Woo-ing the nation: Q&A with celebrity chef Josh Emett
Josh Emett heads an empire that counts some of the country’s much-loved hotspots in its repertoire, including Rātā, Ostro and Madam Woo. Metropol talks to this culinary creative about his new restaurant offering, a new cook book and Woo-ing the nation. Where did your passion for food come from? I have always loved cooking right […]
A fashionable crusade: Q&A with Maree Lucas of M Factor Events
Maree Lucas brought tears to the eyes of some of the biggest fashion followers last month at one of the city’s most covetable fashion shows of the year. Supporting a cause very close to her heart, the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) Fashion Show is her annual contribution to a charitable cause which has done so […]
Champion of city’s youth: Interview with Dr Sue Bagshaw
The physical scars of the Canterbury quakes are almost fully healed. But below the surface, the mental scars remain. In line with international research showing the long term mental health effects of natural disasters, demand for mental health, addiction and domestic violence services has skyrocketed in Canterbury post-quake. As demand for child and youth mental […]
Forging his own path: Q&A with real estate whizz Aaron Pero
It can be a hard road growing up in the shadow of a big name, but Aaron Pero has stepped up to the commercial party and forged a career path all of his own. Metropol talks to the real estate whizz about his new career. Can you tell us a bit about your foray into […]
Hands on feet: Alistair Burbury reflects on how he came to set up his mobile reflexology business AB’s reflexology
In a different life, Alistair Burbury might have become a doctor. As the oldest male of his generation in his family however, he fell into a life of farming in North Canterbury after agricultural training at Lincoln. Now, at an age when some are retired, and after stints in real estate and working as a […]
Taking root: Q&A with the couple behind Lyttleton’s Roots Restaurant
From an unassuming two-storey building on the main street of Lyttelton, a small restaurant is turning out some of the best food in the country. Headed by Giulio and Christy Sturla, Roots opened in London St in 2012 and has been making culinary waves in the port-side town. Metropol talks to the couple behind this […]
Tony Astle brings the Chiwahwah: questions and answers with a culinary empire-builder
Christchurch hospitality kingpin Tony Astle already heads a culinary empire, but now he’s bringing the Chiwahwah to town. Metropol talks to him about raising the bar – both literally and figuratively. When does Chiwahwah open and can you describe the cuisine and vibe you’re creating? We have only recently received our building consent so sometime […]
Lionel Richie: A living legend
Last month, Christchurch was witness to one of the best musicians of the 1980s. The legend himself, Lionel Richie. Songwriter, actor, singer and record producer, he has been gracing our televisions of late with his role as an American Idol judge. With such hits as Endless Love, All Night Long, Stuck on You, Say You […]
Editor’s Perspective: On the people who make Christchurch a city to be proud of
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile,” Albert Einstein At face value, an urban space is classified a city once its inhabitants reach 50,000. The fact that this means that people are what make a city – both in the literal and figurative sense – isn’t lost on our team here at […]
Striking sartorial gold: Q&A with Karen Walker
Every industry has one; the prodigious talents whose comfort zones are outside of the box and for whom rules are more guideline than instruction. They’re the rebels, the misfits, the rulebreakers and the nonconformists. But equally, they’re the trendsetters, the innovators, the visionaries and the true talent. For New Zealand fashion, that’s Karen Walker. In […]