Eat first and exercise later, but make sure it’s somewhere different, says Ben Crawford.

The Botanist does more than brunch, or even lunch or dinner.

Red sails in the Auckland sunset are all very well, and I’ve enjoyed them as an eating backdrop many times, but for me seeing a working port in action beats yachts every time.

A popular dining strip has a newcomer, which scores top marks for its attention to details — and its coffee.

Loop, with its white walls, tables and chairs plus a rather magnificent curved bar, is a refreshing change in Kingsland.

You don’t need to leave home to explore the USA.

Never having been to Hanoi, I might be mistaken. But I suspect the similarities between eating at a street food stall in Vietnam and dining in a Grey Lynn cafe on a cold Auckland winter’s Sunday night are not striking.

Gusto Italiano is one of those restaurants that makes you feel great the moment you walk through the door. It's light, warm, reasonably

Kiwi diners are being exposed to large amounts of secondhand smoke even when they choose to sit inside restaurants, a study shows.

Matt Lambert has had heavy traffic through his nearly-new restaurant in New York since getting a Michelin star four months after opening.

Tax breaks for Apple, Starbucks and Fiat are under investigation in a clampdown on special treatment for companies.

There is a wave of new startups in the US focused on making money from restaurant reservations.

You can get a taste of the best in the world's top restaurants, but cheap and local still rules, writes Jesse Mulligan.

Snobbery has brought me much amusement, initially as its target and now, as a privilege of age, in rendering it, writes Bob Jones.

Plans are progressing for a new Auckland waterfront boutique hotel costing up to $1800 a night and two American-style restaurants employing up to 150 people.

The RSA has staunchly defended the quality of its food after it was called into question in a "tongue-in-cheek" advertisement by a trendy Auckland bar.

An investigation is under way after a 2-year-old girl nearly choked on two rusty metal rings while eating a McDonald's cheeseburger.