Food

A south Taranaki Māori food business that gambled on its future by looking to traditional favourites from the past has won an award for innovation. Kaitahi's smoothies made with frozen pūhā, kumara… Audio

UK restaurants will soon have to add the calorific values of food items on their menus. Along with banning sugar-based drinks to children is this the way we should be heading in New Zealand? Audio

Russia's non-alcoholic drink of choice, Kvas, is now being brewed in Christchurch. You'll find this award-winning fermented pro-biotic beverage in the shops with the brand name "Brod" on the label… Audio

In the first of a three-part series about the future of food four experts on food systems, politics and environmental factors consider what may happen to our food supply: Senior lecturer at Massey… Audio

For the annual Gate to Plate event, chef Martin Bosley mentors Rimutaka Prison inmates to prepare and serve a gourmet meal to the public. He tells Jesse about the programme and shares a recipe for… Audio

Mark Kurlansky has been called the "master of modern microhistory". His previous books Cod, Salt, and The Big Oyster, were bestselling global food histories. His latest book, Milk! A 10,000-Year Food… Audio

Kiwis are cooking at home less and eating more. A consumer specialist has found New Zealanders find the convenience of takeaways outweighs the cost of them.  Audio

Kiwi chef Bridget Foliaki-Davis researched her new book Breakfast Around The World while on her "first proper holiday" – at 32. The Sydney-based mother of three shares with us her recipe for perfect… Audio, Gallery

A number of craft beer events are held around the country every year and on June 30 the GABS beer, cider and food festival is at Auckland's ASB Show Ground. Lucie Campbell from the The Lumsden… Audio

The battle between the makers of 'natural' wines (which are ethically produced and preservative-free) and the $250 billion-dollar global wine industry is the "biggest conflict in the world of wine for… Audio

When Julie Biuso's son tried this curry he told her it was the best chicken dish she'd ever made. "It's just got everything that a good chicken curry should have," she tells Jesse Mulligan. Audio

One place vegan steaks are unlikely to be much in evidence is at Fieldays, which opens on Wednesday. This year marks the 50th anniversary and more than 150,000 people are expected to attend over the… Audio

The battle to protect New Zealand's multi million dollar mānuka honey industry from international interlopers is expected to cost $5.5 million over the next 10 years. An industry group has told… Audio

Rory Harding wants cities to be covered in edible landscapes and his George Street Orchard at the heart of Dunedin's central-city fits firmly into his belief that bountiful plants can have a prominent… Audio, Gallery

Chef Al Brown from The Depot talks about the loss to the culinary world of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. Audio

Lauraine Jacobs talks fennel, and gives us her easy recipe for buttery braised fennel. Audio

University of Otago researchers are developing the ultimate heat-and-eat: an edible bioplastic food wrap, using waste from the corn and shellfish industries. Audio