Ethnic restaurants in Auckland are taking the cooking from the kitchen to the dining table.

Life is so much better when we allow ourselves to experience it in all its wonderful, fascinating variety.

Nutritionist reveals the meals to minimise a sore head - and the foods you should always avoid to prevent a lasting hangover.

COMMENT: I understand that our reader finds this easy to prepare and it is less fatty than a true hollandaise but, oh, it has so many additives.

Almost 60 cases of food poisoning are being linked to a farm selling raw milk, it emerged yesterday.

'Tis the season to consume more alcohol than normal, but the throbbing head that follows is not so festive. Here's how to avoid a bad hangover.

Keep these tips in mind if wine is your poison this silly season.

This dog found the meat on Christmas Eve, wrapped in tin foil under a tea towel, and had left only a tiny fragment by the time she finished.

A man going through treatment for colon cancer won a restaurant's raffle for a year's worth of free pizza and then donated his prize to a food bank.

It is often said the smaller the bubbles in a glass of champagne, the better. But research suggests that may not be true.

The festive season is upon us again, and with it comes celebrations, good times, general merriment all round ... and a good deal of worrying about waistlines.

Kim Knight considers a year of restaurant reviewing.

Why did Pepsi pick millennials? Upside.

The perfect wine matches for your Christmas Day dishes. Seriously. They're perfect. Buy them now or forever kick yourself ...

Ruth Spencer suggests ways of leading the conversation at the festive dinner table.

Here are some pre-Christmas detox tips to make sure you don't pile on the kilos over the silly season.

Feeding your dog a festive treat might seem like a kind thing to do during season for giving - but doing so actually puts your loved one's health at risk.

Sachie Nomura's home is a delightful high-ceilinged, light-filled character apartment in Parnell's famed Axis building, just upstairs

A once obese mum has turned her life around by losing 67kg, leaving her ex who bullied her over of her weight, and finding new love.

According to Lee-Anne Waan, your weight loss woes may be due to those seemingly innocent little bites you're snacking on between meals.

How a Latin-style restaurant in Auckland CBD likes to celebrate Christmas.

Fresh and delicious are the key words for Christmas fare.

A new study has revealed that this fiery beverage contains more sugar than any other fizzy drink - including Coca-Cola.

The bakery that refused to make a cake for a lesbian couple's wedding has closed after legal battles left the business financial devastated.

Chef Alex Kim prepares a full Korean royal Christmas spread at Hansik Restaurant.

At Christmas, Korean families eat kimchi and drink rice cake soup, chef Alex Kim says.

Edible gifts need not be sweet - try savoury sauerkraut too.

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Dining at the top of the stairway to heaven.

Fresh fruit is one of the highlights of summer, either as is or in desserts.