This product falls under the "why on earth is it here?" category.

The creation that was named as Burger of the Year by Time magazine will be sold in New Zealand from tomorrow, it's been confirmed.

Italy has turned its nose up at the latest craze in Spanish dining - a rapidly expanding restaurant group called La Mafia, or The Mafia.

A French restaurant critic has leaked details of next week's Michelin awards, accusing the guide of losing the plot. But ratings are worth the foodie fallouts, says John Walsh.

The popularity of hospitality classes in schools has surged thanks in part to high-rating television shows such as MasterChef.

Imposing a 20 per cent tax on Coke and other fizzy soft drinks could save 67 lives a year by reducing ill-health, a New Zealand study has found.

Since Key's return, the PM's department has reached out to various New Zealand businesses to ask them for their views, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

A new 'Starbucks' coffee shop has caused a stir in Los Angeles - the pop-up outlet, serving free coffee, is 'dumb'.

To time with the release of MasterChef winner, Emma Dean's new book, we asked her to share her top tracks to cook up a storm to.

Public holiday surcharges seem to be on the decline at Auckland eateries, but an industry insider says establishments are compensating by raising prices year-round.

Food, these days, has become less about eating and more about ethics and environmental concerns, Shelley Bridgeman says.

The Herald spoke to a Palestinian employee who says she's proud to work at the Sodastream factory at the centre of a fizz between Oxfam and a Hollywood star.

Beverage start-up Ti Tonics has partnered with the maker of Charlie's and Phoenix drinks in a distribution deal.

Cream cheese is a great alternative to butter on toast, especially if you are teaming it with salmon or my latest food craze, sliced fresh strawberries.

Sanitarium's much-publicised Marmite shortage failed to stop the food manufacturer's owner, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, from reporting a rise in revenue for its tax-free NZ businesses in the last financial year.

Icecream makers are worried by revelations that the Auckland Council is negotiating a 10-year deal to give Tip Top selling rights at public pools, parks, the waterfront and events.

Ralph Bungard spent some serious time in the corridors of academia (he has a PhD in Plant Science and degrees in Viticulture and Oenology) before setting up Christchurch-based Three Boys Brewery a decade ago.

Labour has officially dropped its policies of having the first $5000 of earnings tax-free and of removing GST from fresh fruit and vegetables.

Soren Eriksen is a former champion poker player turned brewer. He brews his 8 Wired brand using a ‘virtual brewery’ model, making his beers using equipment rented from other breweries.

Craig Bowen is the founder of dedicated craft beer distributor BeerNZ and chairman of the Brewers Guild of New Zealand.