Each week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.

Leading winemaker Hugh Crichton believes the 2014 chardonnay crop could produce the best vintage for the style yet seen in Hawke's Bay.

Scientists are launching a trial to establish whether a Mediterranean diet could help boost the fertility of couples undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

A cupcake ATM has launched to the delight of New Yorkers who can now fulfill their cravings for a freshly baked treat around the clock.

Local markets can often take visitors to a country off the beaten tourist track, writes Grant Allen.

His 'medium' is coffee, his palette is espresso and steamed milk and his only tool is a cocktail skewer.

A central Auckland restaurant shut down this month by its landlord is likely to leave creditors at least $100,000 out-of-pocket, according to a receiver's report.

To welcome the Spanish brew to NZ shores we speak to a Barcelona based chemistry expert about his love of beer.

Ribs, burgers and the sound of rock 'n' roll will replace big eye tuna and whole east coast crayfish when a Hard Rock Cafe moves into the Viaduct Harbour location.

New Zealand's top barista will be named today as competitors from across the country put their espresso skills to the test.

Danielle Wright discovers authenticity is the key to a long life in the fickle Auckland restaurant scene.

One of the difficulties with the shared plates style dominating the Auckland eating

Having driven past this cafe en route to visiting family many times, we decided to make Catroux our destination at last.

To welcome the Spanish beer Estrella Damm to New Zealand, Life & Style asked three of our favourite famous foodies to pick their top tapas bars from around Auckland. We’ll reveal their picks on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week.

Danielle Wright discovers ways to paint the town green this St Patrick’s Day.

A pinot noir drop produced from Wairarapa-grown grapes by Hawkes Bay vineyard Craggy Range has been awarded a gold medal.

Take some time out with this posh picnic, writes Grant Allen.

A chance meeting with a Filipino woman buying a $6 pig's head at the Mad Butcher got me thinking about less-than-popular cuts such as pork belly.

The four of us were sitting in Soto posing that daft question: "Which nation's food would you have if you could have only one?" and for the first time I realised that my long-standing allegiance to Italian food might be wavering.