Bosses at a London branch of McDonald's have been forced to apologise after a sign was put up attempting to ban teenagers from entering the premises during the evening.

Many of Auckland's Chinese restaurants say they will continue serving shark fin while it's legal despite a landmark ban on finning dead sharks in New Zealand waters.

While some Kiwis are yet to wind up their Christmas breaks - and get through their Christmas ham - hot cross buns have already hit the shelves.

British chef Jamie Oliver has expressed sympathy for Nigella Lawson, likening the trial of her former personal assistants to a reality TV show.

It's a frightening figure - 11 per cent of early deaths in NZ are due to poor nutrition and obesity. So what can be done to reverse the trend?

Grant Allen masters the art of venison with Clooney restaurant's head chef Des Harris.

Observer writers look at hot topics for next year, from surveillance to missions to map out the galaxy.

Volunteers, good preparation and a cool head vital in getting Christmas Day meal to 2500 City Mission diners.

French officials have fined a pub in Brittany €9,000 for "undeclared labour" after a customer returned some empty glasses to the bar.

It is dearly loved by TV duo Wallace and Gromit and famous the world over, and now Wensleydale cheese has been awarded official protection by the European Union.

This Christmas we want to love food and hate waste. Check out our favourite leftover recipes and share your own idea.

The banana is under threat, with insect plagues reducing global supplies. Rosie Millard of the Independent wonders where we’d be without the lovable fruit.

Coca-Cola's failure to convince the High Court that Pepsi breached its trademark by selling drinks with similar-shaped bottles could have far-reaching implications.

Coca-Cola Co has lost its attempt to stop local rival Frucor Beverages from using a similar contour-shaped bottle for the Pepsi range of drinks in New Zealand.

Kiwis are going to have to swap their limes for lemons this summer if they want to avoid rising prices.

The pretzel-bunned burger heralded by Time magazine as the "most important" of the year may be on its way to New Zealand.

Restaurant workers around the US are being photographed with huge smiles on their faces holding up receipts with tips of up to $10,000.

A small French café has taken the old adage that manners don’t cost you anything to its logical extreme – by charging extra to rude customers.

Funded by prominent Silicon Valley investors and Bill Gates, Hampton Creek Foods seeks to disrupt a global egg industry that backers say wastes energy, pollutes the environment, causes disease outbreaks and confines chickens to tiny spaces.