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Wendyl wants to know: Fake grill marks aside, you could throw these sausages on the summer barbecue
Sausages like these are popular at most barbecues, according to my daughter, and they are easy to grab and run.
Best summer parties (+WIN)
It might not feel like it just yet, but summer is here and we're ready to let our hair down. Here are four of the best parties happening, kicking off this Sunday.
Food: 2014's biggest recipes
Pancakes are the most searched for recipe in New Zealand for the second year in a row, followed by a list of nine other affordable family favourites.
Where to eat out on Xmas Day
If you've decided you'd really like to relax this year and let someone else do the cooking and cleaning, here are some great options for Christmas Day in Auckland.
Fears for the future of sushi
Jiro Ono fears for the future of his country's traditional food
In today's Bite: Silly season
Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online.
Let's eat: Fine dining elegantly contrived
The professor is a hell of a good sport about getting on the back of the Vespa.
Delaney Mes: Family, food and festivities (+recipes)
Get creative in the kitchen for Christmas.
Wine: Perfect summer trio
One white, one red and one in-between wine from three producers who have managed to capture the flavours of summer perfectly.
Wendyl wants to know: It's hard to get all festive on Chrissy cake for one
Every time I look at this tiny piece of cake, which is slightly smaller than a Rubik's Cube, I feel utterly wretched.
Five foodie things to do in Rotorua
Nicky Park dishes up five food experiences to try in Rotorua.
Biggest food trends of 2014
Burgers, coffee, meat and butter - Delaney Mes takes a look back at the biggest food trends of 2014.
Craft brewer seeks crowdfunding push
Craft brewer Yeastie Boys is hoping to raise half a million dollars through equity crowdfunding to help with expansion into Britain.
Bite magazine: Ham or turkey?
Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online. Follow the hyperlinks in Jo Elwin's editor's letter and lose yourself in bite.co.nz.
Let's eat: Hints of Hanoi aren't enough
At long last, Vietnamese food is making a mark in Auckland. In 2009, I lamented in print that there were so few restaurants serving that fragrant and delicate cuisine, even though emigrants and refugees have been coming here for two generations.
Bird? Plane? No it's pizza copter
It's not quite pie in the sky, but pizza will soon be coming to you by flying robot. Delivery company Flirtey plans to begin trials of drone deliveries of fast food here next year.
Wine: Time to celebrate
Looking for celebratory sparkling wine for Christmas? John Hawkesby recommends six of the best mid-range Kiwi offerings.
Olives: Don't eat the red ones
Who knew that olives didn't come in rainbow colours? Well ... me, actually. I naively thought that olives grew in all colours, like tomatoes, carrots or capsicums.
Our boozy history explained
New evidence suggests our ancestors acquired a taste for the substance nearly 10 million years before.
12 Qs: Top Auckland chef
Today's twelve questions go to: Nick Honeyman, 32, is an executive chef at Sofitel Auckland and has run some of Auckland’s best restaurants.
Delaney Mes: Beer with us (+recipes)
Think beyond wine when catering for your summer events this year.