Food
Forage to Feast
Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into…
AudioThe everyday battle to reduce food waste
A campaign to cut down the amount of wasted food in New Zealand says the waste is "morally, economically and environmentally outrageous", but small changes can have big impacts. Audio
Haggis' Not Scottish
Scottish butcher Joe Callaghan on why haggis should not be claimed as the national dish of Scotland as it is more properly, a Viking recipe... Audio
Raeward stores
In Dunedin a proposed Dunedin supermarket specialising in fresh food with a market atmosphere has got the thumbs down. Audio
Best Home Chef - Annabel Langbein
Annabel Laingbein has just touched down back home, after picking up Best Home Chef at the prestigious Taste Awards in the United States. Audio
Food science - Don Otter
Food scientist Don Otter and wife Kirsten have decamped from the Manawatu across the Pacific to Wisconsin, where there is snow and the US presidential primaries. Plus cheese. Lots and lots of cheese. Audio
Secrets to Successful Cheese Making
Jean Mansfield is a long-time cheesemaker who specialises in teaching cheesemaking to beginners. She and her husband Dave run a Jersey-only diary farm just outside Waihi. She's also national judge at… Audio, Gallery
Gene editing crops
Robin McKie of The Observer has been looking at gene edited crops. These may soon be blocked by EU regulators who are deciding if gene edited plants qualify as genetically modified organisms. Audio
J.M. Fortier and Curtis Stone: small-scale market gardening
Canadian small-scale market gardeners visiting New Zealand on the Six Figure Farming Tour, outlining their replicable system for profitable, small-scale intensive growing of organic produce. Audio
Fish and Ships to raise money for City Mission
Friday fish and chips isn't anything unusual - but it's a different proposition when the setting's a navy ship and 400 people are feasting on shark and taties at once. Audio
Weekend Wine
Joelle Thomson, author of the Little Black Book of Wine, matches Dariush's venison with a pinot noir and discusses rose. Audio
Food
Dariush Lolaiy, Head Chef at Cazador, presents his recipe for chargrilled venison with cauliflower, cherry sauce & anchovy. Audio
Food Guest - Peter Cullinane
Peter Cullinane is the founder of the incredibly successful Lewis Road Creamery. Audio
Children's Author Bianca Begovich
Amelia Nurse visits children's author Bianca Begovich - along with her monarchs, children, chickens, and bees - to chat about her passion for teaching kids about the environment. Video, Audio, Gallery
A Historic Bottle
The oldest bottle of New Zealand wine ever to be opened and tasted had it's cork popped at 11.30 this morning. The rare 1903 Landsdowne Claret is thought to be a blend of three grapes and made by… Audio
French legislate against food waste.
George Langlands of food rescue organisation Kaibosh talks about whether NZ needs to follow France in making laws against food waste. Audio
Bee Wilson: How we learn to eat
In her book First Bite: How We Learn To Eat (Fourth Estate) Bee Wilson examines the latest thinking on how we can change our flavour preferences. Audio