Aucklander Anna Weinberg has been named Restaurateur of the Year in the San Francisco Magazine best chef awards.

Meeting customers face-to-face is a powerful tactic, says event organiser.

Here's a rundown of what's to come during Auckland Restaurant Month which runs August 1-31.

There are few better feelings than sitting in a nice warm bar and looking out at an atrocious winter's day, except perhaps doing so in a bar that overlooks the sea.

No matter the occasion or the day of the week, there's always somewhere in town to make it a memorable moment.

How do you get great coffee without leaving home? Do you really need a monstrous machine that hogs the kitchen bench and costs as much as a small car? Rachel Grunwell asks some coffee experts.