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Come hungry to feast on snacks that steal the show at Amaru’s fun new sibling, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.

- MICHAEL HARDEN.

Those familiar with chef Clinton McIver’s Armadale diner Amaru won’t be shocked the bar snacks at Auterra, his new wine bar just up the road, are in a different stratosphere to cheese and charcuterie. McIver’s knack for precise, complex flavour bombs is focused on finger food at Auterra and the strike ratio is impressive, sometimes nudging spectacular. If you come hungry, the snack list can be retrofitted as a fuss-free, cutlery-free dégustation.

Word of advice? Come hungry.