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Watties wants to help Viva readers celebrate the colder months with a special giveaway. We have three Wattie's Winter Warmer prize packs available, each containing a selection of the Very Special microwave soup range and a luxurious knit loop deep orange scarf from Country Road. Each prize pack is valued around $80.
To enter, write your name, address and phone number on an envelope and send it to Watties competition, Viva, New Zealand Herald, PO Box 3290, Auckland. Entries close July 2, winners announced July 9.
Cooking up a storm
Peter Gordon is making one of his trips home to appear at the Food Show next month. Another star attraction is Australian-based French chef Gabriel Gate. Local chefs will be out in force, including Peta Mathias, Ray McVinnie, Annabel Langbein, Ruth Pretty and Cuisine food editor Lauraine Jacobs. On top of the free cooking displays there will be plenty of exhibits, many offering sampling and the chance to purchase product at discount prices. The Food Show runs from July 31 to August 3 at the ASB Showgrounds, tickets on sale from the end of the June. Day one is a special preview day, with only 3000 tickets available at $35 each. Visit www.foodshow.co.nz for details.
Sour energy
V hase added a new flavour to its range of energy drinks: lemon. It comes in a distinctive yellow bottle, and will sit alongside the other versions: original, berry and black.
Bags of fun
Sandwich bags aren't ordinarily of much interest to us. Stick a picture of Sesame Street's very own Elmo on the front of some and that's a different story. These Multix Resealable Sandwich Bags come in packs of 20 for $2.49 and make lunches for children - and grown-ups - just that little more interesting. From The Warehouse and selected supermarkets.
