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Dive into a boutique bottle
Make this the weekend you step sideways from commercial brands and dive into something ...

A sense of place
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10 easy bring-a-dessert ideas
If you offer to bring dessert, it means you are catering that course, so behave like a ...

Ask Peter: Christmas, Kopapa style
I’ll be in New Zealand for Christmas this year — my first back home in a ...

Lessons from a wine column
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Bring on the brunch
According to an article published in Punch magazine back in 1896, ‘To be ...

Wendyl wants to know: Who ate all these fake meat pies? We did!
I was given a hard time this week about being a greenie but not a vegetarian

Wendyl wants to know: Still saucy but better for you
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One hundred per cent responsible
If there is one thought pattern guaranteed to make us feel unhappy it is victimhood

Ask Peter: Asparagus
It’s a terrible thing to admit, but just as it’s getting really, really ...

Bite magazine: Editor's picks, 16 November
At my temporary home in Hawke's Bay (where the team have been participating ...

Rebecca Gibb's party wine picks
Champagne and fish and chips is Rebecca Gibb's favourite food/wine combo

Ask Peter: Frozen fruit
Should I defrost frozen fruits like blueberries or raspberries and drain of juice ...

A casual Mexican cook-up
A casual cook-up, Mexican style, is a great way to spend an afternoon or evening with ...

Do the right thing
It seems like an obvious one, but it’s easily missed in our fast-paced world ...

Bite magazine: Editor's picks, 9 November
When a big shared meal is required, I tend to cook Mexican or Indian because it's so ...

A guide to gluten-free meals
Following a gluten free diet (or cooking for someone who is) takes planning but it ...

Christmas takes the cake
Well, fellow foodies — it’s coming up to that time of the year when even ...

Food allergies on the rise
The incidence of food allergies has doubled in Western countries in the past decade

Afternoon tea recipe competition finalists
Bite readers submitted lots of tempting afternoon tea recipes in our latest recipe ...

Ask Peter: Making sausages go further
Can you help me sort out a “discussion” I’ve been having with my friend