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Auckland bakeries struggling to rise above competition amid spending gloom
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (1395+ words) As more Chinese immigrants in Auckland turn to bakeries as a path into small business ownership, many are drawn by the relatively low cost of entry and the cultural familiarity of food and hospitality. However, mounting living costs and rising…...
The Sh***y Housewife Gets Nerdy loves making meals in her slow cooker: 'It's delicious, from scratch, and not UPF"
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (539+ words) Writer Jen Sherman knows that spending 20 hours a week cooking nutritious meals for her family is a lucky thing to be able to do. After rereading Michael Pollan's In Defence of Food, mum-of-two Jen Sherman dived into a couple of…...
Celebrating locals selling local produce
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) Helen Dorresteyn Photo: Supplied National Farmers" Markets Week kicks off tomorrow, an annual celebration encouraging shoppers to ditch the supermarket and give their local market a go. Helen Dorresteyn co-founded the Clevedon Village Farmers" Market 20 years ago. She went door…...
Hercules Noble 'Will it Sourdough?
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (279+ words) When you think of sourdough you might flash back to covid lockdowns when every man and their dog suddenly became a sourdough expert. One Aucklander who took it to the next level is Hercules Noble." Hercules is one of Auckland's…...