A Whangarei restaurant delivers on its promises.

The head of New Zealand's largest private front-of-house hospitality training institute says the country is setting itself up to fail at the Rugby World Cup because it does not have enough top-end hospitality staff.

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.

Nosh chefs James Paterson and Anthony Joseph serve up their summery Christmas fare with an eye to using the best ingredients.

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.

Exotic sweets round off a memorable meal.

Peter Calder finds some failures but also some crackingly good stuff at Adelie.

The Deli, Remuera

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.