Hooters is a gimmick. It's something all-American you try on your first wild trip to the US and never again as it's rubbish. But letting it into NZ won't turn our girls into whores.

Ahead of July's Bakels Supreme Pie Awards, Elisabeth Easther set off on her very own Great NZ Pie Trail and found out there's more to these humble treats than meats the eye.

Shares in gourmet burger company BurgerFuel jumped more than 21 per cent yesterday after it announced a partnership with California-based franchisor OhCal Foods.

"I was always honest and direct with contestants but I never wanted to be cruel."

Kiwi wines are hitting the spot in the United States, with new figures showing a big jump in sales.

A group of Auckland entrepreneurs have designed a reusable, collapsible sushi container.

If each new vintage is like a newborn baby, then Nick Nobilo who today is appointed an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit has a lot of children to keep track of.

New Zealand's only commercial tea estate has secured a deal to sell its products in upmarket London department store Harrods.

For my 50th birthday a few years ago I gave myself the gift of weight loss. By the time I shared a celebratory glass or five of bubbles with my girlfriends I had dropped two dress sizes.

Want to dine out like a king, but worried the bill will see you surviving on Weetbix for the rest of the week? Fear not, writes Anna King Shahab.

Whittaker's have stopped production of a new chocolate flavour as they investigate a report that a wasp was found embedded in a block.

Pizza Hut has taken fusion cuisine to an all new level, stuffing eight miniature pies into the crust of a pizza.

Moa reported a net loss of $5.58m in the year ended March 31, compared to $5.82m last year.

The $3 million factory is being opened as Pitango increases production and looks to boost exports.

France's national assembly has vowed a crusade on food waste in the country by passing a law that will stop supermarkets destroying unsold food.

It's a ritual familiar to us all: foraging in a box of chocolates in search of a hidden piece of treasure sparkling with promise. But not for much longer.

We’re keen travellers here at Bite so Lonely Planet’s latest book The World’s Best Brunches has been a welcome addition to the kitchen.

Starbucks manager accused customer of stealing an edible straw worth 99 cents. But she didn't know she was being filmed.

You cheddar believe it, feta-d up frequent fliers are taking to social media to express their distaste for the OTT cheese.

Domino's is planning to hire 3,000 new delivery staff across Australia and New Zealand as it rolls out new technology.

A rude jube has caused a stir at Orewa College after a student found an unusually shaped lolly in a canteen mix bag.

Kiwi chocolate company will unveil some interesting new flavours, including Kaitaia Fire hot sauce, Marlborough sea salt and Oolong tea grown in the Waikato.

This article is dedicated to kids and their parents who believe that daily intake of sugar is harmless and just a function of childhood.

We've returned to dine at Molten since the online review incident. The official review is in.

A tasty winter warmer is putting more and more Kiwi children in hospital with serious scalds and burns.

Al Brown has been announced and Spy's sources say Josh Emett will return, leaving space for one more to replace Ray McVinnie.

Coffee drinkers want the gruntiest, tastiest, most fashionable brew, but they increasingly also want their daily fix to be an ethical one.

Even as this writer's kids started high school, the day never arrived when she and her husband said, "Okay, we're done, pack your own dang lunches."

How you describe something expresses your underlying attitude about it, but the words themselves reflect back at you, shaping your thoughts and actions.

Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee whiskey drinkers are being advised to sip more slowly as American drinks industry faces a "bourbon boom".