A global social media study has analysed "food porn" - the worldwide fad of sharing pictures on Instagram of what we're eating.

A Euro-influenced restaurant offers deli shopping and floral fare to go while you wait.

Hearing yourself chew can do wonders for your waistline.

SET UP & SITE Ask any Auckland foodie - the city's best noodles and dumplings are to be had at this tiny eatery at the city end of

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

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has given the Government a billion reasons to impose a sugar tax on soft drinks.

COMMENT: If you're a muesli fan then you're going to find it tough sourcing a product without sugar because it comes naturally in nuts and fruit.

Experts warn against supposedly healthy juicing diets in favour of carbs.

Domino's pizza New Zealand is working with the government to enable the use of a driverless unit to deliver pizzas.

How to extend the life of your fruit and veg.

And eight other clever kitchen hacks.

"The onions are stinging my eyes," 8-year-old Nihaal Singh moaned as he chopped the devilish vegetable - a harsh lesson all budding young chefs must learn.

WATCH: Viral video reveals what happens when you try to burn a McD's burger.

You may need to rethink that 'healthy choice'.

COMMENT: No matter how bad people say it is, it's also really good, writes Matt Heath.

Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online. Follow the hyperlinks in Jo Elwin's editor's letter and lose yourself in bite.co.nz.

COMMENT: In an age when we're supposed to be reducing, reusing and recycling, all that plastic seemed excessive.

Some of New Zealand's top chefs will unite next weekend for a gastronomic fundraiser for the people of Fiji.

Generations of children have had to be cajoled into eating their carrots with the promise that the vegetables are good for their eyesight.

Heston Blumenthal has described his nerves as he hosted a dinner party from earth for Major Tim Peake aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

With some help from two 'Westie chicks'.

Mick's is about as neighbourly as a restaurant can get.

These glorious drops got me through a Netflix binge of the pants-wettingly funny Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. They're great sips for sore ribs.

If you head west, through Titirangi Village and wend your way up Scenic Drive, you'll happen upon The Refreshment Room.

COMMENT: One of the secrets to healthy eating is keeping good snacks on hand so that you aren't tempted to buy a packet of chips or a bar of chocolate.

Could this discovery mean the end of stock cube mess?

Neither of us wants to see a rat foot or blowfly eggs in our food. We may not see eye to eye on the issues of brains and innards in our food, but I'll take the wins where I can, writes Lynley Tulloch.

For the guardians of French gastronomy, the prospect of being served something as unsophisticated as a slab of mincemeat with a bap and slice of cheese has long been considered nothing short of sacrilegious.