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Restaurant review: Bracken
A southern restaurant's degustation menu is successfully adventurous.

What is NZ's most patriotic dish?
What should we serve as our patriotic fare? Ruth Spencer looks at our iconic food options.

What do the RHOAKL actually eat?
Why does nobody eat on reality television? Kim Knight chows down with the Real Housewives of Auckland.

The problem with how we're feeding our kids
COMMENT: When it comes to feeding our kids, Megan Nicol Reed believes our approach is all wrong.

Brunch review: Yum char at Grand Park
It's all action at Alexandra Park as the dumplings and dim sum race by.

Three wines to try this weekend
Get your astro-awareness on by tasting a smorgasbord of styles...

The must-have accessory for summer
Straw hats in various shapes and colours encourage a stylish approach to staying sun-smart over summer.

Make My Lunch: Dariush Lolaiy takes the 10-minute challenge
Greg Bruce tests Dariush Lolaiy's skill with the 10-minute challenge.

In tomorrow's Canvas: The food issue
My mother was over for a visit last week, and she asked what was coming up in the magazine. I told her it was our food issue. She

Three wines to try this weekend
October is upon us in all its frisky fabulousness, so let's carpe the diem and drink excellently.

The photos that promote sexism
COMMENT: Can a single image represent an entire gender? Kim Knight on the mysterious world of stock photography.

Watch: Nic Watt's Kingfish Tiradito
A step by step guide to making Nic Watt's Kingfish Tiradito.

Revealed: Life as a funeral director
Janet Mikkelsen is a funeral director and a trustee of the Sweet Louise charity which supports those living with incurable breast cancer.

Five types of people you meet at the dog park
The Phantom Menace, The Hairy Maclary Gang, The Bag Lady - there are many different types of people you can come across at the dog park.

Brunch review: The Midnight Baker
Food envy is a likely problem at this new Mt Eden venture.

Wine: Pretty in pink
Someone once bade me farewell by saying "kisses on all ya pink parts", which I felt overstepped the mannerly mark. These pink drinks however, are more than decent...

Divorce: The best aphrodisiac for middle-aged women
COMMENT: Despite myths about middle-aged divorced women no longer being sexual beings, I've never met one who didn't appreciate being seen as one.

The reason I never married
COMMENT: The big question, I suppose, was would a house, a husband, kids and a car complete me? The answer, would be a clear no, writes Kim Knight.

Too cool for school: Why popularity doesn't last
COMMENT: Why being one of the cool kids doesn't necessarily last the distance.

Why you should spend a little more on wine
Forty is the new 20? Hardly. Spend an extra $20 and your taste buds will be born again...

Restaurant to try: Barcelona in Kingsland
Transport your taste buds to Spain with tapas in Kingsland.

Restaurant review: White Rabbit on the Park
With calling a restaurant White Rabbit is that it sets diner up for a bit of magic

Keeping your scalp healthy
Good hair starts with a good scalp. Often overlooked, a healthy, hydrated scalp with a slightly acidic pH will improve hair growth

Sneak peek inside a Real Housewife's holiday pad
Claire McCall takes a sneak peek inside Real Housewives' Julia Sloane's weekender.

Brunch review: The Piha Cafe
While the sun came out to play, a beach cafe's menu fails to step up to the plate.