Food
Hydrogen BBQ
Robert Holt explains how the Hylink distributed energy system on Matiu Somes Island works and cooks on a hydrogen barbeque Audio
Comfort food - made from Christmas leftovers
Food writer Laura Vincent, of the food blog Hungry & Frozen and the cookbook of the same name, gives you a few ideas for getting creative with leftovers, if you're faced at this point with a week of… Audio
Barrels
The 2,000-year-old piece of technology that's still a central part of the global distilling and brewing industry. Wayne Curtis has been looking at the history and science of the barrel. Also Pete… Audio
How do we protect our marine reserves while still sustaining a fishing industry?
Wallace Chapman talks with Dr Rochelle Constantine, Dr Tom Trnski, Don McGlashan and Sam Judd. Audio
Fishing and Mathematics
Michael Plank explains how mathematical modelling suggests that big fish, rather than small fish, should be thrown back Audio
The future and cost of intensive agriculture remains uncertain
Wallace Chapman with Professor Dame Anne Salmond, Professor Paul Tapsell, and Professor Michael Walker Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 24 November 2013: Christmas Food - Part 2
Amelia Nurse finds out about Romania's fascinating Christmas traditions and joins the newly arrived Floroiu family to learn how to cook something indulgently festive. Audio
Spiritual Outlook - supplentary audio
Cristiana Muciuli tells how to make Sarmale: Romanian Cabbage Rolls. Audio
Pilot Food Processing Plant
A pilot food processing plant will help in the hunt for bioactive compounds from fruit processing waste such as apple skins. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 17 November 2013: Christmas Food - Part 1
In France, dinner on Christmas Eve is the most important meal of the season, and steeped in tradition. For Assyrians, a type of cookie called kleach is the feature of their Christmas cuisine. Amelia… Audio
Cutting your grocery spending
Food is our biggest expense after putting a roof over our heads, but it doesn't have to be that painful according to Kaitaia dairy farmer Lyn Webster. Six years ago the family farm was facing… Audio
Māori chef Eru Tutaki
From the RSA on Auckland's North Shore, chef Eru whips up one of his recipes with Rosemary Rangitauira. Audio
Insight for 3 November 2013 - Fonterra Botulism Scare
Rowan Quinn investigates how the Fonterra botulism scare was handled and what needs to be done to repair the damage. Audio
Space Food
New Zealander Bryan Caldwell is trying to understand how our sense of taste and smell changes in space in order to design tastier foods for long-distance space missions. Audio
Gluten intolerance and Coeliac disease
The challenges and the compromises that come with living a gluten free life. With Dr Jason Tye-Din, Sarah Semple, daughter Jemma and Bill Darnell. Audio
TED Radio Hour: Food Matters
A cornucopia of great TED Talks about food: growing it, cooking it, consuming it - and making sure there's enough for everyone. Biodiversity expert Cary Fowler is looking to save seeds to protect the… Audio
Yeast museum
Kyria Boundy-Mills is the curator of one of the world's biggest collections of wild yeast at The University of California, Davis. Audio
Iranian food
Minoo Officer and Lobat Parsi cook up two Iranian delicacies, fessenjoon and tachin. Audio
Suing Big Food
American lawyer Don Barrett's working on a legal team that's filed more than 30 lawsuits against some of the world's biggest food companies. They claim that 'Big Food' is lying to consumers by… Audio
Sugar
Dr Robert Lustig is a professor of paediatrics at the University of California who's been studying the effects of sugar on appetite and the human body. He reckons sugar is toxic and addictive and is… Audio
