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Restaurant review: Swashbucklers
After 25 years in the same spot, Swashbucklers is still showing how seafood should be done.

Brunch review: Shaky Isles
Tasty food and spot-on coffee are welcome additions to the neighbourhood.

Auckland: Shooting the breeze
Elisabeth Easther heads south of Auckland for a day of shooting and feasting at Bracu.

Why baristas are the new DJs
Nearly everyone seems to have a barista who makes mornings more bearable. And we don't just like our baristas, we're impressed by them.

A paua by any other name sweeter when it's young
A homegrown delicacy usually only seen on fine dining tables overseas will debut at the Auckland Seafood Festival this weekend.

The best fruit and veg for weight loss
An apple a day not only keeps the doctor at bay - it may also help you shed the kilos.

Revealed: Supermarkets' cunning tricks
Five ways clever marketing makes you spend more than you intended to on groceries.

Butter or margarine - which is better?
Since the 70s, one's been touted as the dietary equivalent of a grenade with the pin out, so what's changed?

Fans queue patiently for favourite cook
Smiling broadly and chatting happily as she signed cookbook after cookbook, Nigella Lawson charmed hundreds of fans in Invercargill yesterday.

Nigella's NZ tour moves to Invercargill
Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson is in Invercargill today. We look at similarities and differences between the South Island city and her home in London.

Why your diet didn't work
New research shows it's not your fault your weight loss attempt didn't go so well.

Nigella in NZ: Chefs ready for challenge
Chefs will be tasked with impressing Nigella Lawson at a special dining experience at The Langham tonight.

Nigella Lawson book signing in Auckland
Domestic goddess and award-winning author Nigella Lawson is charming fans in Newmarket as she signs copies of her latest book, Simply Nigella.

Nigella Lawson's book signing a hit
Domestic goddess charms fans who braved the summer heat to meet her in Auckland.

Pizza Hut's answer to Lebron James and pizzeria upstarts
Americans are buying more pizza than ever, but Pizza Hut -- which has been feeding that appetite for more than a half-century -- is getting a shrinking slice of the pie.

In today's Bite: Desert-island dishes
Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online.

Queen of the trendy spiralizer
It's the ultra-fashionable, must-have food gadget everyone from Samantha Cameron to Millie Mackintosh is using.

Niki Bezzant: New cure-all! Yeah, right
"It turns out honey and cinnamon is a "magic mixture" that can do almost anything."

Burger ads: Not quite what you see on TV
Highly stylised burgers look little like the real thing from the counter.

Wine: A white flight
During these summer days it's okay to be a bit of a white wine snob - but be warned, overchill and you'll kill the aromas, dull the flavours and ruin everything.

Restaurant review: Chapel Bar and Bistro
The culinary offerings of a Ponsonby stalwart won't shake its primary reputation as a drinking destination.

Paul Little: So long, lunch
There was a time when a so-called business lunch happily slid into dinner time with the help of someone's company credit card and a lot of fine champagne. Paul Little looks back nostalgically at a bygone era and compares then with now.

Street snack feels like it belongs in the movies
Little foil pouch leaves a distinct 'astronaut food' impression - as does the taste, writes Wendyl Nissen.

Beer staff boost to cut frothing at the mouth
Eden Park will have more staff at the beer pump to avoid further queuing problems.

Hotchin and Watson in iced tea firm
A trustee firm associated with Mark Hotchin now holds shares in an American drinks company alongside his former Hanover co-owner Eric Watson.

How to beat middle-age weight gain
Middle-aged spread happens because adults lose between two and three kilograms of muscle each decade after 30.

Perth: Eat and drink like a local
Food Loose Tours offer an insider's guide to Perth's culinary scene, discovers Sue Baxalle.