Restaurant staff face abuse from scalding, to kicking, to a slap in the face with a wet fish.

Jamie Oliver says he once tricked his 12-year-old daughter into eating Scotch Bonnet, a particularly fiery chilli - much to the annoyance of his wife, Jools.

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

It's not easy keeping up with all the restaurants opening around town these days. In my attempts to do so, I rely on a handful of dining-out websites that report on new and upcoming openings.

Keep it simple to get the best flavours.

Some of Australasia's top chefs have revealed their ultimate Kiwi Sunday brunch.

Qantas is serving up what could be the first course in a transtasman food fight, with new offerings to economy class passengers from later this month.

A Hawkes Bay vineyard has won a top international wine award.

The maxim that it's not what you eat for dinner, but who you share it with, now has scientific credence.

Call it the happy-ever-after meal. About 28 weeks ago, St Dominic's Catholic Primary School principal Daniel Pepper put a McDonald's cheeseburger on display, and he says it hasn't changed since.

Our Food, Your Questions: McDonald's has given the Herald an exclusive look at the questions being asked by consumers here.

Hard work, perseverance and a whole lot of love has earned a South Auckland teen an internshipwith superstar chef Gordon Ramsay.

Food writer and mother of two, Anna King Shahab, reveals her top ten ways to cut your food bill, but still eat well.

New inner-city cafe comes with an alluring concept, but needs to sort of teething problems.

I woke up last Sunday morning determined to make a yeasty fruit bread. I envisaged a cosy afternoon with a good book, a cup of tea and some fruit toast.

One social activity I prefer to avoid at any cost is being frog-marched off to some uppity restaurant to partake of a chef's special degustation menu.

Quirky interpretation of famed dish has attracted around 4,500 comments on social media.

Last year top chef Kyle Street was at Western Springs rocking to the Foo Fighters.

They are some of the best chefs in the country, serving top cuisine to discerning diners. But what are they dishing up at home?

If your attention is now turning to wines that reflect the season and our usual lighter summer cuisine, you’d do well to seek out these gems.