Tristram Clayton embarks on an unforgettable tour of the Celebrity Solstice while it visits Auckland.

COMMENT: Sugar is sprinkled over sugar over calorie-laden stodge. It's the culture, dude.

We've rounded up the 12 foods we should all be eating if we want perfect skin.

Devonport Chocolates owner Stephanie Everitt explains how her "retirement job" turned in to a full-blown business.

Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online.

Simple dietary swaps can help to transform your health, possibly extending your life and making you less prone to heart disease, cancer and dementia.

Kiwi chef Al Brown remembers his good friend AA Gill as one "out of the box".

Cocktails may look less calorific than a glass of wine or beer, but a nutritionist reveals that some of these drinks contain more calories than a glazed doughnut.

Why would you settle for a scented candle that smells like vanilla or sandalwood when you could have the aroma of KFC chicken wafting through your home at the strike of a match?

COMMENT: So this Christmas, I will savour every last morsel of my whitebait fritter - because it may well be my last for a while.

Much of the food we consider to be "unhealthy" is packed with nutritional goodness. Here's a break down of the guilty treats that can actually be good for you.

"Vegetables literally made me gag," says a British mum who underwent hypnosis to cure her of her food phobia.

COMMENT: I think we overlook the fact that it is possible to be both healthy and indulgent at Christmas.

Sachie was born in Japan, but for lunch she was planning to cook me a Hawaiian dish called poke (pronounced poh-kay), which is currently enjoying extreme popularity in the United States.

American diners should look away now - but Kiwis should feel proud.

A varietal to savour.

Each week Greg Bruce challenges a chef to make him lunch in less than 10 minutes.

The science of brunching needs further testing at this eatery.

Appetites for our national dessert are set to munch into the equivalent of 31 times the height of the Sky Tower.

Steve Braunias made it his mission to eat at each of the 55 food joints along West Auckland's Lincoln Rd. He has come to the end.

COMMENT: I have spent an afternoon in the supermarket for you and has come up with my best selections for Christmas Day food items.

Steve Braunias has done it. He's eaten Lincoln Rd. His journey ended at the top, at the kingdom of fast food franchises - yeah, he went to McDonald's.

From foodie events to the best restaurants, recipes and diet tips, here are the best bites of food news this week.

The earthquakes closed New World Hutt City, so its owners have opened a pop-up supermarket.

Catherine Smith savours some of 2016's best food books.

The tasting-room-like Roasteries and pricey Reserve cafes are no longer just an experiment: They're a core part of the coffee empire's strategy.

A bizarre row broke out between an enraged Leicestershire man and the Yorkshire Tea company after he found out the tea is not made in Yorkshire.

A report has predicted the possible trends in supermarket foods and superfoods for 2017 - and they include camel milk.

Prince Harry's new girlfriend Meghan Markle has revealed her daily food diary and her surprising attitude to what she eats.

A gunman believed a fake news story that wrongly linked a local pizzeria to a child sex ring. Here's what happened next.