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![Review: Bedford Soda & Liquor, Ponsonby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Review: Bedford Soda & Liquor, Ponsonby
Bedford Soda & Liquor felt great from the start. Our friends were grinning like soon-to-be-satisfied cats, cocktails in hand, at a table overlooking Richmond Rd.
![Royal hangover on agenda?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Royal hangover on agenda?
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge could be waking with sore heads on Monday morning after they attend an exclusive wine-tasting event during the royal tour.
![Craft soda: Top of the pops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Craft soda: Top of the pops
You’ve heard of craft beer but craft soda is the drink everyone with a conscience is sipping these days, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.
![Race for culinary honours heats up as sisters cook their goose](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Race for culinary honours heats up as sisters cook their goose
Sisters Trudie and Shelley were sent off for culinary fouls in this week's MasterChef test between the five remaining sides.
![Eight great Auckland dates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Eight great Auckland dates
Delaney Mes shares eight great dates you should add to your to-do list.
![Gen Y spend big on fancy food - report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Gen Y spend big on fancy food - report
Some generation Y foodies are spending up to $600 a week on gourmet produce such as seafood, cheeses, olives and cured hams.
![Huntington America's fat capital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Huntington America's fat capital
Huntington, West Virginia, has been awarded the dubious mantle of America's fattest city.
![Recipe: Very vibrant salad with tasty tofu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Recipe: Very vibrant salad with tasty tofu
This super-tasty and healthy dish gives you a great dose of colourful veges packed with goodness.
![How this burger could kill you](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
How this burger could kill you
A single Australian burger can contain more salt than an adult can safely eat in a day.
![Grant Allen: At the cutting edge (+recipe)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Grant Allen: At the cutting edge (+recipe)
Some of the world’s top chefs jetted into Melbourne to impart their wisdom, and Grant Allen was there.
![Review: Piccoli Piatti, Herne Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Review: Piccoli Piatti, Herne Bay
Herne Bay’s landmark’s newest incarnation delivers an Italian dining experience worthy of many repeat visits.
![Food fit for a king](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Food fit for a king
Premium NZ lamb, beef and seafood - from Waiheke Island in the north to Dunedin in the south - will be laid out for the the royal media pack tomorrow.
![Chocolate's happy secret](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Chocolate's happy secret
Money may not buy happiness or grow on trees but when it comes to chocolate, it seems you can have both.
![Queensland: Great food, by Neptune](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Queensland: Great food, by Neptune
The ocean's bounty boosts a culinary tour of this Australian state, writes Louise Richardson.
![Double that 5+ A Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Double that 5+ A Day
Experts say a healthy diet should include 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, double that of New Zealand's 5+ A Day campaign.
![Have your cake, read it too](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Have your cake, read it too
A Lorde figurine performing atop three circular cakes to depict The Lord of the Rings was among creative entries for a Canterbury edible story-telling competition.
![Five fruit and veg a day should be doubled - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Five fruit and veg a day should be doubled - study
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day gives people a far greater chance of staving off an early death, a new study says.
![12 Questions: Nicky Pellegrino](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
12 Questions: Nicky Pellegrino
Nicky Pellegrino is a novelist and former magazine editor who moved to New Zealand for love.
![Grant Allen: From paddock to plate (+recipes)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Grant Allen: From paddock to plate (+recipes)
Where food comes from and what was involved in its production is fast becoming a consumer concern, writes Grant Allen.