OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Sweet rainbow almost good for youWendyl Nissen writes: There's a reason brightly coloured sweets are placed right next to you at the checkout - they're called impulse buys and are designed to make you think "why not?".20 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: I'm too chicken to cook chickenI bring raw chicken into the house about twice a year, writes Shelley Bridgeman. And when I do, my kitchen goes into virtual lockdown.18 Jun 10:00 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Green dip hides meaty surpriseThis dip was mentioned to me by a friend who had bought it thinking it was vegetarian.13 Jun 05:00 PM
Small BusinessFood firm's big start pays offAndrew and Natalie Vivian like to joke that their chilled ready meal business, Tasty Pot, is their fourth child.05 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleGolden Dawn voted city's bestPonsonby’s Golden Dawn bar has been voted the city’s best in the latest hospitality awards.01 Jun 09:24 AM
OpinionWendyl wants to know: Hubbards using their nut with super cerealI know I'm not the only parent to stand for ages in the cereal aisle of the supermarket looking for a healthy breakfast for my family.30 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleLatest NZ food news (+WIN!)There's so much delicious moving and shaking around New Zealand's culinary scene we wanted to dish it all up in to one big bite of tasty food news.23 May 12:10 AM
LifestyleSpoiler alert: Is 'best before' bunkum?Selling some foods without "best before" labels could save millions of dollars and reduce the huge amount of food thrown away each year.20 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleShould we ditch 'best before'?EU is to scrap "best-before" dates on long life food packaging as a measure to stop millions of tons of edible produce being thrown away every year.20 May 04:00 AM
New ZealandBlonde makeover for NZ's black goldThe shellfish known as black gold in New Zealand faces a whitewash to make it look more like the rest of the world's stock.17 May 11:25 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl want to know: Cupcakes high in sugar but are fine as a treatRed velvet cake has been around for many years and in the old days it used to get its deep, red colour from beetroot juice.16 May 05:00 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl Nissen: A snack food without helpings on guiltI was alerted to these by my daughter, who had them at a friend's house and said they were "yum". I've got nothing against teenage girls snacking on chicken - protein is good.10 May 01:59 AM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Healthier snack bars cost a healthy priceI do love it when I'm shopping for something to include in this column and a reader offers to help me out.11 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Unpalatable surprises in Easter treatsEach week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.28 Mar 10:22 PM
LifestyleBreaking down the beastMeat lover Brendan Manning visits one of the country's best butcher to witness the process of breaking down the beast.05 Mar 09:40 PM
LifestyleBest NZ cheese namedDutch style cheeses have taken out the top awards at this year's New Zealand Champions of Cheese Awards.04 Mar 09:25 PM
LifestyleWendyl wants to know: Milk for your drinks is not as we know itThis product falls under the "why on earth is it here?" category.21 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanShelley Bridgeman: Is local and organic food overrated?Food, these days, has become less about eating and more about ethics and environmental concerns, Shelley Bridgeman says.05 Feb 09:35 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Best cream cheese not always home grownCream cheese is a great alternative to butter on toast, especially if you are teaming it with salmon or my latest food craze, sliced fresh strawberries.24 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenWendyl wants to know: Day's sugar intake can hide in sauceThe fight against sugar has begun, with high-profile scientists and doctors calling for governments and food industries to cut the sugar content of food and drinks by up to 30%.17 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleExperts: Put blood on menuIt is an "edgy, almost forbidden" ingredient that could make the bravest of cooks turn the colour of the traditional chef's uniform.13 Jan 08:20 PM
LifestyleHow we're eating our way to early deathIt's a frightening figure - 11 per cent of early deaths in NZ are due to poor nutrition and obesity. So what can be done to reverse the trend?05 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionWendyl NissenPlenty of sugar in this pudI bought this thinking it was a traditional Christmas pudding full of fruit and only discovered when I got it home that it was a chocolate pudding.20 Dec 04:30 PM
