Before you launch into any good wine, make sure you grab a decent glass and not those awful goblets you nicked from Cobb & Co in the 80s.

Why alcohol makes you feel warm - and other strange effects it has on the brain.

You probably already knew "farang" is Thai for foreigner. You might not have known it's also Thai for guava.

Forget the morning after cocktail of ibuprofen, Maccas and Netflix, there's a new way to shake that hangover.

Disgraced blogger Belle Gibson could be forced to publicly apologise for claiming to have cured her terminal cancer with healthy food and natural therapies.

A court in Italy has ruled that child support can be paid in the form of pizza after a divorced baker supplied his ex-wife with 400 euros worth every month.

There's not a lot wrong with hash browns as they are mainly made of potato

Elspeth Muir examines the culture of binge-drinking that she, too, fell into and the deeper issues it may conceal.

A Kim Kardashian-inspired "selfie cone" ice cream is a new tongue-in-cheek creation by innovative Auckland ice cream specialists Giapo.

Meat-free Kiwi-inspired pie blows away Aussie taste-buds.

What's that detox doing to your contraception?

Developed to coincide with the opening of the Angry Birds movie, customers are seeing red over McDonald's latest creations.

A former McDonald's chief executive has warned that raising the minimum wage will spur unemployment.

British TV chef Jamie Oliver is taking his food campaign to the Olympics in a bid to ban McDonald's and Coca-cola from sponsoring the event unless they meet nutritional and ethical standards.

Experts have warned this faddy food advice is not only unfounded - it may actually be dangerous.

It's the latest 'life hack' to do the rounds online, and this time the subject is one of our favourite fruits.

It wasn't his usual service - catering to 24 excited primary school kids - but for award-winning Kiwi chef Michael Meredith it was still fun.

Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online.

Look back - not even that far back - and you'll find that the fruits and vegetables we eat today were, well, they were pretty different.

The potato researchers are clear: they're not saying eating potatoes causes high blood pressure.

Convincing main courses and desserts to dive into tick all the boxes at The Federal Deli.

A brunch or weekend lunch? Try the shakshuka - this popular breakfast dish - originally from North Africa - works just as well for lunch.

Nigella Lawson has hit back at foodies who reckon that running your own restaurant is superior to cooking at home.

OPINION: Steve Braunias avoids the big franchise joints in favour of Lincoln Rd's humble local shops.

Consultants who sell the machines have spoken out about working for Thermomix.

Fast-food chains are struggling to adapt to the growing trend of fast-casual dining.

People are swarming to a Dunedin restaurant to eat locusts.

Here are some of the biggest brands' latest, and sometimes short-lived, fast food inventions.

Cheap, fast and frills-free. Hong Kong's street restaurants have served well-loved favorites for decades. The city's much-loved food stalls are finding new favour, discovers Justine Gerardy