Food & Wine

The Lead Balloon’s cinnamon brioche

Ask a Chef reveals the secrets of those superb dishes you ate in cafes and restaurants and wanted to try yourself.

Creating food memories

Memories of foraging for apples and making apple pie with her grandmother have inspired Naomi Lindsay to help create similar memories for others.

Nourishing and delicious treats

Raglan food writer and former chef Emma Galloway believes the foods we crave every day are those that are nourishing, beautiful, simple to make and absolutely delicious to eat.

While release dates for individual wineries can vary (with a number of 2017s and 2018s still current), more and more of the 2019s are coming to market. It's a vintage that many NZ regions are delighted with.

Old-fashioned plum steamed pudding

Old-fashioned plum steamed pudding

Steamed puddings seem to be a thing from the past.

Use it before we lose it

Easter is often the last hoorah for the summer weather and is a wonderful time to enjoy relaxing over the long weekend, writes Steph Peirce.

People, place inspire plates

Ashley Knudsen cooks her finals dish. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

People, place inspire plates

Two young Otago chefs made it to the national finals in the Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef Awards and are more inspired than ever, they tell Rebecca Fox.

A treat for grown-ups

A treat for grown-ups

Forget chocolate marshmallow eggs, Joan Bishop has a sophisticated Easter treat for grown-ups

Fast and easy

Eleanor Ozich describes her latest book as a game-changer for people who claim to be ‘‘too busy’’ to cook.

Inspiration at your fingertips

When looking for inspiration for some Easter baking, Emiko Davis’ Torta della Nonna is hard to pass-by.

A new vintage is born

From a religious perspective, Easter is a celebration of rebirth, and there are parallels across Otago wineries in the birth of the new 2021 vintage, writes Mark Henderson.

Keeping things simple for Easter holidays

Heading away to the iconic Kiwi bach is Alison Lambert's kind of perfect. It's also a great way to gather and cook from the land.

Easter loaf

Easter loaf

This Easter loaf is a giant hot cross bun. By making it in a loaf you not only save time and stress, you also end up with a softer, pull-apart-type hot cross bun.

From the editor

From the editor

The wonderful thing about the change of seasons is we get to experience a range of foods we haven’t eaten in months, as well as enjoy the last of summer’s bounty, writes Rebecca Fox.

Which chocolate is best for baking?

Cooking chocolate ... If you wouldn't eat it on its own, maybe it's not good enough to use in...

Which chocolate is best for baking?

With Easter upon us, it's time to look at what is the best chocolate to use for baking. Fancy or cheap? Anna Berrill asks a panel of baking experts.

Recognised for work in wine industry

Janiene Bayliss, of Ata Mara winery near Cromwell, has been recognised internationally for her...

Recognised for work in wine industry

Central Otago vineyard owner and wine producer Janiene Bayliss has reason to raise a glass after being recognised on the world stage as a woman of influence.

Good for you - and the planet

While British chef Anna Jones may have always encouraged eating more plants, in her latest book she is also urging people to change the way they shop, eat and cook to help save the planet.