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![Focus: Adventurous eating at The Food Show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Focus: Adventurous eating at The Food Show
A showcase of the stranger things being shown off at this years Auckland Food Show.
![These will be the year's biggest food trends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
These will be the year's biggest food trends
Here are our top picks for what's going to be fashionable on the food scene this year.
![Focus: NZ Bakels Supreme Pie Awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Focus: NZ Bakels Supreme Pie Awards
We talk to two judges during judging of the NZ Bakels Supreme Pie Awards!
![Prep a week's worth of food in 90 minutes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Prep a week's worth of food in 90 minutes
With these clever tips, you can have your whole week's cooking done and dusted in one go.
![Pastor celebrates healthy kai cookbook](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Pastor celebrates healthy kai cookbook
Whanganui Maori pastor has published a book on how to grow and cook healthy food.
![Do you know how much sugar is in tomato sauce?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Do you know how much sugar is in tomato sauce?
We're eating too much sugar - and it's in food you might not expect, says Simon Gault.
![What you should be eating in each decade of life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
What you should be eating in each decade of life
Throughout our lifespan we need different nutrients more than others.
![Kiwi products suffering from 'shrinkflation'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Kiwi products suffering from 'shrinkflation'
Honey I shrank the butter! Kiwi products are getting smaller while the price is the same.
![Takeout stakeout: Toto' Cucina](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Takeout stakeout: Toto' Cucina
One of the oldest Italian restaurants in Auckland has just got a new address.
!['Shrinkflation': Paying the same for less product](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
'Shrinkflation': Paying the same for less product
It's not imagination: Chocolate bars are getting smaller while costing the same.
![Cultivating a taste for sake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Cultivating a taste for sake
Japanese brewers want to turn NZ into a nation of sake drinkers.
![Chef hits out at 'allergic' diners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Chef hits out at 'allergic' diners
Chefs are growing increasingly frustrated as customers fake 'allergies'.
![Are hot dogs considered sandwiches?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Are hot dogs considered sandwiches?
Important question: are hot dogs sandwiches? A hilarious newspaper correction says no.
![Dying for a coffee? Now there's a Death Cafe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Dying for a coffee? Now there's a Death Cafe
Hawke's Bay now has a venue for coffee, cake - and a conversation about passing away.
![Cooking with fresh market produce](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Cooking with fresh market produce
Visiting your local farmers' market is such a great Winter weekend activity.
![How to eat like an Ottoman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
How to eat like an Ottoman
The newest kitchen on Auckland's Wynyard Quarter block is Feriza's.
![How much can you save by buying frozen vege?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
How much can you save by buying frozen vege?
As fresh produce prices soar, just how much can you save by buying frozen?
![Wine: Three bottles beyond the pale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Wine: Three bottles beyond the pale
These not-so-normal bottles of niceness will have you pushing the envelope.
![Why champagne sorbet might be illegal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Why champagne sorbet might be illegal
Products containing the French sparkling wine may not be able to use the name 'champagne'.
![Why wine bottles have a dent in the bottom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Why wine bottles have a dent in the bottom
Ever wondered why wine bottles have a concave bottom? It has nothing to do with taste.
![Restaurant review: Gypsy Caravan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Restaurant review: Gypsy Caravan
The surroundings are enchanting and there's poetry on the plates.
![Takeout stakeout: Ubud Bali Restaurant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Takeout stakeout: Ubud Bali Restaurant
Ubud Bali offers traditional Balinese staples - and Chinese Food.
![Science behind the perfect fried chicken](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Science behind the perfect fried chicken
Revealed: The exact components that make perfect fried chicken.
![Why running off ice-cream doesn't work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Why running off ice-cream doesn't work
Many people don't realise how much harder it is to burn calories than consume them.
![UberEATS now available on North Shore](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
UberEATS now available on North Shore
Delivery app now extends to Devonport, Takapuna, Northcote, Glenfield and Birkenhead.
![Why you should become a part time vegan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Why you should become a part time vegan
Harvard study reveals why veganism alone may not help you and could hurt you.