Chefs back survey finding desire to eat fresh and keep food miles down is guiding menu choices.

Ben Crawford finds wise design in a flagship menswear store.

A night of total blackout must be a restaurant owner's nightmare. But to be visited by a Herald reviewer on the evening the power went off at 7pm (and didn't come on again until the next morning) must be even worse luck.

Ben Gusto is way down the end of Browns Bay and accessible either from the main shopping street, Clyde Rd or Beachfront Lane.

New fees as part of the Govt's alcohol sale reforms have prominent wine retailer Kingsley Wood gargling at a 400% hike in licensing fee costs from December 18.

Ben Crawford gets some tips from an expert about what to expect when you ask a designer to turn your dreams for your home into a reality.

Recently released industry statistics show the country's pubs and bars have an average 100 per cent mark-up across food and drink.

Lonely Planet may have gone several steps too far in naming Auckland in a top-10 world city list but in the category of eating out you could make a plausible case.

Living’s design columnist Ben Crawford has been busy. Next week sees the launch of his new book, Built for Caffeine, which aims to inspire home design through incredible cafe fit-outs. Here is an extract from the Beatnik-published book.

As a new edition of the all-powerful Michelin Guide is published, Neil Tweedie delves into the secret world of the restaurant inspectors who wield the power to award or withdraw those coveted stars.

McDonald's has lost its taste for Heinz ketchup.

Grilling beef is an art form Argentinians have perfected, as evidenced at Buenos Aires.

Brick by Brick is a funny sort of place. It protrudes from the surrounding buildings like an extension that hasn't been thought through enough.

The menu was a mix of tweaked brunch classics (benedicts, pancakes and omelettes) and an alluring array of less common dishes that we were keen to try, such as eggs cocotte and bubble and squeak.

Fremantle is known for its eclectic, multicultural charm.

At last there's somewhere exciting to dine down at North Wharf in the Wynyard Quarter.

CheeseFest - Australia's biggest cheese festival - hits Adelaide on October 26 and 27 at the picturesque Rymill Park.

Poor but sexy - you can't argue with Berlin's unofficial slogan. Although it doesn't possess the wealth of other German cities, it has sultry charms.

Leisha Jones her sister Renae opened gourmet takeaway and eatery Honeytrap in St Kevin’s Arcade earlier this year. Leisha shares their story and some of their favourite recipes with Living.

No need to travel to the Louisiana bayou to experience New Orleans cuisine.

The brains behind popular inner city pie house Scratch Bakers, have opened a new, environmentally-friendly cafe.