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Review: The Birdcage, Freemans Bay Review: The Birdcage, Freemans Bay

In the 1980s a visit to the Birdcage meant a fun night…

Brunch: Gala Cafe, Mt Eden Brunch: Gala Cafe, Mt Eden

We came here because it was handy to my friend’s workplace…

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Teen chef who can't eat
Teen chef who can't eat

Never mind Hottest Home Baker , teenager Lynlee Stout is NZ's most unlikely home baker. The high school student cannot…

Taste test: Not too sweet, just nice
Taste test: Not too sweet, just nice

The first of Lynlee's goodies I try looks like a coconut slice with chocolate and coconut topping on a biscuit base.

Kerre McIvor: Food is part of the healing so let's not cut corners
Kerre McIvor: Food is part of the healing so let's not cut corners

Kerre McIvor says the suggestion that hospital food be prepared centrally and shipped nationally is absurd.

Mum's budget meal-page winner if money is short
Mum's budget meal-page winner if money is short

More than 20,000 people have "liked" a fledgling New Zealand Facebook page that offers advice on feeding a family on a budget…

Food & Wine

Recipe: Classic vinaigrette
Recipe: Classic vinaigrette

The accepted wisdom on making this is three parts oil to one part vinegar (or citrus juice). I tend…

Recipe: Classic mayonnaise

This is a true emulsion sauce. 1. Separate an egg yolk into a bowl and add 1 tsp of lemon juice (or white wine vinegar)…

Wine: Land shares its secret

Loveblock is the latest creation of that winemaking-cum-clever-marketing power couple, Kim and Erica Crawford.

Wendyl wants to know: Sweet drink has two additives banned in US

Two additives that have been banned in the United States should send any consumer running, writes Wendyl Nissen.

Recipe: Lemon meringue pie
Recipe: Lemon meringue pie

Serves 6-8 • 1½ cups plain flour, sifted • ½ cup icing sugar, sifted • 125g unsalted butter, chilled…

Wine: A toast to prose

There's a long history of sensory pleasure in pairing literature with wine.

Review: The Foodstore, Auckland CBD

The food is so good it diverts attention from the live coverage of the kitchen.

Pudding season (+recipes)

Feijoas, pears, apples... autumn fruits make divine desserts.

Review: Late Night Diner, Ponsonby

If you've ever lamented the closing of the Open Late Cafe in Ponsonby (oh those giant vessels of hot chocolate!)...

Recipe: Pear, prosciutto and pine nut salad
Recipe: Pear, prosciutto and pine nut salad

Serves 4 • 1 Tbsp olive oil • 4 slices prosciutto • 2 pears, cored and sliced thinly • 4 cups rocket •…

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Recipes

Recipe: Rice pudding with poached feijoas
Recipe: Rice pudding with poached feijoas

Serves 4 • 1½ litre milk • ½ cup sugar • 1 vanilla…

Recipe: Apple and date strudel
Recipe: Apple and date strudel

Serves 6 Pastry • 2 cups plain flour • 4 tsp baking…

Backyard harvest (+recipes)
Backyard harvest (+recipes)

Grant Allen finds lots of inspiration in the Ellerslie…

Recipe: Tomato Scrambled Eggs
Recipe: Tomato Scrambled Eggs

While not the most pretty, these eggs taste great. …

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Recipes

Recipe: Garden fresh soup
Recipe: Garden fresh soup

1. Grate large, fully ripe tomatoes to remove the…

Recipe: Chocolate salted caramel tart
Recipe: Salted caramel semifreddo
Recipe: Salted caramel semifreddo

Serves 6-8 • 3 eggs • 2 egg yolks, extra • 1 tsp…

Recipe: Salted caramel
Recipe: Salted caramel

Makes 2 cups • 1 cup pouring cream • 50g unsalted…

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Life & Style

Dads stay away from sex talk
Dads stay away from sex talk

Fathers do not want to answer their children's questions about sex, with 95 per cent of parents saying that it is mothers…

Miranda Kerr denies diva behaviour got her dumped
Study: bra is a 'false necessity'
Blog: Habits of happiness
Blood pressure surge 'alarming'
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