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![Superfoods of 2015](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Superfoods of 2015
Kale, quinoa and kombucha ruled the trendy healthful-food scene in 2014. But what will take center stage in 2015?
![Young Auckland chefs make global competition finals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Young Auckland chefs make global competition finals
Three young Auckland chefs have been named finalists in an international competition.
![Just what the doctor ordered: Raw beef](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Just what the doctor ordered: Raw beef
When Ethiopians need an iron health boost, they don't turn to supplements - they eat kitfo, says Bebeta Asfaw.
![Review: Bedford Soda & Liquor, Ponsonby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Review: Bedford Soda & Liquor, Ponsonby
Food takes second place in Ponsonby bar better known for drinks menu.
![Heaven in a bun: Try the Maketu special (+recipes)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Heaven in a bun: Try the Maketu special (+recipes)
Don’t splash out at a burger joint, try making our favourites.
![Great serves off the court too](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Great serves off the court too
Over the past two weeks, spectators, players and celebrities feasted on top-notch food and drink at the ASB Classic and Heineken Open.
![Wendyl wants to know: Taco pack kitset for good, healthy meal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Wendyl wants to know: Taco pack kitset for good, healthy meal
I'm all for meal kits which incorporate fresh ingredients such as avocado, lettuce, capsicum and tomato.
![Food behaviours to stress (without stressing out)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Food behaviours to stress (without stressing out)
My children are 12, 10 and 3. My chance to impart our family values, educate them and feed them well is by no means complete.
![Free food for the beautiful](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Free food for the beautiful
A Korean eatery in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou says the 50 most handsome people to arrive at its gates each day will be spared paying their bills.
![Photos: Amazing fruit & veg art](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Photos: Amazing fruit & veg art
It started with a picture posted on Instagram of her weekly groceries last year, but now Amber Locke is being commissioned to create her 'veg art' by the likes of Jamie Oliver and Android.
![Want brekkie? Sign this waiver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Want brekkie? Sign this waiver
Contestants are given an hour to attempt the challenge, signing a waiver before starting. Rules include no sharing, must be 18 or over and you must stop if you are sick.
![Creme Egg changes affect NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Creme Egg changes affect NZ
If you think your Cadbury Creme Egg tastes a little different this year that might be because the chocolate shell recipe has changed.
![Eggs-treme anger at changes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Eggs-treme anger at changes
"It's no longer Dairy Milk. It's similar, but not exactly Dairy Milk."
![Let's eat: Aw shucks, seafood by the bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Let's eat: Aw shucks, seafood by the bay
The memory is an unreliable faculty at the best of times. So it may be that I was mistaken in remembering that Only Seafood in Paihia was bloody good.
![Wellbeing: Nana knows best (+recipes)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Wellbeing: Nana knows best (+recipes)
There have never been so many choices when it comes to food. In the old days, we had about 10 staples on which we survived.
![Delaney Mes: Stretch out that summer feeling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Delaney Mes: Stretch out that summer feeling
Some of summer’s best weather happens after the Christmas and New Year madness dies down and when we’re all back at work.
![Wine: Summer essentials](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Wine: Summer essentials
Looking for summer bubbles, a lovely uncomplicated white that goes with anything or something tiny, transportable and functional? Here they are…
![Bar review: Non Solo Pizza, Parnell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Bar review: Non Solo Pizza, Parnell
First drinks: Were suitably Italian - one Aperol Spritz and a Peroni, the only beer served on tap. There was a bit of confusion around
![Review: Orbit, Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Review: Orbit, Auckland CBD
The Sky Tower’s revolving restaurant Orbit will elevate your special occasion.
![Nigella Lawson: 'I'm a survivor'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Nigella Lawson: 'I'm a survivor'
Nigella Lawson on childhood, family and why she’s the queen of onion soup.
![The rise of the vegans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
The rise of the vegans
Veganism is now a global obsession with some heavyweight backers. Carroll Du Chateau looks at how a diet free of cheese, meat, fish and eggs went from hippie to hip.
![Brunch: Depot Eatery, Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Brunch: Depot Eatery, Auckland CBD
The menu is a short, sweet list of just three “morning glories” — bacon and egg doonas, toasted muesli and fresh, warm beignets. Plus the perfectly brewed Havana Coffee Co beans.
![Books: Food journeys](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Books: Food journeys
Linda Herrick delves into four new cookbooks that transport the palate around the globe.
![Wendyl Wants To Know: Take close look at packaging](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Wendyl Wants To Know: Take close look at packaging
While shopping for supplies for our New Year's Eve party, I found this very appetising "man sized" offering.
![Coast's legendary kaimoana](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Coast's legendary kaimoana
All up and down the East Coast, where high brown peaks plunge into dark blue ocean, the convergence of legend and water is constant.