Food
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
The Minister, Glenn Forsyth, tells us about good priced winter veges available this weekend and apples and mandarins are still the best priced fruit. Fruit of the Week is Australian Navel Oranges! Audio
Big Mac battle: McDonald's loses trademark fight with Irish rival
Supermac's has accused McDonald's of "trademark bullying to stifle competition".
Shiny Fella: How a 1970s savoury jelly ended up on a 2024 menu
A jelly sculpture stuffed with boiled eggs, peas, luncheon meat and gherkins popped up on the menu at a pizza joint. The owners never expected they'd have to make one.
Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Apricot chicken tray bake
Easy Eats features every Wednesday on Afternoons with the talented chef author and mum of two young children Sam Parish. This week she takes us through how to make apricot chicken tray bake at home. Audio
Easy Eats: Apricot Chicken and Cashew Tray Bake
Recipe by Sam Parish
From Afternoons on Wednesday 5 June 2024
Lifetime Achievement Award for Food Scientist
Distinguished Professor Harjinder Singh has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute of Food Technologists. Professor Singh speaks to Jesse. Audio
The Auckland startup making milk protein in a lab
An Auckland startup has been approved to scale up its production of dairy proteins using genetically modified yeasts. Daisy Lab uses precision fermentation to make whey or casein products. Audio
Foodstuffs vote to merge North and South Island operations
Owners of Foodstuffs supermarkets have voted in favour of Foodstuff merging its North and South Island operations. Foodstuffs North Island chief executive Chris Quin spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Spoken Feature: Thrift
How to save 15 hundred bucks a year. Katy Gosset meets an anti-food-waste campaigner and finds out how Kiwi households can stop chucking good food in the landfill. Audio
Celebrating the success of chef Kia Kanuta
Kia Kanuta began his culinary career as many do, as a dishwasher. 20 years later he's been named Auckland's Most Outstanding Chef at the 2024 Lewisham Awards. Audio
Cheese roll making workshop uncovers secrets of perfect roll
The secrets behind the cheese roll were revealed to those who attended a Cheese Roll Making Workshop last week at the Gore Town and Country Club. Organiser was Annabel Roy spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
How to cut back on food waste
Uneaten food could cost your household around $1500 a year. Food waste champion Kaitlin Dawson explains how to save on waste.
