The battle of the supermarkets has never been so cut-throat, with the major players constantly on the lookout for new ways to lure us inside. Alan Perrott finds global trends indicate worse is to come.

New Zealand winemakers could stand to benefit from a global shortage of wine, a new report says.

A massive number-crunching exercise has revealed that dishes with bacon really do taste better - and very few taste worse.

Grant Allen discovers there is much to learn from the highly organised Julie Biuso as she cooks in his kitchen.

If you're lucky enough to have caught or have been given a fresh rainbow trout this is a must-try recipe, although it is equally delicious with salmon.

Grilling beef is an art form Argentinians have perfected, as evidenced at Buenos Aires.

A bartender from one of Auckland's hippest watering holes has been name the best mixologist in New Zealand.

Auckland bartender Adam Neal has been named the best at the Beam Bar Legend competition. The Racket/Orleans tender beat out nearly 500 other Kiwi mixologists, earning the title at the final cocktail making contest in Auckland last night. Check out the pics from the event.

A Hawkes Bay restaurant has been voted among the top 20 best winery restaurants in the world.

Masu’s robatayaki cooking technique wows Grant Allen.

Beverage manufacturers have a clear message to those worried about caffeine levels in energy drinks: Stop your kids from drinking them.

Join the Indian community as it celebrates the renewal of life with an explosion of colour, dance and food, writes Catherine Smith.

When Sky City's much-trumpeted Sugar Club opened in August, the reviews were not as overwhelmingly favourable as the restaurant's impresario Peter Gordon might have liked.