Cooking
Smokin' Croydon Cole shares his top BBQ tips
Barbecue season is officially on. To help you level up your summer grilling sessions private-chef-turned-barbecue-maestro Croydon Cole Joins Susana Lei'ataua on The Weekend. Croydon is the owner &… Audio
A show stopper for Christmas cake lovers
Cake convener Christine Beaton has a tip for fruitcake bakers at the New Zealand Agricultural Show, "you don't really cook a Christmas cake, you dry it out." Audio
Mint Cakery: How a farmers market stall evolved into a baking career
New cookbook Mint Cakery is the accumulation of countless late nights and early mornings for Michelle Morfett. At just 22, the budding baker began selling her goods at Auckland's Hobsonville Farmers… Audio
A conversation in the cookhouse
Country Life talks to Jen Chrisp who cooks for the shepherds at Puketoro Station. She's carrying on the cookhouse tradition of New Zealand's extensive and remote back country farms. Audio
Top Chef winner Kristin Kish: 'Everything in food has been done before'
'Elevated' comfort food with a dash of story-telling will be on the menu at Wellington restaurant Floriditas this week, when renowned Korean-American chef Kristen Kish joins the team for a two-night… Video, Audio
Restaurants cooking up a storm to raise funds for Cyclone
The call is out to create "country's biggest ever dinner party". It's lead by Chef Al Brown and the Restaurant Association. Al talks to Jesse about the 'cooking up a storm' event. Audio
Soda water, beans and banana - the best egg substitutes
An egg shortage doesn't mean sitting on your pavlova dreams. Audio
Martin Bosley : Spice Up Your (Cooking) Life
Tired of the same old frozen meal every night? Are you sick of cooking the same dish and want to spice up your meals? Max is joined by author and chef Martin Bosley. Audio
The Mixtape: Best of 2022 Part 1
We here at Music 101 are beginning to wrap up the year, and so today we are celebrating some of our favorite Mixtapes of this year. Audio
It's time to 'tuck away' those Christmas Cakes
The question on many bakers' lips at this time of year is 'when should I make my Christmas Cake?'. Beloved Kiwi cook Jo Seagar joins the show to talk us through the ins and outs of making a moreish… Audio
Asparagus season about to start in North Island
Horowhenua asparagus grower Geoff Lewis tells Sally Wenley about some of the challenges of growing a commercial crop of the vegetable and the best way to eat them. Audio
Turning back the culinary clock to 1977
Bellamys, the official restaurant of Parliament, is recreating a state dinner held for the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on a visit in 1977. As part of Wellington on a Plate, diners first get a tour of… Audio
The return of MasterChef NZ
After a seven-year break, the TV cooking show MasterChef NZ returns to TV screens this Sunday night. Auckland restauranter Michael P Dearth is one of this year's judges, along with chefs Nadia Lim and… Video, Audio
Poignant legacy illustrated in new cookbook
The idea behind Sophia's new book, Rob's Kitchen, was to create a special legacy project that would honour her mother, Robyn, who loved cooking with fresh, organic ingredients and sharing her… Audio
Expert feature: Making fresh pasta
To tell us about making your own pasta and which shapes go best with which sauces, Pici restaurant chef, Jonathan Thevenard joins Jesse. Audio
Jane and Jimmy Barnes: the couple that cooks together
When Covid struck and put a halt on touring, rockers Jane and Jimmy Barnes (as the Jane Barnes Band) launched a series of online performances, which attracted millions of views from around the world… Audio, Gallery
Rose Langbein: eating yourself happy over summer
Annabel Langbein and her daughter Rose have collaborated again, releasing their second cookbook, the aptly-named Summer at Home. After three years of life in the Big Apple, Rose is now living next to… Audio
New film celebrates unlikely kitchen icon Julia Child
With her unmistakable warble and towering figure, Julia Child was an unexpected icon of the kitchen. A new documentary from Betsy West and Julie Cohen uses unseen footage of Child along with chef… Video, Audio
A month with no takeaways - Auckland faces cooking fatigue
While the rest of the country has moved to alert level 2 Auckland remains in lockdown which means still no takeaways.
For some people it's a case of cooking fatigue, or they don't know where to… Video, Audio
Vegetarian recipes and no-dig gardening tips from Elien Lewis
Wellington food writer and gardener Elien Lewis has just released Homegrown Happiness - a guide to setting up a garden, composting, foraging and keeping things low-waste. She tells Kathryn Ryan about… Video, Audio