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Office junk food traps (and how to avoid them)

Jase Hawkins and PJ Harding have sworn off junk food during June. Halfway through the month, they tell us their top 10 traps and tips to avoid them.

Ridiculous amounts of decadence

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.

Restaurant review: Et Tu, Te Atatu Peninsula

In Auckland's insane property market, Te Atatu North, reinvented as Te Atatu Peninsula, is the new front line of upward mobility.

Delaney Mes: Pie's the limit (+recipes)

Savoury or sweet, these pastries will have everyone asking for another slice.

Kiwi chef cooking up a storm

A-List chef Nick Honeyman is returning to France on Friday to run Le Petit Leon, an old-school French restaurant in the Dordogne region, a bistro that only opens for July and August each year.

Jack Tame: Nutrition rules not set in stone

Not only do some forms of tofu have crazy amounts of calcium sulfate but tofu may also be lowering my sex drive, worries Jack Tame.

Niki Bezzant: Tough love best for our hearts

This week 50 women will die from a disease that is, in part, preventable. It's something we tend to associate more with men: heart disease.

Paul Little: Fizzy drinks are poisoning our kids

Change needs to come from the boardrooms of the people who produce the sugary food which is slowly poisoning our children, writes Paul Little.

How to make a meal taste better

The thought of musicians serenading you as you eat may make your stomach churn. But listening to music during a meal will actually make your food taste better.

Are nuts the key to a long life?

Just half a handful of nuts a day can cut your risk of dying from a string of major diseases, a study has revealed.

Why are we outraged when food changes?

Consumers have a connection to the brand concerned and a sense of ownership that develops over time. Manufacturers mess with it at their peril.

Five cool coffee trends coming to NZ

Whatever your caffeine consumption, there's no doubt that there's a frothing interest in coffee. We asked local connoisseur to spill the beans.

Top chef feeds hungry kids

On Sunday night Michael Meredith was named Auckland's top chef. At 6am the next morning he started making sandwiches for hungry children in Mangere.

'Breast milk' from cow 'unacceptable'

Lewis Road Creamery has repackaged its most popular milk for charity, but the "breast milk" has slammed by advocates as disrespectful towards women.

Top 10 Come Dine With dishes

To get in the Come Dine With Me mood, we bring you ten of the best dinner party dishes.

Too much fruit could cause bloating

Fructose intolerance seems to occur as our bodies aren't especially well-designed to process large quantities of this type of sugar.