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All sorts of sugar in rainbow sweet treats
It's Christmas and that means our supermarkets fill up with lots of lollies. And we buy them to ensure our homes are havens…
James Griffin: The Griffin awards
It is that time of the year, the last column of the year, where I get to be more than a little bit self-indulgent with what…
Recipe: Whisky and ginger fruit mince tart
Serves 6-8 • ⅓ cup sultanas • ⅓ cup currants • ⅓ cup dried cranberries • ¼ cup glacé ginger…
Recipe: Rum and raisin fruit mince pies
Makes 12 • ¼ cup raisins • ½ cup dates, chopped • ¼ cup pitted prunes, chopped • ¼ cup mixed…
Food & Wine
Recipe: Sweet shortcrust pastry
• 1 ¾ cups plain flour • ½ cup icing sugar • 125g chilled unsalted butter…
Live chat replay: NZ's best bartender
Self proclaimed "talented" and "handsome" bartender, Guy Jacobson, will be chatting online on Friday, December 13 at noon…
Picking your silly season tipple
One of the best bartenders in the country, Guy Jacobson, reveals to Live & Style Editor Nicky Park the best drinks to mix…
Rude customers charged extra
A small French café has taken the old adage that manners don’t cost you anything to its logical extreme – by charging extra…
How to buy the best BBQ
With summer upon us, our attentions shift not only to weather forecasts, but also on how best to scorch…
Chefs' messy public eruptions
When celebrity chefs cut themselves, how much they bleed is a matter of brand.
Five unlikely winemakers
Wine is being produced in some of the world's most unlikely places thanks to a combination of innovation, economics and…
A South Island movable feast
Life is never dull on the road with Grant the Cook, writes Jason Burgess.
Peter Calder: Solid fare, superbly prepared
I was never cool enough to be a bFM listener - the music they played didn't have quite as much by way of a tune as I like…
Cheers: A beer with no pub ... it's great
Food & Wine Archives
Oh the joys of being self-employed. My boss is a swine and my staff are idle, workshy layabouts, but…
Recipes
Grant Allen: Tiny and so tasty (+recipes)
The Port Waikato whitebait crown is hotly contested…
Recipe: Winner Takes All Whitebait Fritters
Serves 4 for lunch The actual fritter recipe is…
Recipe: Whitebait 'Frittata'
When I was buying whitebait a few weeks ago a woman…
Recipe: Whitebait Puffs
Glenfield College Home and School Association, Auckland…
Recipes
Grant Allen: Kitchen confidences (+recipes)
Longstanding mates Margot and Mel are the toast of…
Recipe: Grilled Pigeon, Beetroot and Spinach
Serves 6 • Three whole pigeons to give 6 breasts…
Recipe: Apple and Plum Crumble
Serves 6 • 300g plain white flour • 150g small oats •…
Recipe: Rabbit Rillettes
Rillettes can be used as a canape or cold starter…
Life & Style
Katie loses 40kg in two years
Aucklander Katie Jones doesn't mind sharing her story. "I could go on forever about my weight loss and exercise programme…
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