Kate Underwood

Guest writer

Kate Underwood is a freelance food writer by day and restaurant manager/host at Forest by night. Consumed with (and always consuming) Aotearoa’s rich food culture, she leads the Eat New Zealand Kaitaki - a collective of next generation food storytellers. Find her on instagram @_kate_underwood

How do our taste buds change at altitude? Two chefs explain

How do our taste buds change at altitude? Two chefs explain

There's a reason drinking tomato juice on a plane is a thing.

By Kate Underwood | 8th April, 2025

Clarke Gayford and a haku (photo: Simon Day).

Clarke Gayford on how to look after the ocean as we take from it

Kate Underwood shared some special seafood with Clarke Gayford and spoke to him about why the way we fish is so important.

By Kate Underwood | 28th August, 2019