Having just been reminded that our Indian population is the second-largest ethnic community in the city, it was fitting that we booked, on a very quiet night, for dinner at IVillage.

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.

When Sky City's much-trumpeted Sugar Club opened in August, the reviews were not as overwhelmingly favourable as the restaurant's impresario Peter Gordon might have liked.

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.

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

Taste buds are spoilt for choice with top chef’s tasting menu approach.

The Auckland restaurant industry, it seems is on fire with a plethora of choice available to diners, with new eateries around Wynyard Quarter, Britomart, SkyCity and in the suburbs too.