The language of food.
Rick Stein: the marvels of Mexican food
The Mexican city of Monterrey, 1968… a 21-year-old Englishman named Rick Stein orders a taco that is to change his life.
Photo: James Murphy
Kelda Hains: 'I'm not into 'art on a plate'
Kelda Hains is part of the team behind the new Wellington restaurant Rita. She also has a cookbook out, named after the popular cafe she co-owns, Nikau.
Photo: Supplied
Yotam Ottolenghi reveals his sweet side
The Israeli-British chef and restauranteur worked with one of the best bakers he knows, Helen Goh, on the new cookbook Sweet, which includes recipes for 'Ottolenghified' Anzac biscuits and pavlova.
Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh Photo: supplied
Sam Kass: the activist chef
Sam Kass cooked for the Obamas in the White House for six years and served as President Obama's senior adviser for nutrition policy.
Chef, Sam Kass Photo: twitter
Robert Oliver: The Pasifika food revolution
With Auckland's first downtown Pacific restaurant Kai Pasifika now up and running, chef Robert Oliver is planning his next move - a Pacific Islands food campaign which will include a reality TV cooking competition.
Robert Oliver is being honoured for his services to the food industry and Pacific communities. Photo: Supplied
Al Brown revisits Kiwi food classics
Shepherd-turned-chef Al Brown shot to prominence on the local culinary scene in the mid-1990s with his Logan Brown restaurant in Wellington. He tells Kim Hill New Zealanders should be wonderfully proud of our traditional food culture.
Al Brown by Josh Griggs Photo: supplied
Charcuterie queen brings Italy to the Wairarapa
Rachel Priestley had a successful career in Europe as a chef and restaurateur and it was while working in Italy that she developed a passion for traditional curing.
Photo: supplied
Maria Parsons
Maria Parsons, 58, is a retired chef who lives on the Otago Peninsula with her dog Carlos and cat Socks.
Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
