Ask the locals where to find Lisa Antonopoulos and they’ll probably tell you to follow your nose – because in the open-plan kitchen at the rear of Lisa’s Wellington villa, kilos of tomatoes, onions and cloves are being turned into her famous tomato chutney.
“It’s a traditional recipe that’s been in our family since 1810,” says Lisa, who’s of Greek descent. “It’s a Christmas tradition – every year I make jars and jars of tomato chutney to give to family and friends. It also makes the house smell amazing!”
It’s only the third time Lisa has turned this kitchen, in the seaside suburb of Seatoun, into a Christmas production line. Prior to this, she and her husband Andrew, who works in international freight forwarding, spent 30 years in a Karori villa, raising…
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Haven (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2021