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.

Favourite recipes with the green goddesses of the fruit world.

Every new food fad possible is included on the menu.

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.

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

After a series of recent disasters, the fast food giant has a new addition to its menu. While it has many scratching their heads, one thing's for sure - it's a first.

If you've been grazing on "healthy" snacks but the weight still won't budge, scientists may have an explanation. And it might not be what you want to hear.

Derek Handley has joined Eat My Lunch as an investor and advisor.

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

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?

People think wine writing is glamorous. My diary today has "worm the cat", "get dog's anal glands drained", "buy school shoes for Jake", "sort Southern Cross receipts" and "buy new tweezers" written in it. So, yeah. Jealous?

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.