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Join Canvas for our new Hot Dinner series
Dine at Nick Honeyman's new bistro, Paris Butter with Canvas,

Steve Braunias: The man who ate Lincoln Road meets a new challenger in the burger wars
The ceiling lights are very bright, the burgers are big and the service is fast at Mr Burger.

No beersies for Wendy's
There will be no beers with burgers at Wendy's after the fast food chain withdrew their application for a liquor licence.

NZ's underground feijoa market
They may cost $6.50 per kg at the supermarket, but search online and you'll find them selling for $1 per kg.

Why butter is no longer the bad guy
The once-maligned spread is enjoying a renaissance. Could it - and other fats - actually be good for us, asks Anna Magee.

Emma Galloway's love letter to Auckland: 'My city fix'
Emma Galloway is charmed by Auckland's food and fast pace.

Cracker additives pack in the salt
Everyone loves a rice cracker because they are light and crunchy, low in calories and gluten free.

The Man Who Ate Lincoln Rd
Earlier this year I made it my mission to eat at every single one of the 55 food joints on Lincoln Rd's 3km stretch in West Auckland.

The young chef taking on an Auckland institution
After 27 years of fine dining in Herne Bay, Vinnies restaurant has closed its doors to make way for a new kid on the block.

Niki Bezzant: Weight loss a win for life
COMMENT: For those not wanting to take the drastic step of surgery, there are still benefits to losing even a little weight.

Revealed: Kiwis' favourite comfort food
Almost a third of Kiwis say pies are their go-to comfort food.

Spinach recall wider than My Food Bag customers
A recall of bacteria-infested spinach has now widened further than My Food Bag customers.

Brian Rudman: Sugar obesity link plain for all but Govt to see
COMMENT: This refusal to confront the obesity-diabetes epidemic is like a replay of the global warming crisis fiasco, writes Brian Rudman

My Food Bag warning
Company says customers delivered baby spinach on Sunday or Monday should toss it out due to a food safety warning.

Auckland's best restaurants
Modern Indian restaurant Cassia has been named Auckland's best restaurant for 2016...

Booming demand is making vanilla taste bad
The price of the vanilla bean has more than tripled in the past year as output slips and quality suffers.

Solution to curry in a hurry
Most of us have done it. Gone to the Asian store and bought galangal, lemongrass, shrimp paste and the rest and spent most of our day off making a curry.

All downhill after baby's first sugar hit
Why is it that by the time millions of us are adults, we are subsisting on diets full of saturated fats and processed sugars?

How KFC makes its chicken
In a rare glimpse into the world of fried chicken, KFC has shared the steps it takes to make its famous fast food.

Try the world's most expensive kebab
A London chef is on a mission to enhance the reputation of the humble kebab - beloved by many after a big night out.

Tense time for choc makers
Chocolate companies are set for a "white-knuckle ride" as Easter egg sales are counted after the hunt for consumers during the biggest weekend of the year.

Robots poised to be baristas of the future
Robots will replace baristas in cafes as part of a coming wave of job losses in service industries that will occur "at an unprecedented rate", a conference has been told.

Revealed: Auckland's top 50 restaurants
Choosing a spot to eat in Auckland just got a whole lot easier, as the city's top 50 restaurants have been revealed.

Robot delivery looms for NZ pizza lovers
Domino's pizza New Zealand is working with the government to enable the use of a driverless unit to deliver pizzas.

Economy grew faster than tipped in 2015
Our economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the final three months of 2015 on better activity in business services.

Sanitarium feeds income boost
$8.7m gain on the sale of factory damaged in quake helps lift result of firm's church owner.

Food prices fall in February
Food prices fell for the sixth time in seven months, led by cheap summer fruit and vegetables.