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Vegans storm restaurant in brutal exchange with customers
Vegan group that took dead piglet into McDonald's confront restaurant-goers.

Live like a local ... on the Gold Coast
Join the locals who leap up at dawn to stride along the ocean's edge.

A Taste of ... Greece with Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon shares a favourite recipe inspired by a tiny Greek island.

Destination Dining: Pastuso, Melbourne
Siena Yates visits a Victoria hotspot that has an entire kitchen just for ceviche.

Matt Heath: Why the demon drink isn't all bad
COMMENT: Many of the beers we drink are rewards for hard work.

Simon Gault's Thai-inspired dinners
Attempt a traditional prawn hot and sour soup or a simple spicy omelette.

Sacked after one day: Cafe worker's total payout now $12,000
Costs order tops up trial cafe worker's legal win to more than $12,000 for a day's work.

Karaoke bar in hot water for 'No Japanese customers allowed' sign
Vansan II says sign was put up by a previous owner and "means nothing now".

Steak with double mushroom sauce + more mushroom recipes
Annabel Langbein's mushroom ideas - with steak, a fish bake and fried with pinenuts.

Can eating certain foods make you smarter?
Emerging evidence indicates diet quality plays a critical role in our cognitive function.

Restaurant review: Daisy Chang, Howick
An eastern roadtrip ends in an icecream - and slider - like no other.

Pink chocolate hits NZ: Kit Kat versus Kiwi creations
A new type of naturally pink chocolate has landed. We see what the hype's about.

Booze nation: Kiwis drinking less, but 1 in 3 still bingeing
Kiwis drink three standard drinks - or three mid-strength beers - a day on average.

Why breastfeeding mum was ordered out of pool
"I was shocked that anyone paid attention to me breastfeeding."

Destination Dining: The Tamarind, Sunshine Coast
Niki Bezzant headed across the ditch and found herself transported to Thailand.

Why winter is the perfect time to stop getting drunk
Reset your body and mind during the colder months, says Lee Suckling.

Why Kiwis need to fundamentally change how we eat
Unfortunately for meat-loving nations such as ours, a drastic change is needed.

What you didn't know about Mexican food
Hold the beans, cheese and mince and prepare for flavours that will blow your mind.

Niki Bezzant: Free water for a healthier planet
COMMENT: The habit of choosing water first is a great one to pass on to our kids.

The food revolution coming to Kiwi TV
It's a different reality TV cooking show - less bitchy, more kind.

Herne Bay gets a new restaurant in Izzy
"It was like the lamb had been on an excellent - and slightly exotic - holiday."

Australian 'delicacy' dividing the internet
It's either a crime against food, or the best dish ever invented.

Vegan cheese: Does it taste like the real thing?
One of the ultimate comfort foods, are our meat-free friends missing out entirely?

'Salad lasagne' is a thing that exists whether we like it or not
So many things wrong with it, so little time.

Food critic's review of Auckland's best restaurant
Food critic Kim Knight found "elemental goodness at a restaurant like no other".

Revealed: Auckland's best restaurant of the year
A Parnell-based restaurant, which seats only six, was named the best in Auckland.

Wildfoods Festival operator steps away, future unknown
The future of the festival is up in the air.