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Valentine’s Day pink negroni

Nothing screams Valentine’s Day more than a pretty pink glass filled with deliciously smooth flavours and heart-shaped ice cubes. Prepare as many tumblers as you desire for your partner, family, or friends, and celebrate Valentine’s Day accordingly with this divine pink negroni. Ingredients 40ml pink gin 40ml grapefruit or blood orange juice 30ml […]

Bejewelled with the dragon

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon, beginning this Lunar New Year, on 10 February, and symbolising power, nobility, honour, luck, and success. Many people across the globe rely on the Chinese Zodiac to guide them through life. From clothing, to jewellery, to life events, and interior design, they look to their zodiac […]

Cutting the mustard

New Zealand is a nation of DIYers, and many people like to make their own sauces, pickles, and condiments, such as mustard. Here’s a quick and easy recipe for making wholegrain mustard, ready in three days. Ingredients (makes one cup) 30g black mustard seeds 40g white mustard seeds 2 Tbsp honey 1 Tbsp […]

A kitchen’s touch: Dream Doors

Food is where the heart is. In other words, the kitchens in our homes have unintentionally become areas of togetherness and love for those closest to us. Making it a space to love spending time in might mean calling the Dream Doors Christchurch team for a redesign and remodel. Owner Adrian Kay’s list […]

Once upon a crime: Stefan Harris

New Zealand crime-novelist and police officer, Stef Harris took time out of his busy film production schedule to chat with Metropol writer Natalia Macrides-Pantos about life as a crime writer. A computer screen springs to life. A beating cursor, a story waiting to be written. Well-schooled fingers kick into gear. Time becomes irrelevant, […]