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Roadhouse days : an account of a family, a house, and a restaurant

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  • Other Name

    Town & Country Roadhouse. (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "The Town & Country Roadhouse was a 'pioneer fine food restaurant' located in he Oratia Valley at the foot of the Waitakere Ranges from 1948 to 1968. It was a mecca for the bohemian of Auckland and for visiting celebrities. This is its history along with recipes"--publisher's description.

  • Place
    Oratia, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    TX945 HAR (Library of Congress Call Number)

    89964 (Cat ID)

    89794 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    Roadhouse days : an account of a family, a house, and a restaurant
  • Other Name

    Town & Country Roadhouse. (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker

    Dave Harre

     Drew Harre

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Albion Vale Books
  • Place
    Oratia, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Date
    2017
  • Physical Description

    139 p., [1] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9780473146818
  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Edition/State/Version
    [New edition]
  • Subject Category

    Cooking--New Zealand/Library of Congress subject headings

  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Restaurants--New Zealand--Waitakere--History; Restaurateurs--Anecdotes; Town and Country Roadhouse (Waitakere, N.Z.)]

    First published by Little Island Press, March 2009.

  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023

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