I've been patronised by the maître d' and smirked at by the sommelier for sticking to the shallow end of the wine list. Mid-meal, I'm led almost by the hand to the "restrooms" by a member of staff; as he opens the door for me, I half expect him to say, "Enjoy your micturition, madam". There's the unmistakeable sound of someone retching in a neighbouring cubicle. And, to put the final garnish on t

Hospital food cooked with fresh local ingredients could put hundreds of millions of pounds back into the NHS, one hospital trust has said.

Catering managers at Nottingham City Hospital and the Queen's Medical Centre have switched to such a menu.

The trust says the daily plate saving is £2.5

The cattle breeds from the past will be the breeds preferred tomorrow. The three cattle breeds featured in today's commentary are breeds which I have admired over time for the following reasons: * Miniature cattle are practical and efficient and perfect for the rapidly growing number of sma

Presenter of Wine Vault TV (WVTV), Jayson Bryant, plans to change the way the world see New Zealand wine.

Initially shunned by the old guard wine community for not being in the industry long enough Jayson decided that enough was enough and, with the Kiwi mentality and number 8 wire spirit, star

Now on sale at a supermarket near you :many palm oil
products . Here's what one group wants to do about it so we understand what we are buying . Would you like climate change, deforestation and species existence with that snack ?

Christine Vernay was on holiday in Missouri when she got the call. It was August 12 2003 and the French vineyard owner was not due to return home for 10 days; the harvest on her Rhône valley estate would begin in late September. But then a friend from the same village, Condrieu, called her husband

Recommendations on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commissions's inquiry into grocery prices are due soon. So the owner of Coles supermarkets have hired Mark Westfield, who runs the financial advisory arm of Crosby Textor to help. Typically, though, Westfield denies that Lynton Crosby and

Consumers were warned to expect even sharper increases in global food prices after U.S. officials said that some of the country's best farmland was facing its worst flooding for 15 years. Agriculture officials and traders said the damage could push up worldwide corn and soybean prices, which have

On Friday night I attended a talk by Michael Pollan (author of 'In Defence of food' and "The Omnivores Dilemma) which was presented by MP Sue Kedgley and Foodwriter Annabel Langbein. It was a fantastic discussion about....

In just a year, the cost of eggs is up by 40 per cent, butter is up by 60 per cent and wheat has more than doubled. As prices soar and British production plummets, Joanna Blythman investigates the crisis in store: we are running out of food

For the past half-century, Britain has been lulled into

As 1.5 million Gazans are crying out to the world to pressure Israel to lift its scandalously callous blockade of the coastal territory, another 2.5 million Palestinians in the West Bank are struggling to cope with an unprecedented economic crisis that is further impoverishing and exhausting them.

Aboriginal teenagers are turning community perceptions on their head by saying traditional tucker such as stingray and bush plums are their favourite foods, an Australian study says.

Dr Julie Brimblecombe, at the Darwin-based Menzies School of Health Research, says the finding is part of a large

Brewpubs - breweries attached to a pub, providing an outlet and means to sell their beer. Possibly the best and most successful way of brewing and selling your own beer in the New Zealand market, because you control your own outlet. Plus the brewer achieves full retail pricing for their beer. It's

New Zealand food companies get a thumbs-up over their position on not including genetically engineered materials in their products.

Greenpeace's latest GE Free Food Guide reflects a strong ongoing non-GE position, said the environmental group.

It also praises Goodman Fielder - Australasia's

The new and improved Greenpeace GE Free Food Guide has been released in its sixth edition. You can download the guide, pick one up in shops all over the country or browse the full database online at www.gefreefood.org.nz">http://www.gefreefood.org.nz">www.gefreefood.org.nz ... is your shopping GE Free?