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Super-simple Christmas feast

Super-simple is the order of the day for the extended whanau.

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.

Three wines to splash out on for Christmas

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.

Brunch review: Harvest Blue

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.

Restaurant review: Mr Toms

Street-front bar offers good food that has been well prepared.

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.

Niki Bezzant: Get smart with a caffeine fix

There is evidence on both sides of the fence about coffee's benefits and harms and, again, it probably comes down to context, Niki writes.

Wine: Three syrah stars

Four weeks ago the 24th Annual Hawkes Bay Wine Auction collectively raised $141,000 for Cranford Hospice by auctioning off rare wine lots.

Restaurant review: The Culpeper

Atmosphere brings life to trendy menu.

Celebs behind environment vs taste issue

There is a scene in the 2013 film <i>Escape Plan</i> 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?"