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Niki Bezzant: Clean eating can become a dirty prospect
I liked Nigella Lawson when she made some insightful remarks about faddish eating, in particular the fad of "clean eating," Niki writes.

Restaurant review: Musashi Japanese Cuisine
Tastiness and attention to detail top features of New Lynn restaurant.

Nigella Lawson is catering for all the senses
She never sets the table when guests come, makes a mess in the kitchen and thinks avocado on toast is one of life's essentials. Greg Bruce talks to the inimitable Nigella Lawson.

Wendyl Nissen: Healthy biscuits for breakfast on the go
Takeaway cereal tastes like its good for you - not just a treat.

Staying cool in the kitchen
Managing five kitchens delivering cold beers and sizzling food to as many as 3000 punters at Pukekohe's V8 Supercars event would send most people's blood pressure through the roof.

$5000 for slice of Diana's wedding cake
A slice of still-edible cake from the most famous wedding of the 20th century is set to fetch a high price at a US auction.

Little fear in dearer booze
Imposing minimum prices for alcohol is likely to help some people who are dependent on it to cut down their drinking, say the authors of a new study.

Why eating lettuce is bad for the planet
Eating lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse gas emissions than eating bacon, says study author.

Women bag meals with wheels market
My Food Bag moved from curious start-up to storming transtasman success this year.

How to avoid gaining weight at Christmas
It's easy to go silly on the food and drink during the silly season. Here's how to curb an expanding waistline this Christmas.

In today's Bite: Happy holidays
Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online.

Recipes: Keep it simple on Christmas Day
Make the most of Christmas Day with these fail-safe recipes.

Model eater devours scorpions, tarantulas
On a trip to Thailand, the former Miss Earth New Zealand ate 10 scorpions in 90 seconds, scoffed a hairy tarantula and downed a 2kg feast of curry.

Celebs behind environment vs taste issue
There is a scene in the 2013 film Escape Plan where Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone face off against one another in a canteen.

What happens after you reach the top?
Wealth and success is not always what it's cracked up to be. Jane Phare looks at what happens when you reach the the top and you are left wondering, "What now?"

Wendyl Wants to Know: Kids can party happily with naturally sweet treat
The granddaughters are on their way for Christmas so my husband popped these into the trolley when I wasn't looking, writes Wendyl Nissen.

Red Bull blamed for heart attack
A young office worker in the UK "addicted" to Red Bull had a heart attack after drinking eight cans on a night out.

Kids' menus - heavy on the fries
A NZ health organisation is urging restaurants to offer healthier meals for children after research revealed a lack of nutritious food options.

'Clean eating' masks eating disorders
Nigella Lawson criticises push to cut out all processed food.

My Food Bag: 0 to $100m in three years
Phenomenon started by chef Nadia Lim has grown faster than Trade Me and is now NZ's third largest food retailer.

Revealed: Dirtiest parts of a supermarket
The five places in a supermarket where germs are most likely to hide.

The woman who can't eat
Brigitte Redman understands what it means to be hungry. In fact, she will never again feel the comfort of a full stomach.

How to eat (when you can't eat anything at all)
Do you roll your eyes when someone asks if something is gluten/dairy/sugar-free? One woman shares how she became that person, and cured bowel disease through diet.