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Restaurant review: Phil's Kitchen, Kingsland

With every dish an exciting and original masterpiece, Phil’s Kitchen knows how to dazzle.

Brunch: Mary's, Ponsonby

With a beautiful leadlight feature window, Mary’s is spacious and we liked the art choices

Wendyl Wants To Know: Animal welfare better for Thai

Thailand’s battery-raised chooks have better life than NZ’s but canned product has additives in mayonnaise, Wendyl Nissen writes.

Bar review: Tom Tom, Auckland CBD

First drinks were delivered pretty efficiently once we’d decided what to drink on a half-sunny, half-cloudy Sunday afternoon.

Air NZ cheeses everybody off

You cheddar believe it, feta-d up frequent fliers are taking to social media to express their distaste for the OTT cheese.

How eating different brands of the same food could be encouraging you to eat more

Research has established that, over time, we learn to associate the flavour of a food with its energy content. This learning is important because it comes to determine how and what we eat.

Hawkes Bay: Feast at The Farm

Head to Hawkes Bay for a weekend of culinary delights and top-notch drops, writes Shandelle Battersby.

NZ model wins burrito eating contest

A New Zealand model has turned stereotypes on their head by scoffing a one kilogram burrito in less than two minutes.

Fair trade, home-made

Home-baked goodies taste so much better if you know where the ingredients come from.

Wine: Don't mess with 'medium'

Don’t mess around with “medium” this week. Thankfully you don’t need to be a bungy-jumping, cross-fitting, skydiving fanatic to show your appreciation of the extreme ...

Restaurant review: Eight Point Two, Birkenhead

Eight Point Two’s scored a coup with the addition of top chef Des Harris.

Brunch: Nomad, Pt Chevalier

The service was welcoming, with a bit of banter to take the edge off the obvious fact that the 5-month-old cafe was empty.

Wendyl Wants To Know: Easy choice passes taste and health test

Finally, a processed meal which uses only the ingredients you'd use at home - and it tastes like one you'd make at home too.

Why Auckland lost one of its top restaurants

Auckland may be gaining a reputation as a place where the food matches the scenery, but making a seafood restaurant work on the waterfront is a struggle.

Confessions of an 'almost alcoholic'

What does an alcoholic look like? For years, I wouldn't have said that label had anything to do with me.

Bar review: The White Rabbit, Auckland CBD

The vibe at The White Rabbit is Melbourne cool. Formerly The Crown (and before that the Rose & Crown), this classic pub has been given a whitewash facelift.