Food influenced by the culture of America's sunshine state is the attraction of a new eatery.

La Fourchette is well worth a visit.

Theatre cafe offers a range of pre-show bites to satisfy all appetites.

Customs St eatery pulls surprises out of its hat.

The food was, unfortunately, not as good as the view.

Feast your eyes on the marina vista while choosing from a traditional menu that offers something for everyone.

Little Bread and Butter's food is top-notch.

This is a sweet, small deli that offers good coffee, breads, smoothies, and a selection of savoury and sweet treats

It was studio 54. Sex, drugs, rock and roll, and Bollinger at $20 a bottle - Club Mirage in Auckland was the place to be.

Customer service far outstripped kitchen's offering.

Lebanon, pre-civil war, is the theme behind this sophisticated new Auckland dining locale.

The menu is the sort that makes you want to return again and again, just so that you can try everything.

As recently as the 1970s, Beirut was where Europe and Asia met and danced in the streets. The great writer James Morris wrote in the

Fresh blue cod, not often seen in Auckland, is the star at a new Federal St venue.

Bluebells has become famous after opening its first sweet cakery in Hillsborough three years ago. This sister store is roomier and offers a wider variety of sweet and savoury treats.

Enter through a garage roller door off New North Rd into a room with a couple of scattered beanbags, and an inviting space for four-legged friends.

Spanish hams hang from hooks to add to the authentic feel of this central Auckland restaurant.

Gordon Ramsay on the ring against the french chef Philippe Etchebest.

NZ takeaways transformed by recent migration, especially by Asians.

The professor says we eat too much meat. Since I'm the cook at our place, this is actually an instruction cleverly disguised as an idle observation.

Fort St is Auckland's latest food hotspot and Lucky Buddha is leading the charge.

The service was just right. Friendly, helpful and we didn't have to wait long for our meals.

Sales are up for Restaurant Brands, with even Starbucks up alongside its KFC and Carl's Jnr stablemates.

K Rd eatery will be well worth a return visit.

Got a hard to please overseas visitor coming? Take them to Ostro for a fine dining night out.

The menu is comprehensive, with breakfast available from 8am-3pm from the self-pronounced "purveyors of all things yummy".

Here's a place where the years do condemn.