They looked, they smelled, they tasted - and then they judged. But the winners will not be announced for a few more days.

It's called the Summer of YUM and this multi-layered ice pop treat certainly delivers on taste.

How keeping food on your kitchen bench could be making you fat.

The most authentic Southeast Asian foods are to be found in the small alleys and laneways reached aboard a tuk-tuk or decrepit taxi, finds Brett Atkinson.

A Kiwi twist on a Middle Eastern specialist.

Addiction is a word we throw around too readily, sending us on the wrong track like the matters of comparing tobacco and bacon, Paul writes.

Unfortunately, the headlines are confusing the point. Yes, smoking and bacon have the same classification. But that does not mean our risk of cancer from bacon and smoking is the same.

Little Bread and Butter's food is top-notch.

Good old Kiwi favourite drops a lot of sugar and salt without compromising flavour.

The perfect spot for an after-dinner treat or wines pre-show at The Civic or Town Hall.

Health Ministry advises striking coconut-oil from recipes for good of our arteries.

It's not just bacon and sausages as this extensive list shows.

For bacon lovers everywhere, the decision by the World Health Organisation to classify bacon as a carcinogen has to come as deeply concerning.

Is it time to switch bacon for tomatoes? Scientists have designed disease-fighting tomatoes packed with a 'miracle ingredient' found in red wine.

Kiwis are being urged to take a hard look at how much meat they eat - but not to cut it out completely - after a new report on its health risks.

Here's what experts have to say about the warning that processed meat is up there with smoking for causing cancer.

Do you find yourself overeating and always hungry for more?

Britons should try to avoid bacon, sausages and other cured meats altogether as they are as big a cancer threat as cigarettes, experts have warned.

Family comes first when it comes to eating. And no matter whether it's Maketu or Amalfi, simple is best.

Food myths are everywhere. Niki Bezzant investigates if some of those claims are true.

Remember the halcyon days of the nanny state - universal free health care and education, a fair go for all, semi-decent public broadcasting?

Is there life after MasterChef? Well there certainly has been for best-selling cookbook author Chelsea Winter, discovers Greg Dixon.