Food

It's our Monday report from the fruit and vege markets with Glenn Forsyth. Audio

Today food writer Julie Biuso shows us how to make a dish that can be eaten on its on or as a side or as part of a platter. Nicoise beans makes a great picnic dish or light lunch. Audio

One of the regular features of First Up will be hearing from people who are up and about like us in the early hours of the morning. Our producer Ellie Jay joined the team at the Westmere Butchery in… Video, Audio

First Up's Friday fruit and vege chat with Glenn Forsyth - good buys around the country. Audio

Foodstuff's North Island supermarkets, Pak 'n' Save, New World and Four Square will be allowing customers to BYO containers for their seafood, bakery, deli, and butchery purchases. The company says… Audio

The old Milo is back!

As the slogan goes: "It's marvellous what a difference Milo makes", but in 2015 when Nestle removed the drink's vanilla flavouring and switched to sustainably-sourced cocoa and… Audio

Does your boring breakfast table need a fun Filipino shake-up? Jess Granada from Filipino restaurant Nanam in Takapuna and The Cult Project's Carlo Buenaventura discuss their favourite breakfast items… Audio

Celery juice is the latest health trend taking over social media - users are claiming its benefits include healing eczema, psoriasis, acne and more. Is it a miracle drink or is it hype? And have you… Video, Audio

Alison Stringer works a government job by day, and is a scientist and lifelong forager. A trained mycologist (fungi expert), she undertook graduate studies in Dr Ian Hall's edible ecomycorrhizal fungi… Audio, Gallery

Professor Bryony James received her undergraduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Bath, England in 1993 and my PhD in Materials Engineering at the University of… Audio

There's never a dull moment for Waipara Valley farmer, educator and foodie Angela Clifford. She grows 60 varieties of fruit and vegetables and has chickens, turkeys, ducks, sheep, bees, cows and pigs… Audio

Otago University Students' Association is calling for cheaper alcohol in bars, arguing that getting students to drink in bars, rather than at unregulated flat parties or on the street, would reduce… Audio

To make the best beef and cheese burger you've ever had, use a 100 percent beef patty and aged cheddar, says chef Adrian Chilton from the restaurant chain Burger Burger. Audio

Would you go vegeterian or vegan to save the environment? The Just Transition Summit was held in Taranaki, exploring what a low-emission future could look like. Blockbuster film director James Cameron… Audio

Glenn Forsyth with a report from the fruit and vege markets - today it's Avocados.. Audio