How do good intentions - and the investment of time and effort needed to lose weight in the first place - unravel?

When the US had a glut of the crustaceans, it looked far afield for a new market.

The underdog contender for a prestigious Auckland food award has taken the humble sandwich all the way to gastronomy's top table.

Mediterranean scientists say drinking around 1.4 pints of beer a day could actually reduce the risk of heart diseases by a quarter.

Rotorua bistro offers a blend of excellent food and homely charm.

In the past month I have tried two edible insect products: cricket pasta and cricket flour.

Diet has been popularised by celebs who claim it boosts health and aids weight loss but expert says you shouldn't do it if you don't have coeliac disease.

WATCH: Our reporter bites into a Kiwi company's creepy crawlies. Can you stomach the results?

Plan ahead and keep things simple to ensure your dinner party will be a breeze.

A restaurant that feels like money also serves unbelievably good chips.

Fancy a spot of cricket? Not the sport, the bug. Avondale-based company Crawlers sells cricket pasta and flour.

Sandwich maker Liam Fox has been nominated for outstanding chef award.

It may sound a tad flaky but yogurt could help keep dandruff at bay.

Steve likes chicken. And he was most impressed by this ingenious dish at Indo-Chinese restaurant Saaj.

A 411 gram feijoa has been found on a tree that regularly produces a bumper crop.

This slick refit, in the space that was once Quay St Cafe, caught my eye when I was at the Britomart markets.

When a busy mum grabbed a brighlty-coloured bottle out of the fridge to put in her teen's lunch box, she had no idea it was actually booze.

OPINION: Shelley Bridgeman shares her biggest pet peeves when dining out. Do you agree?

Our portion sizes are growing along with our waist lines. Here's how much of our favourite foods we should really be eating.

The current issue of Bloomberg Businessweek has a cover story on Nestle's big effort to transform itself from a maker of often-junky foods to a "nutrition, health, and wellness company."

If the only difference between iced and regular coffee is a handful of ice, how do you explain the price hike?

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Even for companies that are touting new, cleaner products at their restaurants, information as to how they plan to get there and who will make sure they're doing what they promise can be murky at best.

A whopper joey has been found in Hastings.

Researchers found a "Mediterranean" diet, high in fruit, vegetables, fish and unrefined foods, was linked to a lower risk of heart attack and stroke.

COMMENT: I never thought I'd eat at Rao's. Every Yelp review and every magazine profile calls it the hardest place in New York to get a table.

The pre-theatre package will appeal but restaurant needs to up its game.

Mother's Day is payback time. Time you lovingly cooked for the person who has cooked for you for a good part of your life.