The turfed and covered outdoor area with overhanging fairy lights is a cool spot for a couple of afternoon beers out in Ellerslie.

Al Brown was today announced as the first of three judges on the reality show.

Bella Katz looks at Anathoth Farm brand of jams and chutneys and how the Kiwi expat community is helping the brand in Australia.

Fire may have damaged the interior of Al Brown's Depot, but its reputation remains fully intact. The popular eatery is Auckland's restaurant of the year.

Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online. Follow the hyperlinks in Jo Elwin's editor's letter and lose yourself in bite.co.nz.

Sliders and freshly shucked oysters will be back on the menu sooner than expected at celebrity chef Al Brown's fire damaged Auckland restaurants.

Ideas abound for autumn’s most versatile fruit so get poaching, slicing and crumbling.

Looking for love in all the wrong places? Sometimes all it takes is a sip of something sensational to put you back on track.

Gwyneth Paltrow has admitted she failed in an attempt to feed herself and her family for a week on US$29 ($37.80).

While the Rendez-Vous has a more takeaway/bakery focus, Le Chef is where you come for a meal.

The home-cooked success of recipe and ingredient delivery service My Food Bag has made Masterchef winner Nadia Lim New Zealand's first reality TV star millionaire.

Pippa Middleton criticised for 'promoting the cruel and unnecessary whaling industry' after writing about eating smoked whale carpaccio.

Like the bar, Mo’s menu is compact but classic.

Jamie Oliver has called for a Singapore-style ban on chewing gum in public after accusing people who spit out the sticky residue of making Britain look like a "bomb site".

Top Naples pizza chef describes suggestion as "blasphemous" as McDonald's maintains that "even the pizza chefs of Naples have probably bought their children to us at least once".

Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine online. Follow the hyperlinks in Jo Elwin's editor's letter and lose yourself in bite.co.nz.

Two of Auckland's most popular eateries are closed until further notice after a fire caused extensive damage to their joint kitchen.

Moet & Chandon's chief winemaker has cleared up the pronunciation issue.

When we look back through our childhood photos, we are reminded of how amazing our grandparents were at cooking and baking.

MasterChef winners Kasey, far left, and Karena Bird, right, launched their first cookbook, For the Love Of, on Friday night in Paengaroa.

More than half of the packaged food in our supermarkets is unhealthy.

Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, or so we have been told. But how can we avoid that one spoonful turning into much more?

Tired of his love affair with wine and whisky, Hauraki Radio host Alex Behan, reveals the challenges of turning his back on alcohol.

Ninja, anime, and colourful customs collide at Japan Day, where old and new meet, finds Sarah Ell.

It was a joy to see that Deco, Titirangi's latest restaurant is as stylish as the rest of the newly restored Lopdell House.

What makes one person seek out the spiciest chillis, while another enjoys only bland foods?