Patrick Lam is the best pie-maker in the country. With that comes much glory - and little sleep.

With this year's NZ Supreme Pie Awards taking place tonight, we've found five of the best pie recipes for you to try.

Starbucks employees will continue to wear the green or black aprons that you're used to seeing when you hit up their stores. But lots of subtle changes are coming.

The 29-year-old, who was the only female semi-finalist, was deemed the winner with her gnocchi tortellini by some of Australia's top chefs at a glitzy dinner.

Sick of chasing fad diets? Here are some lesser-known tricks to help break through that weight loss plateau and keep you shedding kilos.

Biologists are adding a gene to the DNA of the pigeon pea, in hopes of boosting export output by 30 per cent.

They're red velvet croissants, but do they look like food, or something else?

Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online.

Export opportunities exist well beyond the most obvious places.

The flavonoids in broccoli have been associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and asthma.

There's something for everyone at a St Johns eatery - including kale.

An Italian restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico has come under fire after it tried to have a little "fun" with the marquee out the front of the eatery over the weekend.

And why is Lena Dunham supporting a protest against "insensitive" food?

Takapuna eatery a far cry from its classy predecessor.

You probably know what you shouldn't be eating. But are you aware of the foods you should be adding to your diet?

From the "open 9 days a week" sign, to unfortunate product placement, these supermarket blunders are cracking up the internet.

Great things come in threes. Except those $8 multipacks of sports socks.

High expectations of a signature dish are left wanting.

KFC is warning fried chicken lovers not to fall for home delivery scams on Facebook.

This is what happened when McDonald's let the internet create their own burgers.

There's a transTasman competition heating up in the kitchen this weekend as five of New Zealand's top young chefs take on five of Australia's best.

Steve Braunias rates doughnuts and cheesecakes at one of the dingiest pockets on Lincoln Rd.

Restaurant Brands New Zealand hopes to introduce home delivery for its KFC brand before the end of the year.

To all the office fridge thieves out there, this may make you reconsider your actions.

Bad-taste burger ideas have forced McDonald's to backtrack on one of its campaigns.

This latest doughnut creation is perhaps the most outlandish dessert ever.

Does your will to resist junk food diminish as the day goes on?

McDonalds has announced it will trial a delivery service at two of its Auckland restaurants.

Award-winning restaurateur Michael Meredith is the airline's newest consultant chef, joining current consultant chef Peter Gordon.

Is this Auckland's craziest cocktail? A Mt Eden restaurant has upgraded the traditional Bloody Mary from the drinks list to the main course.