the time and there are no reports of injuries." FENZ said the fire was being treated as suspicious "A fire investigator is attending to determine cause and origin." Pakuranga Rd was closed for nearly two hours in both directions with road users advised to avoid the area "Investigations into the cause of the fire at the McDonalds are underway," police said told 1News he heard a couple of explosions coming from the restaurant as the blaze began He said he heard "one or two" explosions The restaurant was adjacent to a Z petrol station and 250 metres along the same road from Pakuranga College A staff member at the service station said they had closed their fuel pumps and there was "huge fire and huge smoke" coming from the fire The Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre Courts were also closed this evening due to the blaze Auckland Transport said several bus routes Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown thanked emergency services who had been responding to the incident "Please follow the advice of emergency services A McDonald's spokesperson said the McDonald's restaurant in Pakuranga had "suffered significant damage" in the fire "Procedures were followed to raise the alarm and safely evacuate staff and customers McDonald’s is assisting emergency services as they begin the investigation into the cause of the fire." The owners of Tipene Funerals have spoken out for the first time after a former long-time employee was jailed for misconduct in relation to burials Francis and Kaiora Tipene told TVNZ's Marae they should have noticed something sooner but said they knew nothing of former employee Fiona Bakulich's offending For the full Marae story, watch on TVNZ+ Fiona Bakulich, 48, a former employee, was jailed for two years and three months and ordered to pay more than $16,900 in reparations over her misconduct The Tipene owners spoke to Marae in their first interview since Bakulich was jailed Francis said he was called to a meeting alongside Bakulich at Waikumete Cemetery by Auckland Council staff Cyclone Gabrielle had badly damaged a mausoleum housing two coffins interred by Bakulich Repairs to the roof necessitated the disinterment of the remains revealing she had not installed the zinc liner required and pocketed the $3000 in cash instead "I just couldn't believe how someone could do that." Bakulich was stood down for six weeks and continued offending upon her return to work The pair said they only discovered she had further defrauded families after her dismissal and I wish we did so we could have acted sooner," Francis said but I'm deeply apologetic to those whānau." Asked how the charges weren't detected in the company's accounting Francis said the transactions were taking place off-site so that's a hard one to swallow." The company would have to "build trust from the bottom up" the pair said of their business' relationship with the community Marae did not receive a response when Fiona Bakulich's lawyer was approached for comment Lady Gaga gave a free concert Saturday night in front of 2 million fans who poured onto Copacabana Beach for the biggest show of her career (...) Thank you for making history with me,” Lady Gaga told a screaming crowd kicked off the show at around 22.10pm local time with her 2011 song Bloody Mary Cries of joy rose from the tightly-packed fans who sang and danced shoulder-to-shoulder on the vast stretch of sand Concert organisers said 2.1 million people attended the show switching between an array of dresses including one with the colours of the Brazilian flag Some fans – many of them young – arrived on the beach at the crack of dawn to secure a good spot “Today is the best day of my life,” said Manoela Dobes a 27-year-old designer who was wearing a dress plastered with a photograph from when she met Lady Gaga in the United States in 2019 Madonna also turned Copacabana Beach into a massive dance floor last year The large-scale performances are part of an effort led by City Hall to boost economic activity after Carnival and New Years’ Eve festivities and the upcoming month-long Saint John’s Day celebrations in June “It brings activity to the city during what was previously considered the low season – filling hotels and increasing spending in bars generating jobs and income for the population,” said Osmar Lima the city’s secretary of economic development in a statement released by Rio City Hall’s tourism department last month Rio’s City Hall said in a recent report that around 1.6 million people were expected to attend Lady Gaga's concert and that the show should inject at least 600 million reais (NZ$178.3 million) into Rio’s economy Similar concerts are scheduled to take place every year in May at least until 2028 Lady Gaga arrived in Rio in the early hours of Tuesday The city has been alive with Gaga-mania since as it geared up to welcome the pop star for her first show in the country since 2012 Rio’s metro employees danced to Lady Gaga’s 2008 hit song LoveGame and gave instructions for today in a video A free exhibition celebrating her career sold out While the vast majority of attendees were from Rio the event also attracted Brazilians from across the country and international visitors More than 500,000 tourists poured into the city in the days leading up to the show according to data from the local bus station and Tom Jobim airport Rio’s City Hall said in a statement yesterday made a cross-continent trip from Colombia to Brazil to attend the show “I’ve been a 100% fan of Lady Gaga my whole life,” said Serrano who was wearing a T-shirt featuring Lady Gaga’s outlandish costumes over the years the mega-star represents “total freedom of expression – being who one wants without shame” Rio officials have a history of organising huge concerts on Copacabana Beach Madonna’s show drew an estimated 1.6 million fans last year while 4 million people flooded onto the beach for a 1994 New Year’s Eve show by Rod Stewart in 1994 that was the biggest free rock concert in history sixteen sound towers were spread along the beach Rio state’s security plan included the presence of 3300 military and 1500 police officers Among those present were Lady Gaga admirers who remember their disappointment in 2017 when the artist cancelled a performance scheduled in Rio at the last minute due to health issues “She's the best artist in the world,” the 25-year-old said I love you” in Portuguese rose from the crowd behind him whose real name is Ella Yelich O'Connor which also displayed what appears to be the album cover art — an X-ray of a pelvis "100% written in blood," the website read The new album's announcement came a week after she released her latest single What Was That The song's music video was filmed at a mysterious pop-up event in New York City's Washington Square Park that was initially shut down by police. The event ended up going ahead after all, and fans who stayed got to hear the new song for the first time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lorde (@lorde) It was the first sign of a follow-up to Lorde's previous album Her other albums were 2013's Pure Heroine and 2017's Melodrama she collaborated with British singer Charli XCX on a remix of Girl so confusing — on a re-release of the Grammy award-winning Brat Kim Kardashian thought she was going to be raped and killed when criminals broke into her bedroom in central Paris tied her up and stole more than US$6 million in jewellery 10 people will go on trial in Paris over the robbery abduction and kidnapping of the media personality and the concierge of the residence where she was staying during Paris Fashion Week the night of October 2 Kardashian’s lawyers said she will testify in person at the trial starting Monday and scheduled to run through May 23 "Ms Kardashian is reserving her testimony for the court and jury and does not wish to elaborate further at this time," they said "She has great respect and admiration for the French justice system and has been treated with great respect by the French authorities "She wishes the trial to proceed in an orderly fashion in accordance with French law and with respect for all parties to the case." In interviews and on her family’s reality TV show Kardashian has described being terrified as robbers pointed a gun at her In a 2020 appearance on David Letterman’s Netflix show she tearfully recalled thinking: "This is the time I’m going to get raped Twelve people were originally expected in the defendants’ box and another is seriously ill and can't be tried five of the 10 defendants were present at the scene of the robbery The French press has dubbed them The Granddad Robbers because the main defendants are elderly and have careers as bank robbers with long criminal records Kardashian told investigators she was taken to a bathroom next to her bedroom and placed in the bathtub Her attackers fled on bicycles or on foot and she managed to free herself by removing the tape from her hands and mouth She had also removed the tape from her feet and rushed to her stylist’s room She called her sister Kourtney to tell her about the theft Kardashian told investigators that she had not been injured adding that she wanted to leave France as soon as possible to be reunited with her children According to her testimony and that of the concierge at least one of the suspects had a handgun The gangsters stole many pieces of jewellery estimated to be worth more than US$6 million (NZ$10 million) Only one piece of jewellery — a diamond cross on platinum that was lost during the suspects' escape — has been recovered Two of the accused have partially confessed to the crime is one of two suspected robbers who allegedly entered the apartment his genetic profile was found on the tape used to gag Kardashian who was waiting for him in a parked car at a nearby train station The second robber said he tied up the concierge with cables but did not go up to Kardashian’s apartment said he acted as a lookout in the ground-floor reception area He said he was unarmed and did not personally threaten Kardashian but admitted he shared responsibility for the crime Abbas was arrested in January 2017 and spent 21 months in prison before being released under judicial supervision he co-authored a French-language book titled I Sequestered Kim Kardashian is the second alleged robber suspected of entering the flat although he was filmed by CCTV cameras and numerous telephone contacts with the other co-defendants show his involvement The other defendants are suspected of providing information about Kardashian’s presence in the apartment Others are accused of playing a role in the resale of the jewellery in Antwerp Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — in a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper the rock duo the White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status and the late singer-songwriter Warren Zevon will get the Musical Influence Award pianist Nicky Hopkins and bassist Carol Kaye will each get the Musical Excellence Award who sang at Woodstock and was best known for his cover of The Beatles’ With a Little Help From My Friends a member of Elvis Costello & The Attractions who argued that Cocker is "about as rock and roll as it gets" Soundgarden — with the late Chris Cornell as singer — get into the Hall on their third nomination They follow two other grunge acts in the Hall — Nirvana and Pearl Jam Bad Company get in having become radio fixtures with such arena-rock staples as Feel Like Makin’ Love Can’t Get Enough and Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy The Ahmet Ertegun Award — given to nonperforming industry professionals who had a major influence on music — will go to Lenny Waronker Some nominees that didn't get in this year included Mariah Carey and subsequent Let’s Twist Again are considered among the most popular songs in the history of rock 'n' roll The 83-year-old has expressed frustration that he hadn't been granted entry before including telling the AP in 2014: "I don’t want to get in there when I’m 85 years old so you better do it quick while I’m still smiling." Lauper rose to fame in the 1980s with hits such as Time After Time and Girls Just Want To Have Fun and went on to win a Tony Award for Kinky Boots have six Grammys and a reputation for pushing the boundaries of hip-hop The White Stripes — made up of Jack White and Meg White — were indie darlings in the early 2000s with such songs as Seven Nation Army Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they’re eligible for induction The induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles this fall Nominees were voted on by more than 1200 artists historians and music industry professionals The selection criteria include "an artist’s impact on other musicians the scope and longevity of their career and body of work as well as their innovation and excellence in style and technique" Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton were inducted Lorde has dropped her new single What Was That after weeks of cryptic posts and teases that set fans buzzing It's the lead single from her upcoming fourth album and her first original solo release since 2021's Solar Power which is three minutes and 28 seconds in length Some fans had been lucky enough to hear the track in full earlier this week. On Wednesday, Lorde posted a picture of Washington Square Park yesterday with the caption "tonight 7pm". Fans flooded the park an hour before she was supposed to appear, with photos shared of eager fans scaling trees to catch a glimpse of the singer. Shortly before she was to perform, the Royals singer took to social media to tell fans police had shut the event down. "Omg @thepark the cops are shutting us down," the message read. "I am truly amazed by how many of you showed !!! "But they’re telling me you gotta disperse ... I’m so sorry." However, the pop-up event ended up going ahead after all, with fans who stayed getting their first full airing of Lorde's new single. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lorde (@lorde) Lorde, real name Ella Yelich O'Connor, announced the single last week sharing a headshot-style photo of her wearing a red shirt with a dripping wet face Earlier this month, she dropped a 15-second snippet of the unreleased song Lorde was seen wearing a white shirt and jeans while walking through New York City I gave you everything/Now we wake from a dream What was that?” she sings over a synth beat It was the first sign of a follow up to Lorde's previous album ASHEVILLE - A local restaurant company is reshuffling operations with Asheville residents in mind it’s called for one of its eateries to be sacrificed a street Indian food eatery in downtown Asheville has received overwhelming response following its James Beard Awards win for Outstanding Restaurant in June Traffic increased significantly calling for the restaurant to suspend takeout orders leading up to and in the days following Independence Day “We are working nonstop to best accommodate our Chai Pani regulars and visitors to Asheville but this unfortunately means that we will no(t) be offering take-out or delivery orders for the foreseeable future so that we can offer the best food and service in person,” read a statement posted on the restaurant’s social media page on July 1 “(T)his big award happened right as we were going into the peak of our busiest month of the year Our kitchen can’t produce enough food in our little restaurant to serve the amount of guests standing in line while also offering take out simultaneously.⁠” Related news: What Asheville's two James Beard Awards wins mean for the restaurants, city Restaurant news: Asheville restaurants Chai Pani, Cúrate win 2022 James Beard Awards is the flagship restaurant of the Chai Pani Restaurant Group and was founded by chef Meherwan and Molly Irani The company’s other entities include Asheville-based Buxton Hall Barbecue Nani’s Piri Piri Chicken in Grove Arcade closed permanently “We are transitioning the space to best support Chai Pani — both our kitchen and our guests,” company spokesperson Kelsey Burrow said in an email “The response to the Outstanding Restaurant Award from the James Beard Foundation has exceeded our wildest expectations and made it clear that showcasing Indian street food — the most democratic affordable cuisine of India — and serving our community is our most pressing mission right now.” Nani’s Piri Piri Chicken opened in downtown Asheville the quaint counter-service eatery caught the attention of the James Beard Foundation and earned semifinalist status for Best New Restaurant for the prestigious awards program Those who still want a taste of the rotisserie chicken seasoned with Spicewalla’s piri piri blend will have to make a trip to Georgia Nani’s Piri Piri Chicken will remain open at Ponce City Market in Atlanta where the company also operates a Spicewalla spice shop Although the company has scaled back with the closure of the Asheville location Spicewalla’s spice production is in Asheville but hasn’t had a dedicated store in the city A Spicewalla retail shop is slated to open on the same block of Chai Pani in downtown Asheville later this year Other recent changes include the departure of chef-partner Elliot Moss who was announced as having sold his shares of the company to pursue other ventures in June Chai Pani is seeking methods to manage increased customer volume and resume to-go order services and asking the customers to weigh in “We’ve heard some creative ideas about how to better take care of our locals while Asheville is packed to the rim with tourists … We’d love to hear your ideas too and will add them into our brainstorming about this,” the July 6 post stated Suggestions may be emailed to ideas@chaipani.com Tiana Kennell is the food and dining reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA Today Network. Email her at tkennell@citizentimes.com or follow her on Twitter/Instagram @PrincessOfPage. Please help support this type of journalism with a subscription to the Citizen Times.  Nani’s Piri Piri Chicken closes February 28 a little over a year after opening at the central food hall If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics policy Ponce City Market stall Nani’s Piri Piri Chicken closes Tuesday “The response to our [2022] Outstanding Restaurant Award from the James Beard Foundation has exceeded our wildest expectations and made it clear that showcasing Indian street food is our most pressing mission right now,” the press release states as the reason for the closure Irani first opened Nani’s Piri Piri Chicken in 2020 at Grove Arcade food hall in Asheville, North Carolina. That location closed last summer and is now home to Spicewalla and a second kitchen for Irani’s original Chai Pani location Irani had begun plans to expand Botiwalla to as many as ten new locations throughout the southeast With the health crisis becoming less of a factor in daily operations and business stabilizing at his restaurants in Atlanta and Asheville Irani hopes to once again focus on Botiwalla’s expansion this year In 2022, the Asheville location of Chai Pani won a James Beard award for outstanding restaurant. Sahar Siddiqi, the chef of Chai Pani in Decatur, was just named a 2023 semi-finalist for best chef southeast by the James Beard Foundation A new piri-piri chicken restaurant and takeaway for the heart of Inverness looks imminent after workers began refitting the site Maeme’s, which runs a chain of piri-piri chicken grills in more than a dozen spots across the UK - including Aberdeen - secured planning permission in September to turn a vacant unit in the Eastgate Centre into its latest franchise eatery which sits at the shopping centre’s entrance in the Eastgate and occupies the ground floor site formerly used by GAME is expected to create around nine jobs when it opens its doors Once refitted for its new use as an eatery the site is expected to have around 20 dining seats inside with a further eight outside the eatery but inside the entrance foyer of the shopping centre Speaking to the Inverness Courier when the proposals first emerged back in April Eastgate Shopping Centre manager Chris Kershaw said it was good news for Inverness city centre business and food scene I don’t think we’ve got another piri-piri restaurant in the city centre itself which will be nice for those enjoying a night out.” Maeme’s has been approached for comment about the start of work and for confirmation of its planned opening date At the time of writing the new eatery was listed as “coming soon” on Maeme’s website I was going out to dinner later that night but I couldn't resist the grilled tilapia from Humdingers at a recent Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis Tennis Invitational party The restaurant catered the party with the chicken and fish tacos and wraps I randomly picked up a bottle of Humdingers medium piri piri sauce and poured it over the fish I visited the Humdingers on Poplar and ordered the grilled tilapia but jars of the restaurant's own piri piri sauce were on the condiment counter but I had to douse it with the medium piri piri sauce so I could recreate the taste experience I had at the party The tilapia came with basmati rice and a side order I ended up pouring the piri piri sauce over everything They already use a dry piri piri on the tilapia said Humdingers regional manager Hunter Colvin 'The wet sauce you were using — usually we grill our chicken with it but we do have it out at the condiment stations for the customers to use on top of the dry seasonings It's all about how much spice one individual wants ''Piri piri' is Swahili for 'pepper pepper,'' he said 'It's a bird's-eye pepper that grows wild in South Africa.' which has 'a good little sting,' Colvin said The piri piri sauces were created from their own recipes 'We have that manufactured for us specifically.' Humdingers is locally owned Guests apparently went for those fish and chicken tacos at the party 'We brought 3½pounds of tilapia and chicken I asked if they had any left at the end of the night (901)-260-8292; Humdingers Cordova Towne Center is at 1134 N Proposals for a new piri-piri chicken restaurant takeaway in the heart of Inverness are a step nearer reality after the latest planning application was lodged The takeaway chain Maeme’s is eyeing up a new outlet in Unit 4 of the Eastgate Centre which sits next to the shopping mall’s Eastgate entrance News that the chain - which operates from more than a dozen UK locations including Aberdeen - is looking to expand into Inverness first emerged back in April when plans to erect the brand’s fascia signs at the unit were first lodged The new application relates to a ‘change of use’ to enable the ground-floor site - a vacant unit that once housed Game - to operate as a takeaway instead of a retail shop The plans also outline some of the details of the new outlet with a further eight outside the eatery but inside the entrance of the shopping centre A kitchen ventilation system will also be installed to enable the site to operate as a takeaway Speaking to the Inverness Courier back in April a spokesperson for Maeme’s said the new eatery is expected to create somewhere between seven and nine jobs although Maeme’s website list it as “open soon” Eastgate Shopping Centre manager Chris Kershaw said the plans were good news for Inverness city centre Read today's Portuguese stories delivered to your email will be the stage for the first edition of the Piri-Píri Festival known worldwide for its intense and spicy flavour organised by the Municipality of Albufeira in partnership with the Parish Council of Guia and Chef Nuno Bergonse an event that aims to explore the various facets of this ingredient from traditional cuisine to the most innovative combinations in a celebration that promises to challenge the taste buds of visitors followed by a performance by Fanfarra Bizarra visitors can watch Chef Noélia Jerónimo's cooking show at 7:00 pm with Manelito and Viola Paulo Feteira on Portuguese guitar and the voices of Ana Valentim and Luís Manhita barman Francisco Guilherme will lead a spicy cocktail workshop where he will teach how to create unique drinks with a touch of chilli the festival opens its doors at 12:00 pm and runs until midnight One of the highlights is the “Spicy Seasonings and Spices Workshop” the "Spicy Challenge" competition will begin a moment of fun and competition for the bravest Pastry Chef Clayton Ferreira will present a showcooking session dedicated to chocolates with chilli peppers in a bold combination that challenges the senses The Improvável Orchestra and a concert by Ritiele Cunha will round off the day's programme with a flourish will begin at 1pm with a performance by Bejazz visitors will be able to watch several showcooking sessions with Chefs Nuno Bergonse who will share secrets and techniques for incorporating chilli peppers into their culinary creations One of the highlights of the day will be the "Natura" Workshop where participants will learn how to plant and care for their own chilli pepper plants Rastolhice will take to the stage at 8.30pm to close the event The Mayor of Albufeira states that “the Piri-Píri Festival is a unique opportunity to discover new dishes taste the best spicy dishes in good company” José Carlos Rolo believes that “the Festival is a tribute to one of the most used condiments in the gastronomy of our municipality” especially when we talk about the famous Frango da Guia The Mayor also stresses that “this first edition is more than just a gastronomic celebration considering the event as a contribution to boosting the local economy We appreciate that not everyone can afford to pay for our services but if you are able to we ask you to support The Portugal News by making a contribution – no matter how small You can change how much you give or cancel your contributions at any time Send us your comments or opinion on this article Reaching over 400,000 people a week with news about Portugal The spicy Portuguese dish gets top-billing on Valencia Uma Casa chef Telmo Faria grew up in the Azores region of Portugal and Khalid Mushasha (of Black Cat and Lolinda) was raised in London but the duo will celebrate a shared feature of their geographically diverse upbringings — the worldly Portuguese dish piri piri chicken — with a new casual restaurant opening in late spring at 590 Valencia (at 17th Street) all centered on the flame-grilled chicken with a spicy pepper sauce literally “pepper pepper,” originated with an African pepper imported to Portugal Now versions of the dish have travelled far and wide It’s garnered an even wider audience thanks to the internationally expanding South African chain Nando’s who was executive chef and partner at Tacolicious before venturing out on his own with his full-service Portuguese restaurant last year A post shared by Uma_Casa (@uma_casa) on Mar 13 Piri Pica translates roughly to “pepper sting,” but Faria promises several varieties: plain for kids garlic and herb for those who don’t like spicy and a “blow-the-roof-of-your-mouth-off spicy version” for those who do Mushasha will have a menu of local beer and a Portuguese-inflected wine list — expect a refreshing Vinho Verde or two Their space, with 1,800 square feet and 60 seats (including room for outdoor tables) is the former home of Belgian restaurant Frjtz, which recently closed and is moving around the corner to 3412 17th Street the designer behind Black Cat’s upscale elegance to create a more relaxed atmosphere with consideration for both dining room guests and take-out and delivery operations — an increasing source of revenue for local restaurants “We’ve built out a section just so delivery drivers can be off to one side as well as anyone picking up to go,” explains Mushasha “We want it to be welcoming and clear for people to figure out what to do.” And in a competitive market for value with inexpensive taquerias nearby they’ll work to keep prices from $12 to $14 for a full meal “San Francisco guests — the people out there know what their money is worth,” Mushasha says Piri Pica arrives on Valencia at a moment marked by more closures than openings on the typically trendy and well-trafficked corridor. But another exception will be their new next door neighbor: Bon Voyage a cocktail bar with snacks and dumplings from the Trick Dog founders that’s currently under construction Faria thinks the “timing is favorable” for the move “with Lisbon and Portugal just getting so much tourism and attention on the food travel scene” in a phenomenon he compares to a wave of travel to Spain in the early 2000s “People’s familiarity with the concept or idea — the timing works well Now that San Francisco has a Portuguese restaurant,” he adds as Uma Casa is the city’s only dedicated Portuguese kitchen “there’s a year’s worth of people who might have come in [to the restaurant] and have had the chicken Mushasha and Faria are bound for Portugal themselves leaving for a final research trip to Lisbon “I learned from my time at Tacolicious — whether it was Mexico City or Guadalajara immersing yourself in an environment gives you inspiration,” Faria says They’ll visit neighborhood restaurants and Lisbon where “it’s just some guy manning a grill brushing piri piri onto chicken.” Establishments like those serve as neighborhood take-out spots or places for locals to get a quick meal with their kids he’ll promote Uma Casa sous chef Nicole Marin to chef de cuisine — a cook he praises as “a rock over the last year.” Before Uma Casa the young chef ran the kitchen at Tacolicious North Beach and has worked for Eduardo García at Maximo Bistrot in Mexico City “She’s been with me since we were doing pop-ups,” says Faria admiringly “Want to try a real Mozambique stew?” says this guy with his dreads gathered in a crocheted rastacap Even I don’t know how that floated to the top of my brain “And thank you for not calling it ‘Lourenço Marques.’ That was the colonial name the Portuguese gave it We were a colony of the Portuguese for 500 years.” Everything from giant cucumbers to dairy-free ice cream to Kombucha On Tap All this time I’ve been looking at four chafing dishes steaming away with different stews They’re right under a sign that says “Sabor Piri-Piri Kitchen Mozambique Inspired Comfort Food.” Next to the stews “All items served over rice.” It features chicken peanut curry ($11) marinated in garlic and spicy Piri Piri hot sauce (also $11) “Piri-piri just means ‘spicy spicy,’” says the guy ‘spicy Piri-Piri hot sauce’ just means ‘spicy spicy sauce.’ Just in case people don’t get that it’s Candido says piri-piri is a very Mozambique thing “Pequin peppers come from the state of Tabasco in Mexico Almost as much as they love their false bananas.” but it seems they’re cousins of our standard bananas Trouble is their fruit are so full of seeds you can’t eat them like the “pseudo trunk,” which is soft and tasty Candido says it’s a coastal country full of fruit “Some say it has the best shrimp and prawns in the world.” Only fly in this ointment is the horrors of the wars that followed the struggle for independence from Portugal He was able to make the jump to San Diego because his stepdad is American But Candido brought his Mozambican cooking with him Broccoli sweet potato with peanut curry ($10) and black-eyed peas and kale in coconut curry ($9) Today’s her first day working here for Candido “Which are the two most Mozambican?” I ask and the black-eyed peas and kale stew,” says Candido Seems most of the food in Mozambique that isn’t Portuguese is vegan or chicken “But the most Mozambican thing is xima,” says Kuzonsi You mash it like potato till it becomes tight so I go for that combo of piri-piri chicken stew and the peas and kale “Probably best just to go to the beach,” says Kuzonsi She has this incredible topknot of hair woven tight above her head I also get one of their strawberry-lemon drinks ($4) and on the beachfront near the cottages on the pier letting their dogs tow them on their skateboards draw long and strong from the strawberry-lemon Reddish pile of piri-piri chicken stew and greeny-creamy black-eyed peas and kale separated by a white river of rice down the middle I pour the little pot of red piri-piri sauce over it all Kuzonsi a lot of Indian immigrants live in Mozambique Bet the view over the Mozambican coast ain’t much different My buddy Pete did a worldwide surfing year once and he said Mozambique had some of the most magnificent surfing beaches I decide to check out Candido’s YouTube music tracks while I chew Candido calls himself “Candreado.” I hear a track called “I Would’ve Loved You.” He’s the featured singer with San Diego rapper Trevy James and imagine what it’d be like if I had my own reggae band Customers can choose a 100% breaded chicken breast a 1.6oz grass-fed beef patty or a crispy hash brown patty US fast-food restaurant chain A&W has unveiled its new Spicy Piri-Piri Buddy Burger a limited-time offering with a choice of chicken whole-leaf lettuce and slices of tomato and red onion A&W Canada menu development director Karan Suri stated: “This hack was happening organically at A&Ws all across Canada It was a no-brainer for us to develop a recipe that complements our guests’ love for a potato patty substitute and adds a nice flavour kick to it “This is an exciting opportunity to introduce a new menu item that reflects the diversity of our guests Our take on a spicy piri-piri sauce that is zesty spicy and addictive is designed to satisfy more of our guests’ cravings for spice and to suit their dietary preferences I can’t wait for Canadians to try it.” The Spicy Piri-Piri Potato Buddy Burger marks A&W’s first Buddy Burger to feature a crispy hash brown as the main ingredient Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis The innovation stems from community-driven menu hacks which are popular among A&W employees and guests particularly within the South-Asian community A&W noted that by substituting the traditional beef patty with a crispy hash brown and adding the spiciest sauce available the Potato Buddy Burger offers a taste of familiar home-cooked flavours Spicy Piri-Piri Buddy Burger is available for C$3.99 at A&W locations across Canada for a limited time A&W Canada restaurant franchisee Priya Dhillon said: “For years A&W employees and guests (predominantly from the South-Asian community) have been quietly making this menu hack for themselves “Its popularity was clear to me during a meeting with Ontario operators where every one of them knew the exact same menu hack recipe because of how many guests were ordering it.” In July 2023, A&W launched three frozen lemonades in Canada for the summer season Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network SOMERSET — After being open for a couple weeks Piri Piri Kitchen is busier than co-owner Sandy Batista ever imagined That might be because she got people’s appetites worked up in advance through her Portuguese food blog, PiriPiriRecipes.com or simply because she and co-owner Paul Andrade are filling a void in Somerset and surrounding communities Batista warns those who call for larger orders that they will be filled on “Portuguese time,” meaning add about an extra 15 minutes to a half-hour to the estimated time “Because we’ve been so overwhelmed we say we do everything Portuguese time… her customers don’t mind waiting for the home-style Portuguese fare “We’ve had an outpouring of people wanting to try us out and support us,” said Batista I think the consumer around here really needed something Portuguese.” Dighton and other parts of Bristol County with Portuguese food and with the pandemic they decided to do takeout so customers could take it home to enjoy Her parents are from mainland Portugal while Andrade’s are Azorean natives Isaura and Antonio are natives of Rabo Do Peixe “My mother and his mother are amazing cooks she said the cuisine from the mainland to the Azores varies slightly with the Azores using slightly more cinnamon “On the continent we like a drier chourico and the Azores uses a bit more wine so it’s a little wet and they definitely like the hots in the Azores a little bit more,” she said we’re just so proud to be Portuguese-American that the line gets blurred she said everyone wants Mozambique-style dinners The Portuguese steak plate is also gaining a loyal following along with Batista’s signature rice which has customers asking for larger portions One of her favorite dishes to make is stewed rabbit the recipe for which she said she will never disclose octopus salad and the classic salted codfish and egg dish bacalhau à brás “We’re trying to provide customers with the standards that you would find in nice restaurants in Fall River But they can take it to the comfort of their own home to enjoy with their family,” she said Some other customer-favorites include the Portuguese burger spicy sauce and french fries and her deep dish bacalhau salted codfish pizza which is also a featured recipe on her blog For those looking to feed the entire family she offers a family-style platter that comes with flame-grilled chicken homemade Portuguese soup and a loaf of bread They also offer a variety of party platters On PiriPiriRecipes.com she blogs about whatever is going on from Portuguese food to singing fado with Abel Lima and Jose Silva and singing with BandFaith which she described as a musical project with various collaborators Though she started the blog a few years ago being home during the pandemic led Batista to really start posting content to the page and to interact with people through the blog Now busy with the takeout restaurant that started through the blog Batista said being too busy is a good problem to have these days she said they’ve lived in Somerset for the past three years We want to provide good Portuguese food and we want to be a staple in the community." Piri Piri Kitchen, located at 970 County St. (in the shopping plaza next door to Dunkin) is open from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays; 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays and closed Tuesdays. For additional information, call 508-617-9168 or visit the Piri Piri Kitchen Facebook page A new piri-piri chicken restaurant and takeaway is set to open in Inverness city centre after it was given the green light by Highland Council The chain Maeme's, which runs a number of piri-piri chicken grills in more than a dozen locations across the UK - including Aberdeen - is expected to create up to nine new jobs when it opens its doors in Unit 4 of the Eastgate Centre which has entrances inside the shopping centre and on the street is located next to the ground-floor entrance at the Eastgate Centre’s Eastgate entrance where the Eastgate The unit is the site of a former Game store which has since relocated inside the city's Sports Direct outlet Plans for the piri-piri restaurant first emerged back in April when plans for new Maeme-branded signage on the unit's exterior were lodged with Highland Council A separate application changing the use of the outlet from a retail shop to a takeaway was also then lodged Approval for the takeaway has now been granted by Highland Council officers although work on the site will not go ahead until details of the external finish of the restaurant's new flue are approved This was a condition attached to the approval by council planners after the local authority’s historic environment team requested the flue be given a matt colour finish that reflects the background building rather than shiny stainless steel or galvanised metal That condition was due to the unit's location on the boundary of the city's conservation area A date for the restaurant’s opening has not yet been given but the firm’s website lists it as “coming soon” Once open it will have 20 dining seats inside Eastgate Shopping Centre manager Chris Kershaw said it was good news for Inverness city centre Powered by Bury Free Press, Suffolk Free Press, Newmarket Journal & Haverhill Echo Powered by Bury Free Press, Suffolk Free Press, Newmarket Journal and Haverhill Echo Home   Ipswich   News   Article Plans to open a new peri peri chicken takeaway in Ipswich have been given the green light Ipswich Borough Council approved Mohamed Youssef’s plans to open a Pepe’s Peri Peri at 8 to 10 Dog’s Head Street The firm is set to move into the unit next door to St Elizabeth Hospice’s charity shop Plans to install the brand’s logo on the outside of the building alongside new extraction vents at the back Pepe’s is a UK-based franchise which currently has 209 stores across the UK The firm specialises in flame-grilled chicken in six flavours ranging from mango and lime and lemon and herb to ‘extra hot inferno’