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New DNA test can detect Bluff oyster-killing infection

Chefs mix up menu at pop-up restaurants

Antoine's serving up formality

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.

Restaurateur honoured for services to food industry

Wildfoods Festival ticket sales slump after 24 years

Tea grower brews plan for success

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

Wendyl wants to know: Sauce low in fat but high in sugar

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.

KiwiYo planning Chinese scoop

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

Wendyl wants to know to know: Cranberry drink has as much sugar as Mars bar

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.

Disgusted by offal discovery

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.

Wendyl wants to know: Instant meal brimming with hefty dose of salt

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.

Fatty diet wreaks havoc in islands

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.

Aussie growers dismiss tomato food safety concerns

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.

Kiwi chef leads restaurant to top 50 glory

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

Burger bungles cause allergic alarm

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 exports healthy earner for local firm Lifestream

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.

How much for a good coffee?

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

Burger still prime after 14 years