LifestyleRude customers charged extraA 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.11 Dec 08:33 PM
BusinessFirm targets egg-free zonesFunded 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.11 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleChefs' messy public eruptionsWhen celebrity chefs cut themselves, how much they bleed is a matter of brand.10 Dec 02:30 AM
LifestyleFrozen treat high on sugarSummer is here and so, too, is the sudden need for children to have frozen treats stacked in the freezer.06 Dec 04:30 PM
LifestyleKiwi kids craft perfect pavsRooky cooks from across the country have show they've got the skills to craft a perfect pavlova.04 Dec 02:05 AM
LifestyleAnd NZ's best cafe is...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.03 Dec 09:15 PM
LifestyleStar chef says 'no' to SkyCityJamie 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.30 Nov 04:30 PM
LifestyleA new pear is bornThe 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.23 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessTaco Bell back on menu for NZTaco Bell is back on the menu for New Zealand fast food operator Restaurant Brands.20 Nov 10:45 PM
LifestyleFast food in best light ok - watchdogThe real-life appearance of fast food doesn't have to match up with how it looks in the ads, the advertising watchdog has ruled.19 Nov 09:08 PM
New ZealandBunfight over bakery seatsShopowner wants to provide a place to rest and hopefully lure customers, but council insists it has to charge.19 Nov 08:30 PM
LifestyleNo label for some treated vegesA crop of fruit and vegetable markets and retailers were pulled up after failing to correctly label irradiated tomatoes and capsicums imported from Australia.17 Nov 02:26 AM
BusinessIn-N-Out Burger in AucklandAmerican 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.13 Nov 02:16 AM
LifestyleCelebrity chef had aneurysm months before deathThe 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.08 Nov 10:05 PM
LifestyleCelebrity chef death: autopsy inconclusiveAn autopsy conducted on celebrated chef Charlie Trotter was inconclusive, but officials have found no evidence of foul play or trauma.07 Nov 12:15 AM
LifestyleBacon makes everything taste better - researchA massive number-crunching exercise has revealed that dishes with bacon really do taste better - and very few taste worse.28 Oct 08:10 PM
LifestyleNZ's best ham (no porkie)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.22 Oct 11:00 PM
OpinionGareth Morgan: How real is your milk?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."22 Oct 04:30 PM
CompaniesMcDonald's plans Dollar Menu add-onsMcDonald's is introducing some higher-priced options to its Dollar Menu and renaming it "Dollar Menu and More" to spur sales in the US.22 Oct 04:30 PM
LifestyleHave you used social media to complain?It wasn't the first complaint about airline food, but it was definitely one of the most emphatic.22 Oct 03:05 AM
LifestyleNZ's best bartender namedA bartender from one of Auckland's hippest watering holes has been name the best mixologist in New Zealand.22 Oct 01:58 AM
LifestyleWeight-watch warning for beer and wineLabels 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.21 Oct 04:30 PM
