Kiwi diners are being exposed to large amounts of secondhand smoke even when they choose to sit inside restaurants, a study shows.

It's amazing how there is no such thing as a toilet critic and, conversely, food critics abound.

Kiwis are opting for cheaper eats, but dining on them more frequently than ever before, according to the latest snapshot of the New Zealand hospitality industry.

Matt Lambert has had heavy traffic through his nearly-new restaurant in New York since getting a Michelin star four months after opening.

You can get a taste of the best in the world's top restaurants, but cheap and local still rules, writes Jesse Mulligan.

Snobbery has brought me much amusement, initially as its target and now, as a privilege of age, in rendering it, writes Bob Jones.

Plans are progressing for a new Auckland waterfront boutique hotel costing up to $1800 a night and two American-style restaurants employing up to 150 people.

An investigation is under way after a 2-year-old girl nearly choked on two rusty metal rings while eating a McDonald's cheeseburger.

The RSA has staunchly defended the quality of its food after it was called into question in a "tongue-in-cheek" advertisement by a trendy Auckland bar.

Popular ethnic restaurants, catering companies, sushi shops and butchers are among nearly 90 Auckland eateries with below par food hygiene.

An Auckland coffee shop is knocking the foam off the city's reputation for high prices by selling brews for just $2.50 - half what some cafes charge.

The worst-rated restaurants will soon have more trouble hiding a poor grading from diners.

McDonald's Chief Executive Don Thompson, defending the fast-food chain after worker protests this week, said its restaurants pay a fair wage.

A new McDonald's character named Happy is inspiring a different emotion among Twitter users: fear.

Restaurant reviewers should strive to eat unnoticed but sometimes you have to accept your cover is blown.

At last, the original Ponsonby village, at the Herne Bay end of the road, is making a comeback.

The menu sounded super fresh and this was enhanced by the visual delights lined up in the glass cabinets at the counter.

The old cliche says you can take the man out of his birthplace but you can't take the birthplace out of the man.