Sahar Lone

The founder of Gochu, Aigo Noodle Bar and The Candy Shop (among others) is currently Auckland’s most prolific restaurateur – and there are more venues on the way. Lee talks organic growth, how he got into the industry and his approach to creating new concepts.

Two years after it began, the burger sensation is finally putting down roots with a 15-seat shop that channels a good old-fashioned American burger restaurant on Great North Road.

A much-respected figure in Aotearoa’s arts community, Judy Darragh is drawn to the bold and bombastic. We visit her Auckland studio, filled with colourful paraphernalia that’s in keeping with her quintessentially joyful, irreverent practice.