Women in the industry say the glass ceiling of the kitchen boys' club was broken through in the 90s, but Brendan Manning explores why high-profile female chefs are still noticeably absent.

In just six months, Japanese eatery Masu by Nic Watt has outshone local competitors to be served the supreme award in the 2014 Restaurant of the Year Awards.

Japanese eatery Masu by Nic Watt has outshone local competitors to be served the supreme award in the 2014 Restaurant of the Year Awards.

A Japanese robata eatery which opened just six months ago has been named Auckland's restaurant of the year.

Parents trying to buy healthy food for their young children are being hampered by high levels of artificial additives, long lists of ingredients and confusing health claims on packaging, according to research published today.

Smelly-vision is coming to town to promote a new TV cooking show. The aroma of freshly cooked meals will waft through shopping centres to draw attention to TV2's new season of My Kitchen Rules, the hit Aussie cooking show due to premiere on May 5.

Restaurateurs have been quietly watching what you eat, collating a new report on the hottest trends in dining out. Here's a sneak preview, courtesy of Joanna Mathers.

Industrial-look cafes, roadside dining and music may create atmosphere at hospitality hotspots - but according to audiology professionals the loud noise may be turning diners away.

It is called one of the most disgusting and terrifying foods, and has been featured on Fear Factor and Survivor.

Diana Clement takes a decadent tour of Sydney's chocolate cafes.

A new restaurant in Amsterdam is catering for solo dinners only - no families, couples or annoying gangs of laughing friends.

I don't drink coffee, I don't like coffee and I don't understand the fascination with this bitter concoction, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

These cakes are "for people with a sweet tooth but a strong stomach," explains British baker nicknamed Annabel Lecter.

Check out a few of the gruesome 100% edible cakes and treats baked by Annabel de Vetten at Conjurer's Kitchen.

If you want top quality hot cross buns at a good price, you may be best to make them yourself.

A morning spent on maths, spelling or reading. Or eating 21 icecreams.

There will have been cheers all round at Queenstown's Amisfield winery after William and Kate popped in on Sunday.

You don't need to know anything about nutrition to eat healthy, writes Dave Shaw. I'm reminded of this every time I visit my friend's family farm in Ararua, just north of Auckland.

On TV hit MasterChef NZ, they're cool and calm, showing a mastery in the kitchen from of a lifetime spent cooking with their close-knit Bay of Plenty family.

Affordable meals don’t have to be bland, writes Grant Allen.

The cost of a pint at the local tavern has become prohibitive, writes Don Kavanagh.

The Crown in Customs St used to be a slightly odd mix of micro-brewbar and fine dining spot, where starched linen sat incongruously beside fermenting tanks.