Deep fried cheese rolls a hit in Deep South
Deep-fried cheese rolls are a hot seller in a Dunedin takeaway shop.
Food & Wine
Gentle recipes with all the taste
Gentle recipes with all the taste
Georgia McDermott has a love-hate relationship with food.
Columbus' gluten-free cherry ripe
Columbus' gluten-free cherry ripe
Ask a Chef reveals the secrets of those superb dishes you ate in cafes and restaurants and wanted to try yourself.
Land of milk and permeate
Land of milk and permeate
I was reading the small print on a carton of milk recently. It claimed to have ''no added permeate'' and because it was ''less processed'' it claimed it had ''more goodness''.
Guacamole with all the right notes
Guacamole with all the right notes
Guacamole is a fundamental in any household and one that most have made very personal. I am a bit of purist when making my guacamole — it has to have a crunchy note, which comes from diced onion,...
Anything but blanc looks
Anything but blanc looks
I have been bouncing around with all manner of wine styles recently, and have possibly neglected the grape variety that has made us famous the world over - sauvignon blanc - so today I will rectify...
Heat goes on at home show grill
Heat goes on at home show grill
Temperatures will be rising in some Dunedin restaurant kitchens as their chefs prepare to go head to head in a competition first for the city. They tell Rebecca Fox they are ready for the challenge.
Rising from the ashes
Rising from the ashes
Eleven Otago restaurants made the cut for NZ's top restaurant awards including, for the first time, three in Wanaka. Rebecca Fox discovers the challenges faced by first-time scorer Ode Conscious Dining.
Avocado and cacao pots
Avocado and cacao pots
Avocado might surprise some when combined with cacao and served as a decadent pudding. But when you think of avocado's creamy texture and neutral flavour, it will easily take on the chocolate...
Simple cooking Ottolenghi-style
Simple cooking Ottolenghi-style
Some people may think mentioning "Yotam Ottolenghi'' and "simple'' in one sentence is impossible - but the chef denies this.
The heat's on Dunedin chefs
The heat's on Dunedin chefs
Dunedin chefs will take part in The Great Kiwi Home and Living Show at Forsyth Barr Stadium on November 4.
Vanguard gluten-free carrot cake
Vanguard gluten-free carrot cake
Ask a chef reveals the secrets of those supurb dishes you ate in cafes and restaurants and wanted to try yourself.
Win for young Otago viticulturist
Win for young Otago viticulturist
The finals of the 2018 Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year competition were held in the Wairarapa at the end of August and the winner was announced at the Bragato dinner in Wellington on August 30.
Doing the can-can
Doing the can-can
The proliferation of cask wines in the 1970s and '80s proved to be groundbreaking for the wine industry: democratising wine, and making it accessible and affordable.
In praise of light and lovely roulade
In praise of light and lovely roulade
This is a blast from the past. I remember eating versions of this way back in the '80s — it was all the rage. I loved it then and still do.
On the Fijian food trail — the lowdown
On the Fijian food trail — the lowdown
Alexia Santamaria has some advice on authentic food away from the hotel buffet.
Fresh new flavours
Fresh new flavours
Spring has arrived and so have fresh new flavours and ingredients resulting in exciting new dishes to celebrate our warming, lighter evenings.
Gathering, growing and sharing
Gathering, growing and sharing
Brought up eating from the garden, the orchard, the sea, the farm and the wild, Amber Rose loves to grow food and gather from the wild.
Simon Gault's spring flavours
Simon Gault's spring flavours
The reality of his health problems hit home for Simon Gault a few years ago, and now he is on a mission to pass on the information he has learned in his quest for better health.
Easy and moreish apple cake
Easy and moreish apple cake
The tart fruitiness of Granny Smith apples offsets the stickily, aromatic sweetness of dates in this moreish cake.