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LO work of heart

Milly’s Kitchen shop, in Auckland’s upmarket Ponsonby, is a visual banquet: shelf upon shelf of European cast-iron casseroles and pans, gleaming copper, chef’s knives, top-of-the-range appliances, beautiful bakeware… and that’s just for starters. So when dish meets Milly’s owner Liz Oldfield at her Herne Bay villa, it’s no surprise to learn that cooking is something very close to her heart.

Liz shares the elegant early 1900s weatherboard villa with husband, Carey, and Humphrey, a magnificently lush ragdoll cat. Their three children are all in their 20s and living away from home. Hospitality industry veteran Liz

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