Food

Wellsford chef, Mark Townsend joins us with barbequed Thai flavoured butterflied leg of lamb. Audio

Documents released today show people who ate lettuce and carrots from either New World or Pak n Save were more than twice as likely to have contracted a severe form of gastroenteritis than those who… Audio

Dunedin City councillor, broadcaster, writer, and actor Aaron Hawkins responds to Wallace Chapman's cheese roll demands. Audio

A restaurant where you have to use your hands, because you have to order in sign language. Audio

The total meal replacement system - it's called Soylent and means you'll never have to plan another meal. But is it edible? Audio

Artist, engineer and "thinker" whose work blends engineering, bioscience, art and design. Audio

Wellington food blogger and writer, Laura Vincent with a halloumi, fried potato and raw fennel salad. Audio

Chef, conservationist and outdoorsman, Tony Smith, talks about the variety of food, game and produce he hunts and gathers to inspire what he cooks, and he'll run through a couple of recipes. His book… Audio

New Zealand executive chef and co-owner of The Musket Room in New York, which received a highly coveted Michelin Star four months after opening. Audio

Blenheim wine consultant Belinda Jackson takes us through two wines and one craft beer: Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2013 $18, Wolf Blass Gold Label Shiraz 2012 $22 and Craft beer Renaissance… Audio

Jacob Brown is owner and chef of The Larder restaurant in Miramar. Audio

There tends to be a shortage of meat at this time of year as processing activity slows, but Beef and Lamb New Zealand says this is the worst they've seen it and its pushing prices up. Audio

Deanna Yang didn't have a cooking or business background when she graduated from university and decided to enact her childhood dream of opening her own cookie shop. Auckland's Moustache Milk & Cookie… Audio

Filipino political activist, environmentalist, future-thinker, and multi-award laureate on what he calls solidarity economics. Audio

Lobster tourism, drunk elks and the 20 year wait list for an apartment with Maddy Savage. Audio

Weekend Wine - Yvonne Lorkin Cheap n Cheerful Villa Maria Private Bin 'Light' Pinot Gris 2014 $10-$15 Mid-Price Magic Leveret Estate Hawke's Bay Syrah 2013 $19 Treat Yourself Matua Single Vineyard… Audio

Richard Till's super easy sauces for fish: Red Pepper Butter Sauce and Green Sauce. Audio

Michael Hills is owner/operator of the Joseph Street Kitchen in Palmerston North, where his speciality is salads. He shares a recipe for the JSK Deluxe Salad, and his French dressing. Audio