Next time you're ordering wine with a meal out, don't be afraid to order the cheapest - it's probably the best value.

Does an Italian restaurant need to be run by Italians?

A big part of playing host is providing friends with finger-food, writes Grant Allen.

A revamped MasterChef has been a recipe for success, attracting three times as many viewers as TV3's The Great Food Race.

You can buy these at Asian supermarkets for about 80 cents each.

Mini muffin tins are a great asset when it comes to pass-around food. Cook a fritter mix in them to give even-sized serves. These bite-sized pies are always a hit.

Breakfast and lunch diners are raving and so, soon, will be evening patrons when Provenance lights the candles for dinner.

A third of the food the world produces is never consumed, which means you're paying more at the till for your shopping.

ANew Zealand single malt has been named among the world's best by a top-selling international whisky guide.

Rachel Bache battles aching feet to take in as much of Melbourne's White Night Festival as she can before sunrise.

Grant Achatz caused a flurry when he tweeted about a baby a couple had brought to his $250 a plate three-star establishment.

Designer icecream, iceblocks and gelato are taking Auckland by storm, discovers Donna McIntyre.

The classic, clever cuisine is the real star of this tiny Pt Chevalier eatery.

Food stalls at the Chinese Lantern Festival, Pasifika, Diwali and other major events will be nearly unregulated for food safety under a major law reform, says Auckland Council, which is concerned about the potential for large-scale food poisoning.

Italy has turned its nose up at the latest craze in Spanish dining - a rapidly expanding restaurant group called La Mafia, or The Mafia.

Want to pump the brakes on unhealthy aging and look and feel your best? Check out our gallery of beauty-full foods.

Twenty of the best beauty-boosting foods.

A French restaurant critic has leaked details of next week's Michelin awards, accusing the guide of losing the plot. But ratings are worth the foodie fallouts, says John Walsh.

The popular trend of photographing food is infuriating some of the world's top chefs, but three New Zealand culinary kings say they aren't fussed by snap happy diners.

Bite-sized is best for picnics, finds Grant Allen.

A trendy pop-up restaurant has outraged customers with 1970s Playboy nudes plastered on the back of toilet doors.