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Bar review: Brew on Quay, Auckland CBD
The drinks menu boasts more than 100 craft beers and several wine and cocktail options.

Competition is tough at NZ Gourmet BBQ Champs
The "B Team" get some practice in before the NZ Gourmet BBQ Champs to be held at MT Maunganui this Saturday.

Why Simon Gault quit
The Auckland chef explains why he is leaving the Nourish Group which owns nine restaurants including the Jervois Steak House and Euro.

Viva: Raising consciousness
Viva managing editor Amanda Linnell shares highlights from today’s Viva magazine. Follow her hyperlinks below and be informed and inspired at viva.co.nz.

Six things not to say during Ramadan
No, I'm not starving myself for 30 days, and sorry, but even if you keep quiet I'm still not going to eat one of your crisps.

Would you eat a red burger?
Burger King Japan are releasing a limited edition burger which will have fast food fans seeing red.

A taste from across the ditch
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.

Niki Bezzant: Superfad no cure for gullibility
Have you heard of bone broth? It's the latest superfood. Reportedly, it can heal wounds, build the immune system, boost bone health and give you glossy hair and strong nails, Niki Bezzant writes.

Our top 5 noodle soups
From ramen to pho, with wontons and pork, we’ve narrowed it down to five of our favourite places to get stuck in to a great noodle soup.

Restaurant review: Verona Cafe, Auckland CBD
K Rd classic feeds diners’ souls with great music and a promise of organic satisfaction to come.

Brunch: Brighton Road Cafe, Parnell
The look was that of a cosy local cafe, inside an old railway cottage. There were just enough tables and wicker chairs inside to cater to the happy Saturday morning crowd.

Wendyl wants to know: Any flavour you like as long as it's lemon
Artificial colours make this cereal look like a rainbow but there’s only one taste.

Stanley Tucci releases second cookbook
Actor Stanley Tucci has created his second cookbook. He tells Tim Adams that food is a great way of expressing love.

Wine: Our favourite Marlborough wines
Marlborough: capital city, Blenny-vegas. We love it for squint-inducing sauvignon blanc, Renwick pies, mussel farms, plane museums, pinot noir, riesling and everything in between…

Nutella remark palmed off by Italians
Segolene Royal, the French Ecology Minister, has outraged Italy by suggesting that Nutella should be boycotted because it leads to deforestation in the tropics.

Mexico: A hallucinogenic fishing tale
Tim Stewart experiences exotic flavours on his chef's pilgrimage through Mexico.

Spain: The world's best restaurant
Maxine Frith takes in an 18-course tasting menu which take seven hours to get through... and is worth every cent.

Two choc bars a day keeps doctor away
It's the ultimate comfort food and is known to produce the same chemical in the brain as falling in love. Now scientists have found another reason to love chocolate.

Why it's good to eat chocolate
Is there anything chocolate can’t do? Here are six reasons to justify slipping that block of Dairy Milk into the shopping trolley.

Good news for chocolate fans
Eating up to 100 grams of chocolate a day has been linked to a lowered risk of heart disease and stroke.

Would you pay $6 for coffee?
The flat white is a Kiwi favourite. But the classic espresso coffee's price can be as variable as Auckland's weather.

French outrage at 'fake cheese'
The widespread use of "fake cheese" has outraged France's gourmands after a documentary secretly filmed artificial substitutes being produced.

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.