If you're curious about what breast-milk tastes like, or just up for trying new things, then a Texas-based company has created candy just for you.

A Lakeland brewery has created hiking itineraries with a pub at journey's end. Richard Webber approves

Scarfie favourite, Dunedin's Captain Cook Tavern, could close by the middle of this month.

Juice-maker Charlie's is rolling out some big changes at it prepares for its next phase of growth - including a possible expansion into alcoholic drinks - nearly two years on from the company's sale to Japanese brewing giant Asahi.

An unnamed Northland food outlet is being investigated over nine confirmed cases of a rare type of Salmonella.

It doesn't look much of a kitchen: the bench is barely a metre long and the chef has just enough space to swing a Sabatier.

When Tzu Chen first saw camellia trees flourishing in the Waikato, it seeded what could have been viewed as an impossible dream.

Jars of sauces like this can mean that dinner is on the table in a matter of minutes. Just fry some meat, at the sauce and heat until hot.

Just 15 months after its launch in New Zealand, frozen yoghurt retailer KiwiYo is gearing up for major push into China.

When I reviewed Super Juice and found it had more sugar in it then Coca Cola, the reaction was one of shock as people absorbed the knowledge that something we always thought was healthy - fruit juice - can contain such a mother load of sugar.

New Zealand's favourite pie is back - but a taste of nostalgia will sell at up to three times the price of existing brands.

A single Georgie Pie product may retail for $4.50 when it goes on sale at McDonald's next month, but one old-school fan says it will be worth it.

McDonald's says it will make an announcement today regarding a return of Georgie Pie to New Zealand, a move that has been welcomed by nostalgic fans.

A private country estate north of Auckland will soon start selling lots set amongst New Zealand's largest truffle plantation.

A large chunk of what appears to be an animal artery disgusted customers at a popular Auckland burger joint when it was discovered inside a meat pattie yesterday.

My mission this week was to find instant noodles that my daughter could eat because, apparently, being the daughter of the "processed food lady" is boring, limiting and completely unfair.

Pacific health experts are calling for a quota on the amount of fatty food exported to the Pacific Islands, where heart disease, diabetes and obesity are the norm.

The debate over importing Australian tomatoes which have been zapped with radiation has been driven by fierce trans-Tasman rivalry rather than legitimate food safety concerns, growers across the ditch say.

An Australian restaurant headed by New Zealand chef Ben Shewry has been ranked 21st on the World's 50 Top Restaurants list.

The mother of a three-year-old allergic to tomatoes says her son could have died after a McDonald's store failed to provide for a burger without ketchup - three times.

Spirulina, that gooey green stuff that was all the rage with 1990s health fanatics, is big business for an Auckland firm that's one of the world's biggest suppliers.

An expensive cup of coffee isn't necessarily better than a cheap brew, it all depends on the skills of the barista making it.

After a five years out of the top spot, Auckland institution, The French Cafe, has regained its position as the city's best restaurant.

Cider is no longer the poor relation to beer - the beverage has seen a 30 per cent increase in sales.