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Restaurants let you be your own chef

Ethnic restaurants in Auckland are taking the cooking from the kitchen to the dining table.

Niki Bezzant: For 2017 . . . just add veges

Life is so much better when we allow ourselves to experience it in all its wonderful, fascinating variety.

What to eat to avoid a hellish hangover tomorrow

Nutritionist reveals the meals to minimise a sore head - and the foods you should always avoid to prevent a lasting hangover.

Wendyl Nissen: Hollandaise gets dressing-down

COMMENT: I understand that our reader finds this easy to prepare and it is less fatty than a true hollandaise but, oh, it has so many additives.

Trendy raw milk causes food poisoning

Almost 60 cases of food poisoning are being linked to a farm selling raw milk, it emerged yesterday.

Drinks that cause the worst hangovers

'Tis the season to consume more alcohol than normal, but the throbbing head that follows is not so festive. Here's how to avoid a bad hangover.

Why you really get headaches after drinking wine

Keep these tips in mind if wine is your poison this silly season.

Bloated pooch steals Christmas dinner

This dog found the meat on Christmas Eve, wrapped in tin foil under a tea towel, and had left only a tiny fragment by the time she finished.

Cancer patient donates winnings to food bank

A man going through treatment for colon cancer won a restaurant's raffle for a year's worth of free pizza and then donated his prize to a food bank.

How not to overindulge this Christmas

Here are some pre-Christmas detox tips to make sure you don't pile on the kilos over the silly season.

What not to feed your pet on Christmas day

Feeding your dog a festive treat might seem like a kind thing to do during season for giving - but doing so actually puts your loved one's health at risk.

Sachie Nomura makes lunch in 10 minutes

Sachie Nomura's home is a delightful high-ceilinged, light-filled character apartment in Parnell's famed Axis building, just upstairs

Wendyl Nissen: 'Low-sugar' hides additives

COMMENT: The most disappointing thing about this syrup is that nowhere on the packaging does it signal that it uses artificial sweeteners.

Recipe: Joe's Diner's famous mushrooms

A Joe's Diner staple menu item, favoured by many Rotorua locals who frequented the legendary eatery over the years, will live on with

Mum drops 67kg, ditches cruel partner

A once obese mum has turned her life around by losing 67kg, leaving her ex who bullied her over of her weight, and finding new love.

Are you being conned by 'healthy' snacks?

According to Lee-Anne Waan, your weight loss woes may be due to those seemingly innocent little bites you're snacking on between meals.

Watch: Christmas at Latin Kisses

How a Latin-style restaurant in Auckland CBD likes to celebrate Christmas.

How to keep Christmas lunch simple

Fresh and delicious are the key words for Christmas fare.