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Niki Bezzant: For the love of pasta
For most of us, an occasional meal of proper pasta prepared with lots of veges and a delicious sauce is a pleasure to be savoured, writes Niki Bezzant.

Restaurant review: Cocoro
Degustation menu takes the stress out of the evening - in every way.

Ten foods that will get you in the mood this weekend
As Valentines approaches, many of us are looking forward to a romantic night in. And creating the perfect meal - rife with aphrodisiacs - can get us in the mood for love.

Wendyl Wants To Know: This blood pud's lacking in grunt
I would prefer a black pudding which was a little more than 49 per cent meat and I would prefer the meat to be pork, writes Wendyl Nissen.

Supersized surprise: Chef tricks critics
McDonald's marketing executives had a renowned chef make a five-course meal with the fast-food chain's ingredients and invited a group of food critics.

Foods that aren't as healthy as you think
Why gluten free bread and sugar free baking aren't so good for you after all.

Where to eat this Chinese New Year
Food is key to Chinese New Year, and families and restaurants will ring in the Year of the Monkey with special feasts.

How a Happy Meal looks after six years
Nuggets and fries don't appear to have changed much after six years untouched.

Toblerone: You're eating it wrong
Revealed: How to break off the tricky chocolate using just a finger.

Raw meat vending machine opens in Paris
The trend is to make fresh produce available at all hours despite strict Sunday opening laws and the reluctance of shops to open seven days a week.

A little goes a long way if you share
End the long weekend in style with a summer feast that's made to share.

Cooking for Valentine's and Chinese New Year
Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online.

Wine: Three soothing bottles
If you are struggling to cope with the TPPA, the threat of Isis and the ever-changing weather - help is at hand. You can thank me later.

Restaurant review: Taiko
The discovery of a Japanese restaurant on the city rail loop ticks all the boxes.

How to deal with rude people
They're on the bus, jumping the supermarket queue, how do you react?

Extra ingredients ruin simple treat
If you don't want to chop up potatoes then look for frozen chips with as few additives as possible, writes Wendyl Nissen.

UN has its fingers on the pulse
The United Nations has officially declared 2016 the year of the bean.

Bella Katz: Bunnings a Jack-of-all-trades; Masters a master of none
The demise of Woolworths' Australian hardware experiment, Masters, won't devastate too many customers, writes Bella Katz.

Five dangerous delicacies
I'm not very daring when it comes to fear factor food, so you can count me out of even deep-fried huhu grubs - but these delicacies are downright lethal!

Diary of a detox: A day with a Nutribullet
The Herald Life & Style team road test health and fitness trends so you don't have to.

5 things a food poisoning expert refuses to eat
It may be time to reconsider how you buy produce, and how well you cook your meat.

Chefs linked to avocado popularity
A surge in avocado sales is being linked to celebrity chefs' use of the creamy fruit and more people discovering the health benefits.