A chat with Mister D’s David Griffiths and Prue Barton - Shared Kitchen
Mister D
Café, restaurant, bar and dining
47 Tennyson Street, Napier, Hawke’s Bay
www.misterd.co.nz/
Julie Biuso (JB) “You and Prue ran such a successful restaurant in Auckland (Vinnies) and set such a high standard for others to follow, why did you chuck it in and move to Hawke’s Bay?”
David Griffiths (DG) “After 15 years with Vinnies we got a little tired. We were introduced to the Bay through Craggy Range (winery) and we set up Terroir restaurant for them while still overseeing Vinnies. It was a bit of a commute. When we were offered a job at Wildfire in Sydney, we took it. That was in 2005, and we stayed 2½ years. But after a time, there was nothing that interested Prue, so she came back here and searched the Bay for something. We heard that Black Barn needed a maitre’d so she did that, but we were keen to do our own business again. We met Dan, our partner...
- Store:
- Shared Kitchen
- Price:
- $65