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More British pubs calling time

When beer lovers congregated for the start of the Great British Beer Festival in London this week, they did so amid a nationwide enthusiasm for craft brewing and ever more exotic drinks.

Bar review: Charlie Baxter's, Ellerslie

It's very narrow inside so if you didn't know the other patrons upon arrival, you will soon be rubbing shoulders with them.

Is it true a Cadbury Flake won't melt?

It has been said that Cadbury's Flake chocolate can withstand the hottest of temperatures. In the interests of exposing the truth, Mike Hosking puts it to the test.

13 flavour combos that make food better

The chart below lays out thirteen awesome combinations that are so versatile they can almost all work as a sauce, dip, or salad dressing.

Don't blame beer for belly

Beer gut: It's right there in the name - but it seems that beer might not be as bad for the waistline as previously thought.

Australia's agonising Vegemite problem

Vegemite is being used to make bootleg booze in indigenous communities where there is a ban on selling alcohol.

Dry bar: 'no one showed up'

Tap Bar, the country's first alcohol-free bar, has shut its doors after only five weeks of business on Auckland's Karangahape Rd.

The foreign food in our freezers

Frozen vegetables and berries sold in New Zealand can come from as far away as China, Belgium and Peru, a Consumer NZ survey found.

Dunkin' Donuts tests market McD's deemed too tough

The doughnut franchise has just opened a store in Reykjavik, almost six years after McDonald's closed its Iceland restaurants.

Forget the meat, what about the bones?

It's time to embrace rustic comfort foods wholeheartedly; celebrating the healing qualities and traditional origins of bones.

Pizza delivery drivers tracked

A pizza company's drivers will be able to be tracked from the moment they leave the store to when they drop the pizza off at your door.

New Hamburglar fails to shift burgers

A sensation on social media, the new Hamburglar didn't succeed at his main job: promoting McDonald's sirloin burgers.

What Diet Coke does to you in one hour

A step-by-step guide to the dramatic way a can of Diet Coke affects the body from 10 minutes after the first sip until an hour later.

The best job in the world ... by a nose

They could have the best job in the world. Dr Rowald Hepp and Simon Nunns are among 13 experts tasting 120 wines each over three days at one of New Zealand's largest wine shows.

Gloombusters: Brewing machine company fizzing to expand

In as little as seven days, you could have 19 litres of award-winning homebrew beer - a successful invention which has allowed homebrew kit company WilliamsWarn to eye up the global market.

New World Wine Awards

Dr Rowald Hepp, from Germany and Simon Nunns from Coopers Creek Vineyard in Kumeu are among 13 experts tasting 120 wines each over three days at one of New Zealand's largest wine shows.