With Al Brown joining MasterChef, he's heralding a kinder, gentler version of the show with less conflict and more cooking.

Wellington celebrates its 150th birthday this weekend. To celebrate, we've come up with 15 reasons to love the windy city - one for every decade.

These 10 foods are their starter dinner stalwarts: they're nutritious, not too hard to make, will appeal to young appetites and are cheap enough that they will want to cook them.

Alex Lightman is a futurist who spends a lot of his time thinking about what new food technology will mean for the way people eat.

Hungry pastry fans from Wellington are driving north to Napier just to sample the perfect potato pie crowned the best in the country.

She called screaming child a "demon" and a "beast" - and she's getting praise for it.

The celebrity chef is opening one of his flagship Jamie's Italian restaurants in Auckland.

Three New Zealand hot sauce companies are World Champions after beating out entries from around the globe at the 2015 World Hot Sauce Awards.

An Auckland woman has organised a bake-a-thon to pass on random acts of kindness to people in need.

Lorde has expressed her support for a lunch delivery program that helps our most vulnerable Kiwi kids.

Momofuku restaurant founder, David Chang, has slammed Australian burgers and one Aussie chef is not happy about it.

Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online. Follow the hyperlinks in Jo Elwin's editor's letter and lose yourself in bite.co.nz.

It took me two attempts to get the brains at Bawarchi. I had heard they served them, but there was no sign of them on the menu and our waiter, who I think had been dragooned into service to cover for staff who had called in sick, didn't have the best comm

Many will have a memory of sitting miserably at the table being forced to eat what was on the plate before being allowed to get up, Niki Bezzant writes.

The big chill has Kasey and Karena pondering their favourite ‘warm me up’ dishes.

Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White has been wining and dining in Auckland this week, prompting speculation he will appear on the new series of MasterChef NZ.

Kiwi competitive speed eater Nela Zisser could only manage third place today in a noodle eating competition held at Wow Wow Wow shop in Glenfield, Auckland.

Dinner and a movie is the best way to spend a wintery evening during the film festval, writes Dionne Christian.

If you want chilli flavouring on your mussels, the DIY option is a much healthier choice than these artificially coloured ones, writes Wendyl Nissen.

The menu at Were Bros will leave you feeling satisfied and oh-so-righteous.

The finals of the New Zealand Chilli Eating Championship takes place this afternoon at the Sweat Shop Brew Bar in central Auckland.

Tonight the All Blacks take on the Pumas, inspiring us to think about an Argentinian feast. It might not be do-able tonight, but the drool-worthy pictures are worth a browse anyway.

The toilets feature high-quality fixtures but are poorly maintained.

A small Australian cafe has sent the internet in to overdrive, making magnificent milkshakes that are an Instagrammers dream.

New Zealand is on the verge of having its own unique Asian cuisine thanks to a new generation of ethnic chefs.

Viva managing editor Amanda Linnell shares highlights from today’s Viva magazine.

To celebrate Bastille Day today, we asked charming French pastry chef, Guillaume Nicoli to tell us how to make the best croque monsieur ever.

Nicky Park finds five local French bakeries worth a visit.