When celebrity chefs cut themselves, how much they bleed is a matter of brand.

Summer is here and so, too, is the sudden need for children to have frozen treats stacked in the freezer.

Rooky cooks from across the country have show they've got the skills to craft a perfect pavlova.

The best cafe in New Zealand has been taken out by a Nelson eatery, praised for its spicy food, unique alfresco experience and outstanding service.

Jamie Oliver is to open an Italian restaurant in Auckland next year - but has vetoed SkyCity's dining precinct because he doesn't want to be associated with gambling.

The first pear from a new range of NZ-harvested, hybrid fruits - piqaboo - has been unveiled in HK and will have its first commercial planting next year.

Shopowner wants to provide a place to rest and hopefully lure customers, but council insists it has to charge.

A crop of fruit and vegetable markets and retailers were pulled up after failing to correctly label irradiated tomatoes and capsicums imported from Australia.

American burger chain In-N-Out Burger is operating a pop-up store in Auckland to test whether New Zealand has potential as a market for permanent outlets.

The wife of Charlie Trotter said doctors discovered the acclaimed chef had an aneurysm months before he died and that he'd been taking medicine to control seizures, his blood pressure and high cholesterol.

A massive number-crunching exercise has revealed that dishes with bacon really do taste better - and very few taste worse.

A sugar-cured, old-fashion leg ham on the bone from a Canterbury Butchery has taken out the title of the best ham in the land.

Push for higher volumes compromising our greatest export, write Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons. "The future of NZ's dairy industry should lie in quality, not quantity."

McDonald's is introducing some higher-priced options to its Dollar Menu and renaming it "Dollar Menu and More" to spur sales in the US.

It wasn't the first complaint about airline food, but it was definitely one of the most emphatic.

A bartender from one of Auckland's hippest watering holes has been name the best mixologist in New Zealand.

Labels revealing how costly a glass of wine or beer could be in terms of weight gain could soon be on the way, as the Government explores making them mandatory.

Auckland bartender Adam Neal has been named the best at the Beam Bar Legend competition. The Racket/Orleans tender beat out nearly 500 other Kiwi mixologists, earning the title at the final cocktail making contest in Auckland last night. Check out the pics from the event.

Beverage manufacturers have a clear message to those worried about caffeine levels in energy drinks: Stop your kids from drinking them.