Food
Future Food Security in a Warming Planet
Benedict Collins investigates future food developments in Asia as supplies there and in NZ are threatened by climate change Audio
China's cold rush
Nicola Twilley of The Edible Geography blog has just been in China reporting on the country's refrigeration boom for The New York Times. Audio
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Jane Toll of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, works for one of the organisations that oversees The Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It stores 825,000 samples from more than 200 crops in the permafrost on a… Audio
Brewing yeast genetics
Professor Kevin Verstrepen of the University of Leuven is on a team sequencing the DNA of more than 200 different yeasts from all over the world. He's trying to understand how individual genes… Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi
New Zealand writer discussing The Simple Things by Bill Condon, Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell, and One Year in Coal Harbour and Everything on a Waffle, both by Polly Horvath. Audio
Boy in Pyjamas
It's nice to be cosy in bed on a winter's night isn't it? Spare a thought for some kids who might not manage that. In South Auckland people're trying to do something about that. Audio
Food with Roman Jewell of Fix and Fogg Peanut Butter
Fix and Fogg Peanut Butter: Commercial lawyer turned artisan peanut butter maker Roman Jewell shares recipes for Fudge Fingers and Winter Peanut Butter Coleslaw. www.fixandfogg.co.nz Audio
Ramen
The tasty noodle soup that's becoming so popular that it's being tipped as the new cupcake! With Asher Boote and Tsubasa Takahashi of The Ramen Shop, and ramen historian Barak Kushner of the… Audio
Ruth Reichl: food and fiction
New York writer who has written her first novel, Delicious, after a series of memoirs, and will be a guest at the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival in August. Audio
Sedentary Behaviour and Evolution
The lifestyles of modern humans may be more similar to early hunter-gatherers than we realised, with implications for obesity Audio
Sedentary Behaviour and Evolution
The lifestyles of modern humans may be more similar to early hunter-gatherers than we realised, with implications for obesity
AudioFood - Olive Oil producer Jared Gulian
American city dweller Jared Gulian found himself living in rural Wairarapa, where he started making olive oil. He shares his recipe for gluten-free focaccia, made with his own Moon Over Martinborough… Audio
Jake Dell from Katz's Delicatessen in New York
Jake Dell is a fifth generation owner of Katz's Delicatessen in New York, the Jewish deli which had 'that scene' from the movie, When Harry met Sally. The Deli which was established in 1888 is a… Audio
Truffle harvest
We're on the hunt for black gold, Perigord black truffles to be exact, with truffle-growing couple Kees van den Munckhof and Wendy Hutchins in Hawke's Bay. Audio
WISE Women - Former Refugees Empower Others
June 20 marks World Refugee Day. Lynda travelled to the Night Markets at the New Lynn Community Centre to meet the WISE collective (Women - Inspired - Strong - Empowered and Enterprising). That's… Audio
Recipes using honey cordial from Jo Donnelly
Jo Donnelly is the co-owner, with her husband Ian Stewart, of artisan honey cordial company Bees Blessing based out of Kau Whero farm in the Mangaroa Valley. She brings recipes for Spiced Syrup… Audio
Sourdough: the big bake off
Under Neville Chun's supervision, the sourdough bread goes into the oven. Audio
Sourdough: proving the dough
We proof and shape the dough, ready for baking. With Neville Chun. Audio
Healthy food on a student budget
Lauren Bramley is a student and amateur cook, whose blog Health Eating on a student budget shares her recipes, and instructions for making cheap healthy meals. Lauren will share a recipe for her Paleo… Audio
Rice vs wheat growing
Thomas Talhelm of the University of Virginia reckons that some of the differences between Western and Eastern cultures can be explained by the crops they grow. Audio