A Sharp Deal: Ninja Foodi NeverDull Premium 13 Piece Knife Set
Finding a great cutting knife is about as hard as finding a forever pillow. Lucky PAT PILCHER discovers a set of knives that not
More winter vine sippers to warm your slippers
PHIL PARKER is back to encourage you to drink up and be merry in these dark days with a selection of mostly Kiwi wine.
Warming white wine for cooler climes
PHIL PARKER attunes his tastebuds to pass judgment on some white wines for winter drinking. Believe it, or not.
Ninja Creami Deluxe: I scream, you scream…
The new deluxe version of the hugely popular Ninja Creami ice cream maker proves a hit even in a low-sugar, no lactic household. PAT
How to avoid culinary catastrophes in 5 easy steps
The thing about digging deep into gadgetry is that it's hungry work. PAT PILCHER loves food and offers his advice on how to make
Crafty Corner: Brothers Beer & Juke Joint
If it's got hops in it, ASHTON BROWN will hop-hop-along to it and this time it's the turn of Auckland brewery/venue Brothers Beer.
Succulent NZ wines for winter
PHIL PARKER demolishes eight remarkable Kiwi wines for winter drinking and somehow manages to review them as well.
Cracking the pizza code
Are you disappointed at your attempts at homemade pizza, or maybe even too scared to try? PAT PILCHER is here to explain the techniques
Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Oven reviewed
Witchdoctor's pizza guru PAT PILCHER learns how to make world-class pizza in a nifty portable oven that's - get this! - electric.
What our wine guru did on his holidays
It gets a bit much reviewing wine and taking wine tours all year so our wine guru PHIL PARKER took a break, but not
Cooking without gas: Ninja’s Woodfire Electric BBQ Grill reviewed
Like all good old-school Kiwis PAT PILCHER loves a barbeque binge. But how will Ninja's smoke-enhanced electric grill compare to traditional BBQs?
Crafty Corner – The Hallertau taste test
Witchdoctor's hopping mad (geddit?) craft beer guru is a longtime fan of the craft beer legends at Hallertau and couldn't resist the opportunity to
Drink up!
Another month, another bottle (or 10). PHIL PARKER's been drinking again and here are his top recommendations for the month.
Why are our politicians so out of touch with NZ’s poor?
PAT PILCHER has a close look at the increasingly bizarre school lunch saga that's played out over the past weeks and suggests a solution.
Crafty Corner: Alibi Microbrewery
It's a hard road to tread but ASHTON BROWN is prepared to suffer for his passion and today he's checking out six delicious beers
Mostly Kiwi wines for late summer drinking
Our wine guru PHIL PARKER selects and describes a bunch of mostly NZ wines to ease us through the long, cicada-infested daze of late
Crafty Corner – Laughing Bones brews reviewed
ASHTON BROWN sends out an SOS and Laughing Bones brewery of Silverdale answers his call for some delicious cold ones to review.
Wonderful wines and festive fizz
PHIL PARKER isn’t one to encourage the wanton consumption of fine grog but hey, we’ve all got to get through Xmas and New Year
Getting the brewing bug with Mangrove Jack’s starter kit
PAT PILCHER loves a good brew but not the cost and discovers that there is a cheap-skates way to save money and still get
10 (mostly Kiwi) wines you should try
When PHIL PARKER isn't drinking and writing about it he's taking avid drinkers on tours of Auckland wineries. Below is a superb selection of
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