ANDREA BURGENER | Who’s umami?

Fungi of course, but is there a way to win over the phobes, asks Andrea Burgener

Don't drink the Kool-Aid! Alkalised water does bugger all for your heath

Alkalised water is not going to cleanse your colon, help you lose weight or build your immune system. It will empty your wallet quickly though

Meat is now being grown in labs, but it won't solve the world's food problems

There are several issues with companies that create 'kill-free' meat from animal cells using a 'feed the world' pitch to promote it

We scrutinised 6 popular 'health bars' & found a surprising amount of sugar

Just how healthy are these 'wholesome' snacks anyway?

3 kitchen rules that can happily be broken

Thought you had to cook pasta in boiling water? Or that you shouldn't salt a steak before cooking? Think again

The beef with eating red meat: is it really bad for you?

We get to the bones of the debate over whether eating meat may negatively affect your health

The bitter sweet truth about chocolate

If you're serious about making food decisions based on environmental and ethical concerns, you need to carefully check out the chocolate you're buying

'Junk food' isn't just found at drive-throughs, but posh restaurants too

Andrea Burgener tells us why we're probably eating more junk food than we realise

WANTED ONLINE | We egg you on to make your own mayo

The big battery egg business is bad – bypass it by avoiding bottled sauce

WANTED ONLINE | The A, Bee, C's of harvesting honey & why it matters

Keeping bees alive seems like a damn good reason to support pesticide and chemical-free agriculture, writes Andrea Burgener