A meal crawling with maggots has been served up at an Auckland restaurant.

There's little to complain about with new helmsman.

Shoppers in the big centres won't be able to spend up during Easter stat days.

A cafe's after-hours transformation gets the thumbs up, even the insects.

It may be on the wrong end of the street, but this cafe is sustainable.

One waiter reported seeing a chef who pleasured himself with a steak before serving it.

A lack of shared plates and fusion is a welcome concept.

Parnell is the unlikely location for a Filipino restaurant launched by a pig-farmer.

Despite a slow start, this newcomer is set to be the cream of West Auckland's brunch crop.

An Eastern European newcomer is gastronomically (and politically) on trend.

Braving the scaffolding pays off with great food and friendly service.

A Brisbane woman who wasn't happy with her meal was caught adding her own hair to her almost finished meal before refusing to pay the bill.

WATCH: A new online food delivery service launches this morning - We did a test run, check out how it works.

Restaurant Brands has changed its corporate structure, splitting into three regional operating divisions.

New restaurant's menu offers a lesson in Filipino.

Aesthetic changes and menu tweaks abound, but the baking is still fine.

Scout around for the Facebook crowd at Torbay's newest eatery.

Shellfish lovers - and some of the country's top chefs - are making the most of the annual Bluff oyster season.

The unemployment rate for New Zealand's 1.1m people with disabilities is 9.2 per cent.

Transported to another world ... in Pt Chev.

There is a lot to love at this touch of France in Mt Albert.

A whatever, whenever approach fails to impress.

Daytime cafe provides a good dinner, but not on Mondays.

A relaxed atmosphere and well-planned menu earn extra points.

Owners of a vegan cafe in the UK have become embroiled in a nasty row after they announced they're "ditching the internet" and began insulting customers.

Tea and sympathy traditionally accompany bereavement but soon you could also have cake, cheese toasties and frankness about mortality at Death Cafe.

These are the dishes you are paying over the odds for - despite the fact they cost restaurants next to nothing to make.

Japan meets Peru in Auckland - in style.

On the face of it, Madam Woo might seem a tad too clever: a Hamilton-born three time Michelin-star chef (awarded in 2006 when Emett

New Zealand may still get a taste of Jamie Oliver with the celebrity chef saying he hasn't scrapped plans to open restaurants here after difficulties in Australia.