Despite some tough economic conditions impacting the hospitality sector, one big industry success story is set to hit a milestone.

Tala, the famed Samoan restaurant, celebrates three years in business this Tuesday, and it's accomplished a lot over those years.

Bookings are up, wait-lists are growing, and demand has only surged since Tala became the world’s first Michelin-starred Samoan restaurant earlier this year.

Chef Henry Onesemo says he's very thankful for the restaurant's success. 

"It's huge, we are super grateful for where we're at. We opened in the middle of a recession, and then just to see it grow incrementally within the last three years has been a testament to the community."

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Despite some tough economic conditions impacting the hospitality sector, one big industry success story is set to hit a milestone.
Tala, the famed Samoan restaurant, celebrates three years in business this Tuesday, and it's accomplished a lot over those years.
Bookings are up, wait-lists are growing, and demand has only surged since Tala became the world’s first Michelin-starred Samoan restaurant earlier this year.
Chef Henry Onesemo says he's very thankful for the restaurant's success.&nbsp;
"It's huge, we are super grateful for where we're at. We opened in the middle of a recession, and then just to see it grow incrementally within the last three years has been a testament to the community."
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Henry Onesemo: Tala chef on the Samoan restaurant celebrating three years in business Samoan restaurant

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Your brain and your gut communicate with each other all the time, and certain emotions can impact how your body feels.

Often, when people experience gut symptoms like diarrhoea or constipation, they attribute them to gut problems rather than to stress or the nervous system. 

Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara explained this process further - and revealed some techniques to address stress.  

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Your brain and your gut communicate with each other all the time, and certain emotions can impact how your body feels.
Often, when people experience gut symptoms like diarrhoea or constipation, they attribute them to gut problems rather than to stress or the nervous system.&nbsp;
Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara explained this process further - and revealed some techniques to address stress.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Erin O'Hara: naturopath and wellness expert on how stress impacts your digestion

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Coddled eggs with beans and meatballs

Cook time: 25 minutes 

Prep time: 30 minutes 

Serves: 6

250gm beef mince 

150gm pork mince 

¼ pumpkin, grated 

2 tsp Dijon mustard

400gm tin whole peeled tomatoes

400gm tin chickpeas in spring water, drained

400gm tin white haricot beans, drained

1 onion, finely diced

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

3 tbsp chopped fresh thyme 

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 

4 eggs 

1 tbsp sunflower oil 

5-6 sprigs sage (optional) 

Salt and black pepper

Preheat the oven to 180*C.

Mix the mince, mustard, pumpkin and 1 tbsp fresh thyme in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.  

Roll the mix into golf sized balls. Heat a little oil in a cast-iron frying pan and shallow fry the meatballs, just enough to colour the outside. Set aside.

Now add a little more oil to the pan and sauté the onion, garlic and remaining thyme.  

Add the tomatoes, beans and Worcestershire sauce, cook for one minute.  

Pour this mix into a large baking dish (about 50cm square). Place the meatballs into the tray then gently crack the eggs in around the balls.

Bake in the oven for around 15-20 minutes or until the egg white is cooked (the yolks should still be a bit runny).

While this is cooking, shallow fry the sage in hot vegetable oil until crispy. 

Set aside on absorbent kitchen towel.  

Garnish the baked dish with the sage and serve. 

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<h2>Coddled eggs with beans and meatballs</h2>
Cook time: 25 minutes&nbsp;
Prep time: 30 minutes&nbsp;
Serves: 6
250gm beef mince&nbsp;
150gm pork mince&nbsp;
¼ pumpkin, grated&nbsp;
2 tsp Dijon mustard
400gm tin whole peeled tomatoes
400gm tin chickpeas in spring water, drained
400gm tin white haricot beans, drained
1 onion, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 tbsp chopped fresh thyme&nbsp;
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce&nbsp;
4 eggs&nbsp;
1 tbsp sunflower oil&nbsp;
5-6 sprigs sage (optional)&nbsp;
Salt and black pepper
Preheat the oven to 180*C.
Mix the mince, mustard, pumpkin and 1 tbsp fresh thyme in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. &nbsp;
Roll the mix into golf sized balls. Heat a little oil in a cast-iron frying pan and shallow fry the meatballs, just enough to colour the outside. Set aside.
Now add a little more oil to the pan and sauté the onion, garlic and remaining thyme. &nbsp;
Add the tomatoes, beans and Worcestershire sauce, cook for one minute. &nbsp;
Pour this mix into a large baking dish (about 50cm square). Place the meatballs into the tray then gently crack the eggs in around the balls.
Bake in the oven for around 15-20 minutes or until the egg white is cooked (the yolks should still be a bit runny).
While this is cooking, shallow fry the sage in hot vegetable oil until crispy.&nbsp;
Set aside on absorbent kitchen towel. &nbsp;
Garnish the baked dish with the sage and serve.&nbsp;
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Mike van de Elzen: Coddled eggs with beans and meatballs

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Good news if you like taking a hot bath as new research, published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology I, investigated how our blood vessels respond to heat compared with exercise.

Researchers recruited 25 adults aged between 45 and 70, with an average age of 59 who were all classified as overweight or obese and were relatively physically inactive.

Each volunteer took part in two different experiments.

In the first experiment, participants sat in a hot 40°C bath for 30 minutes.  

In the second experiment, the same people spent 30 minutes cycling on a stationary exercise bike at a moderate intensity, working at around 60–70 percent of their maximum heart rate.

The scientists measured their heart rates, core body temperatures and blood pressure before and during the experiments and had the volunteers swallow tiny electronic temperature sensors that transmitted readings from inside their bodies.

The researchers used optical coherence tomography which allowed them to examine microscopic blood vessels in the skin of participants' forearms, measuring their width, the speed at which blood travelled through them and how much blood was flowing.

They also used laser Doppler flowmetry, to independently measure changes in skin blood flow. 

After 30 minutes in the hot bath, participants' tiny skin blood vessels had widened by an average of 5.2 microns, allowing more blood to flow through them compared to a decrease of 1.1 microns for the cyclists. 

They also measured 14 percent more blood-perfused vessel density after the bath, compared with a decrease of 3 percent after cycling. 

After the hot bath, participants experienced an average reduction of approximately 6 mmHg in systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) and 10 mmHg in diastolic pressure (the bottom number). 

After cycling, the average systolic reading increased by approximately 1 mmHg, while diastolic pressure decreased by around 2 mmHg. 

When you exercise, your muscles produce heat as they work and your body responds by moving blood towards the skin, where that heat can be released. 

When you sit in hot water, you absorb heat from your surroundings, your body still needs to regulate its temperature, so it responds by widening blood vessels near the skin and increasing circulation. 

Wider blood vessels generally create less resistance to blood flow, which can help reduce blood pressure. 

While heart rate increased more during cycling, showing that although the bath produced a stronger response in the skin's small blood vessels, the two activities were putting different demands on the cardiovascular system. 

The findings suggest that heat exposure alone can create a significant circulatory response, even without exercising your muscles. 

Of course, physical exercise provides many benefits that passive heating cannot replicate, including improvements in muscular strength, endurance and physical fitness. 

However, this is particularly interesting for people who find conventional exercise difficult, including those with mobility limitations or conditions that restrict physical activity. 

So while a hot bath probably isn't going to replace your daily walk, it's reassuring to know that relaxing in warm water isn't necessarily doing nothing. 

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Good news if you like taking a hot bath as new research, published in the <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-026-06415-2">European Journal of Applied Physiology I</a>, investigated how our blood vessels respond to heat compared with exercise.
Researchers recruited 25 adults aged between 45 and 70, with an average age of 59 who were all classified as overweight or obese and were relatively physically inactive.
Each volunteer took part in two different experiments.
In the first experiment, participants sat in a hot 40°C bath for 30 minutes. &nbsp;
In the second experiment, the same people spent 30 minutes cycling on a stationary exercise bike at a moderate intensity, working at around 60–70 percent of their maximum heart rate.
The scientists measured their heart rates, core body temperatures and blood pressure before and during the experiments and had the volunteers swallow tiny electronic temperature sensors that transmitted readings from inside their bodies.
The researchers used optical coherence tomography which allowed them to examine microscopic blood vessels in the skin of participants' forearms, measuring their width, the speed at which blood travelled through them and how much blood was flowing.
They also used laser Doppler flowmetry, to independently measure changes in skin blood flow.&nbsp;
After 30 minutes in the hot bath, participants' tiny skin blood vessels had widened by an average of 5.2 microns, allowing more blood to flow through them compared to a decrease of 1.1 microns for the cyclists.&nbsp;
They also measured 14 percent more blood-perfused vessel density after the bath, compared with a decrease of 3 percent after cycling.&nbsp;
After the hot bath, participants experienced an average reduction of approximately 6 mmHg in systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) and 10 mmHg in diastolic pressure (the bottom number).&nbsp;
After cycling, the average systolic reading increased by approximately 1 mmHg, while diastolic pressure decreased by around 2 mmHg.&nbsp;
When you exercise, your muscles produce heat as they work and your body responds by moving blood towards the skin, where that heat can be released.&nbsp;
When you sit in hot water, you absorb heat from your surroundings, your body still needs to regulate its temperature, so it responds by widening blood vessels near the skin and increasing circulation.&nbsp;
Wider blood vessels generally create less resistance to blood flow, which can help reduce blood pressure.&nbsp;
While heart rate increased more during cycling, showing that although the bath produced a stronger response in the skin's small blood vessels, the two activities were putting different demands on the cardiovascular system.&nbsp;
The findings suggest that heat exposure alone can create a significant circulatory response, even without exercising your muscles.&nbsp;
Of course, physical exercise provides many benefits that passive heating cannot replicate, including improvements in muscular strength, endurance and physical fitness.&nbsp;
However, this is particularly interesting for people who find conventional exercise difficult, including those with mobility limitations or conditions that restrict physical activity.&nbsp;
So while a hot bath probably isn't going to replace your daily walk, it's reassuring to know that relaxing in warm water isn't necessarily doing nothing.&nbsp;
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Dr Michelle Dickinson: nanotechnologist on what taking a hot bath could do for your blood pressure

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Henry Onesemo: Tala chef on the Samoan restaurant celebrating three years in business Samoan restaurant

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