Ben experiences the art of cheese making. He meets a capsicum producer and learns about the provenance of the onion.

Ben meets a Gin maker, an Italian charcutier and celebrates a wine maker committed to the principles of sustainable farming.

Ben checks out a sustainably farmed Green Shell Mussel Farm and visits a peanut butter factory. He travels to Canterbury to meet an ostrich farmer and cooks ostrich for the first time ever!

It's asparagus season. Ben picks the 3 varieties. He meets a farmer and understands the benefits of grass-fed beef.

Ben travels to Northland and learns about wine in the region. He discovers a peanut farm, meets tropical papaya fruit growers and catches up with a team of scientists cultivating kingfish.

Ben's food story journey starts in the deep south where he learns why lamb tastes so good. He meets the earliest pioneers producing truffles and travels by helicopter into Fiordland.