"I'm getting pretty sick of Oz wine people bagging Kiwi sauvignon blanc. You don't hear people over here dissing Oz shiraz."

Sauvignon blanc put New Zealand wine on the world stage and, despite grumbles from Australian winemakers, there by and large is where it deserves to stay, say New Zealand experts.

Just like losing the Bledisloe Cup 10 years in a row, Australia has been letting you Kiwis win for too long in the wine stakes, and I think it's time for more of a fair go.

Frozen lasagnes sold by British supermarkets contained up to 100 per cent horse meat and are being tested for a banned equine drug, food officials have revealed.

Simon Cowell is launching a cooking show in America.

Vegetarians are a third less likely to need hospital treatment for heart disease or die from it, claim researchers.

Restaurants are still divided over charging extra to cover costs, 10 years after a law which made them pay staff more on public holidays.

There are some things you just have to eat, no matter how bad they are for you. For me, bacon sandwiches are squarely in that category.

In the gastro bar world, we are talking about tapas and sharing plates drawn from international cuisine. That's Libertine.

Wanting to see how NZ subs stacked up, Herald reporters bought and measured seven foot-long sandwiches from Subway stores around the country.

Wanting to see how New Zealand subs stacked up, Herald reporters bought and measured seven foot-long sandwiches from Subway stores in Manukau, New Lynn, Newmarket, Takapuna and Queen St in Auckland, Lincoln Rd in Christchurch and Featherston St in central Wellington.

Marmite lovers should find out next month the date for its return to supermarket shelves.

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is the New Zealand celebrity Kiwis would most want to sit down to lunch with, a survey has found.

An all-Australian burger has been launched – but the move has left traditional patriots fuming.

Subway's signature foot-long sandwiches are a bit shorter than their name implies - even in New Zealand.

Food watchdogs in Britain have launched an urgent inquiry into beef produce after a number of products were found to contain horse meat.

Increasingly consumers don’t connect their food and where it comes from.

Jamie Oliver has just signed a five-year deal with Manchester City's Etihad Stadium.

When it comes to preparing meat for barbecue no one does it better than the Koreans, believes chef Yeon Yi Go.

Despite the Marmite drought, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has reported a lift in annual sales for its New Zealand-based businesses, which include Sanitarium.

It may be a better guide to eating out than how busy the restaurant is - where do our top chefs choose to go for a meal?

A genetically modified salmon which grows twice as fast as ordinary fish could become the first GM animal in the world to be declared safe to eat.

It might be grown on old opium farms but $60-a-cup Black Ivory is hardly the most unexpected coffee discovery in the shadow of Asia's golden triangle.