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Fresh food writing

Original features about food and what it means to us — from Christmas food nightmares to potato fritter dreams.

…Why, when you buy a potato fritter in New Zealand, is there invariably two or three in the bag?

The mystery of the Great Kiwi Potato Fritter

The more ice you put in a drink, the better it is, because it’s colder, so the ice melts less and there’s less dilution of flavours

Auckland drinks consultant Frankie Walker thinks we need to take a more refined approach to summer drinking

I think people are starting to realise that self-medicating with alcohol isn’t a great idea

Worried about getting through the silly season without a drink in hand? Lucy Corry seeks advice from the experts

Aunty Kay had been slaving away in the kitchen for hours, skinning mandarin segments, toasting pumpkin seeds and steaming cubes of kumara when my dad came in and asked what was taking so long. When she snapped back at him, he accused her of having PMT ... so she picked up the new dinner set he'd given my mum that Christmas and smashed it, Greek style, on the floor

It's gratifying to learn that things don't always go to plan for the professionals

I keep a little pot of salt next to the stove (my hipster shame is that there are currently nine different kinds of salt in my house)

Megan Whelan on cooking her way through BA’s Best

If there had been a designated Person In Charge at the very first Christmas, Mary wouldn't have had to give birth in a stable and those visitors would have brought a plate instead of a bunch of useless gifts

The smooth running of any event requires a Person In Charge

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From pipi to pies, the best wine match for your summer diet

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