Spoil your loved one - or yourself - this Valentine's Day and cultivate some food for thought via these films.

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A mathematician for whom an artistic other half added up to a whole. A butcher whose meat is one veggie. Do you have a story…

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Love Actually has beaten The Notebook and Notting Hill to be named most romantic movie of all time in a new study.

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Cooking and providing food and nourishment for my family and friends is how I show my love all year…

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In honour of Valentine’s Day, Danielle Wright finds monuments to love in the unlikeliest places.

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Love will be in the air this Thursday as Valentine's Day brings out the best and the worst in Kiwi romantics.

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Late on Valentine's Day last year, a man rode the subway alone. He was 70 maybe, but in good nick for his age, and he wore…

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If you believe the anecdotal evidence, we're a romantic bunch here in these southern isles. Recently I read about the …

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Serves 2 • 2 Tbsp mascarpone • 30g cream cheese • 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped • 1/4 cup…

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