Food in a Minute’s Allyson Gofton on motherhood, family and slowing down

PremiumHome / LifestyleImogene BedfordJournalist·NZ Herald·4 Sep, 2026 10:00 PM7 mins to read‌Allyson Gofton has launched a new cookbook called Give. The book supports breast cancer research. Video / Dean PurcellAllyson Gofton became a national treasure thanks to a nightly television ad. Thirty years on, Imogene Bedford discovers how that legacy endures. Time was once Allyson Gofton’s trademark. For more than a decade, every weeknight at 5.59pm, her micro-cooking show, Food in a Minute, gave New Zealanders a dinner AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.