Restaurant reviewers should strive to eat unnoticed but sometimes you have to accept your cover is blown.

The shellfish known as black gold in New Zealand faces a whitewash to make it look more like the rest of the world's stock.

Red velvet cake has been around for many years and in the old days it used to get its deep, red colour from beetroot juice.

If we ripped up the wage floor, would pay for low-skill workers actually fall all that much? It's hard to say.

Wilmar International and First Pacific Co have sweetened their takeover bid for Goodman Fielder by A$100 million, but won't go any higher without a rival offer.

Food, family and time-honoured traditions are at the heart of Euro-Dell's business. The West Auckland specialty food supplier has clocked up nearly 18 years in business, but Euro-Dell's roots go back to its owners' Croatian homeland.

Drinks maker Ribena has again been caught out, this time in the UK, for making misleading claims in advertising.

Home delivery service My Food Bag is eyeing business in Australia, while leaving its New Zealand branch in the hands of former Telecom chief executive Theresa Gattung.

Now comes Fed Up, a film that looks at the global problem of surging human obesity rates and obesity-related diseases.

Lauraine Jacobs, the reigning queen of the foodie scene, is hosting a Writers Festival lunch, on May 18, with Josh Emett. It has sold out, so the plug is not needed, but she'll give the festival one anyway.

I was alerted to these by my daughter, who had them at a friend's house and said they were "yum". I've got nothing against teenage girls snacking on chicken - protein is good.

Jamie Oliver's exclusive butcher's shop had to temporarily close after inspectors found serious hygiene problems including mouse droppings, mould on carcasses and out-of-date wagyu beef.

For Nestle, life at the top of the $81 billion coffee market just got more difficult.

A decision from the High Court at Wellington last month found in favour of Whittaker's, dismissing a bid by Cadbury to stop it from registering the trademark "Berry Forest".

Sid Sahrawat was named best chef in last week's restaurant of the year awards for his work in Sidart, which won the best fine dining category.

Most people associate Nasa with rocket science but now the American space agency has turned its attention to rocket salad.

Seafood-loving sisters Kasey and Karena Bird last night celebrated their MasterChef victory with family and friends at a marae.

Rich coffee aromas wafted through the air and some of the world's top chocolate was made available at this year's Chocolate and Coffee Show.

Monteith's craft beers and ciders are making a splash overseas with a 14 per cent increase in export sales predicted for the 2014 year, says owner DB Breweries.

Women in the industry say the glass ceiling of the kitchen boys' club was broken through in the 90s, but Brendan Manning explores why high-profile female chefs are still noticeably absent.

In just six months, Japanese eatery Masu by Nic Watt has outshone local competitors to be served the supreme award in the 2014 Restaurant of the Year Awards.

Singapore's Wilmar International and Hong Kong's First Pacific have launched a A$1.27 billion ($1.38 billion) joint takeover bid for Australasian food group Goodman Fielder.