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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.

Brunch review: Platter Cafe

Beer staff boost to cut frothing at the mouth

Eden Park will have more staff at the beer pump to avoid further queuing problems.

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.

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.

Kasey and Karena: Use your noodle (+ recipes)

Nothing beats a salad made of ingredients you have grown yourself.

Food and the meaning of life

The US released its much-anticipated Dietary Guidelines for Americans recently. As you might imagine, forceful lobbying preceded them, Niki writes.

Three ways to ease the speed of summer

Five foods that'll be trending this year

Move over kale and quinoa. These are the foods you'll be coveting this year.

Restaurant review: Masu

Japanese eatery takes a simple approach with unbelievable results, and continues to live up to its high standards.

Brunch review: Long Bay Cafe

Bourdain explains why food reveals who we are

Anthony Bourdain, the bad boy of New York restaurants and intrepid travel, talks to Kirsten Matthew about life on the road, mellowing with age and his new TV series.

Madhur Jaffrey's berry pilaf

"The restaurant where this pilaf is served has been in existence since 1923. It is a Bombay landmark," Madhur Jaffrey writes in Vegetarian India.