August/September 2011 Issue

FEATURES

Wellington Digested
Ahead of Visa Wellington on a Plate, FishHead talks to industry insiders Rachel Taulelei and Catherine Cordwell about the hospitality business in Wellington.

Creating a Spectacle
We go behind the scenes of the Brancott Estate World of WearableArt™ Awards Show, and look at the new collaboration with the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

RWC 2011: Beyond the Stadium
What to do when you're not watching a game.

After Hours at the Arcade
Reveal spring's romantic side with floral prints, ruffles, bows and luxe fabrics from the Old Bank Arcade.

INTERVIEWS

The Life Artistic – The Dowse Art Museum curator Emma Bugden, by Lydia Ciesluk

Fish out of Water – Artist Amy Howden-Chapman in Los Angeles

Outside the Mainstream – Hair salon owner Robert Rogers, by Lydia Ciesluk

My Home – Inside the Lyall Bay abode of award-winning writer Anna Taylor

COLUMNS

Editorial – Richard Aindow on the busy winter ahead

Politics – Duncan Garner looks closely at John Key

Opinion – Social capital,  by Jeff Kennedy

THE ARTS

Theatre – John Smythe on the art of improvisation

Art – Rugby meets the gallery, by Sheyne Tuffery

Books – Two recent poetry releases, by Sarah Jane Barnett

Music – Martyn Pepperell looks at the latest releases from Rhian Sheehan, and Unkown Mortal Orchestra

Film –  Richard Aindow reviews Happy, Happy and other picks from the New Zealand Inernational Film Festival

FOOD & DRINK

Restaurant Review – Cuba Street’s Le Métropolitain, by Delaney Mes

Wine –  Nicola Belsham on Italian reds        

Beer – The new improved Beervana, by Hadyn Green

Food – Adie McClelland’s soufflé pancakes with seasonal fruit and orange sauce

Recipe – Chicken tagine with tomatoes, saffron and honey with couscous from Bar Saluté

Edible Gardening – Rachel Knight on growing the perfect potato

FASHION, FITNESS & TRAVEL

Fashion – Adding the wow factor to your outift, by Samantha Hannah

Health & Beauty – Samantha Hannah on grooming our men

Fitness – James Stewart examines oxygen training for fitness

Travel – Dubai’s opulent Burj al Arab hotel, by Shelley-Maree Cassidy and Grant Sheehan

REGULARS

News Chowder – The tastiest bites from around the region

Capital Questions – Bill Gosden, director of the New Zealand International Film Festival

Around Town – The New Zealand Jewellery Show

Events – Must-dos in August and September

The Aquarium – Check out Wellingtonians at recent events

Coming Soon - The 20th anniversary of Toast Martinborough

Quiz and Trivia

The Mollusc – The city at night