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Diary of a gourmet food hunter
It's a tough job but someone has to source out the artisan products that fill the shelves of boutique delicatessen Sabato.

<i>dine by Peter Gordon</i>, Auckland CBD
One day, I hope, Peter Gordon will cook my dinner. It hasn't happened yet.

Old Alsace in Otago
I've just tasted one of the world's best dry rieslings and it's from Central Otago. Prophet's Rock, to be exact.

Porcini Cafe, Helensville
We'd heard about Porcini restaurant on the grapevine, and were mildly dismissive. A seriously good restaurant in Helensville? Give us a break.

Scoop - it's the great Kiwi chip scandal
Hot chips are not all created equal, and there are no rules as to how many chips you will get in a scoop.

<i>Bistro 222</i>, Ponsonby
Expect the expected and a lot of it at this recent addition to Ponsonby's eateries

Pizza-gobblers have superchef in tears
Like many a British star before him, Jamie Oliver found America a tough nut to crack.

Rendezvous on the menu
Young celebrity chef Grayson Coutts went for dinner with his visiting dad this week - but spoke of his dream that one day his yachting legend father would also meet his longtime partner, Andy Young.

It's a Kiwi savalanche... and the Aussies love it
Sauvignon blanc has conquered the Australian market and almost single-handedly delivered a boom to New Zealand.

Weight Watchers backs McDonald's light options
It seems like an unlikely alliance, but Weight Watchers has backed three items on McDonald's menu.

Canapés steal the show
As london Fashion Week kicked off on Friday, it wasn't just the designers putting the finishing touches to their collections.

It's too hot in Astle's kitchen for fat people or women
Masterchef guest star Tony Astle won't hire women or fat people in the kitchen of his exclusive Auckland restaurant.

Chefs boil at crack jibe
Masterchef celebrity judge Ross Burden agreed to leave work after making suggestive remarks to young male kitchen staff at an upmarket Auckland restaurant this week.

<i>Red Brick Kitchen & Bar</i>, Parnell
The opening of a new restaurant always fills me with a combination of anticipation and unease.