Cafes and restaurants prove irresistible to smaller investors.

Divine food, attentive waitstaff: what more could you want for a celebration meal?

Yael Shochat's business has gone through several incarnations but the food and welcome remain impeccably good.

I do not pretend to have closely studied all - well, any actually - of the material presented to the Waitakere City Council and the Environment Court in the long battle to establish a cafe at this iconic West Coast beach.

A restaurant in a Parnell listed building proves one worth putting on the weekly outing list.

Shares in KFC, Starbucks and Pizza Hut operator Restaurant Brands closed at a seven-year high.

Quality and quantity - two things Parnell's Cibo does in spades.

An amazing drive to realise his dream has taken Waikato boy Josh Emett off the farm and into a role at the head of Gordon Ramsay's US and Australian operations.

We don't know who is luckiest - Dutch-born Michel Louws, who has just been appointed the new executive chef at Taupo's Huka Lodge, or Huka Lodge for finding him.

Exotic sweets round off a memorable meal.

Forget what you think you know about pizza, Dante's is here to re-educate us.

A restaurant's name must convey, in a few syllables, the experience a diner might expect.

What better way to prepare for the arrival of the latest Beaujolais wine than with an authentically cooked French meal?

Once a police station, a Wellington restaurant keeps on the good side of the gastronomic law.

A McDonald's restaurant is among a string of businesses given D-hygiene ratings from environmental health inspectors.

Parnell's favourite French restaurant St Tropez turns 10 this month.

Hunted down: a traditional steakhouse that will satisfy the hungriest of carnivores.

The Viva team seeks out Auckland's best options for grabbing a quick bite to eat.

A return visit to a Parnell establishment proved worth the effort, even if the scallops were Kiwi-sized.

New kid on the K Rd block has all the ingredients for a long and happy future.