May 16th, 2012

Gourmet Pacific Challenge: the Bledisloe Cup of cooking

The Gourmet Pacific Challenge is back – the trans-Tasman clash between the best Kiwi and Ozzie professional chefs staged every two years by the New Zealand Chefs Association from June 17–19 2012.

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May 16th, 2012

THE FOOD SHOW 2012 – Auckland and Christchurch

The Food Show has grown to become one of New Zealand’s annual must attend culinary event with tens of thousands of visitors every year. The event is a place where everyone can come to taste and buy from a huge range of local and international foods, wines, beers, coffees and other products.

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May 9th, 2012

Variety Concert Remembers Fijian Flood Victims

Victims of the recent Fijian flood will be remembered during a special fundraising concert held in Palmerston North on Saturday, May 12.

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May 9th, 2012

Wellington couple take a bite out of the New Zealand cereal market

Thanks to The Food Show Wellington, a fledgling company has been given the opportunity to showcase their brand new product at the annual event from Friday 11 May to Sunday 13 May at the Westpac Stadium.

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SPCA puts high animal welfare firmly on the menu
May 9th, 2012

SPCA puts high animal welfare firmly on the menu

The SPCA is set to put high animal welfare firmly on the menu, at their SPCA ‘Blue Tick’ stand (Wellington Food Show Westpac Stadium, 11-13 May 2012) in a bid to raise awareness that there are humanely farmed egg and meat products that consumers can choose to cook with; and why.

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Television ruins your food choices
May 9th, 2012

Television ruins your food choices

A survey of United States children aged between 10 and 11 has found a link between television viewing and unhealthy eating. The research was conducted by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

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Indians put Monsanto in the dock over GE aubergines
May 9th, 2012

Indians put Monsanto in the dock over GE aubergines

The Indian National Biodiversity Authority (INBA) is prosecuting US based bio-company, Monsanto for modifying the genetics of aubergines (brinjal in India). The charges follow the release in some Asian countries of insect resistant Bt aubergine.

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Humm is The Beard Chef of 2012
May 9th, 2012

Humm is The Beard Chef of 2012

New York-based Swiss chef, Daniel Humm has been named Outstanding Chef at the 2012 Beard Awards held in New York earlier today.

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Forget the oysters, pass the yoghurt, darling
May 9th, 2012

Forget the oysters, pass the yoghurt, darling

New research finds that probiotic yoghurt increases libido in mice, and may do the same in humans. Researchers found that mice given vanilla-flavoured probiotic yoghurt had shiner fur and more sexual drive than mice eating a normal mouse diet.

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May 9th, 2012

SPCA Puts High Welfare Firmly on the Menu at Wellington Food Show

The SPCA is set to put high animal welfare firmly on the menu, at their SPCA 'Blue Tick' stand (Wellington Food Show Westpac Stadium, 11-13 May 2012) in a bid to raise awareness that there are humanely farmed egg and meat products that consumers can choose to cook with; and why. The SPCA 'Blue Tick' [...]

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May 8th, 2012

The tasting lounge lures another top expat Kiwi chef home

Another world-class Kiwi chef is heading home to bring his flavour to the hugely successful Tasting Lounge pop-up restaurant by Mondo Travel. New Zealand-born chef Matt Egan will showcase the influences of his adopted home in the Margaret River region of Western Australia – particularly the tastes and flavours of Cullen restaurant where he is [...]

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Hungry For Time? Dine in style before the boss knows you’re gone
May 8th, 2012

Hungry For Time? Dine in style before the boss knows you’re gone

The Grill by Sean Connolly has devised a savvy lunch menu for suits – and promises to get them in and out before the dust has settled at their desk. The new Grilled for Time menu at the Federal St restaurant offers two courses ($35) or three courses ($45) of choice from an irresistible set [...]

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