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Life’s a stage for Michael Hurst & Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Navigating love, loss, and the lasting power of music, Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst explore the realities of dementia in their latest production. Metropol Editor Lynda Papesch catches up with them ahead of the play’s Christchurch season. Avisit to Christchurch usually brings back a raft of fond memories for celebrated Kiwi actors and […]

Sublime sorbets & more

In the culinary world, palate cleansers reset our taste buds and help us transition from one flavourful course to the next. Frenchman and “King of Chefs”, Auguste Escoffier reported that a palate cleanser could elevate any type of multi-course meal, rinsing and resetting mouth flavours so diners could savour each course to its […]

Passionfruit syrup soda

This tangy, tropical passionfruit soda is an ideal thirst quencher and is savoured by the sweet tooth. As passionfruit falls off the vine and fills supermarket shelves, use it to create an easy syrup. Wonderfully versatile, it may be drizzled on cakes, desserts, and ice cream, or combined with sparkling water. For a […]