Long before food halls and fine dining, Aucklanders ate out in department store tearooms, ordered the daily ordinary at corner cafés and queued at milk bars for a malted shake.

This lively talk traces the surprising history of eating out in Tāmaki Makaurau - from the genteel tearoom to the arrival of vegetarian restaurants, the rise of the milk bar and the very Kiwi invention of BYO dining.

Join us at the Auckland Heritage Festival for a fascinating talk with Felicity Barnes on how we’re preserving the stories that shaped Aotearoa.