Rebecca Fox

For the first time in 28 years New Zealand will be represented at the international Culinary Olympics and the team includes two Otago chefs.

Dunedin Public Art Gallery pays tribute to the Sargood family in an exhibition opening today. Rebecca Fox looks at the history of the family's support of the gallery over the decades.

She works three jobs, directs plays, performs in cabarets and organises new ventures. Rebecca Fox finds out how Emma Feather Shaw finds time for it all.

Madcap, hilarious comedy it may be, but does it pay the bills? Rebecca Fox talks to three actors about their latest production and the state of theatre.

For the first time the Fortune Theatre and the University of Otago have combined to offer drama students a chance to star in a ''real'' professional play. Rebecca Fox finds out how meshing professional with amateur is working.

He comes from a family of ''lawyers and judges'' but Umberto Clerici did not let that stop him from pursuing a career in music. The Italian cellist about to visit New Zealand for the first time tells Rebecca Fox about his desire to combine solo and orchestral careers.

The ''gentrification'' of Dunedin's warehouse district may signal an end to its days as an artists' enclave. Rebecca Fox talks to Blue Oyster Gallery director Chloe Geoghegan about her foray into the district.

Winning Arts Access Aotearoa's creative spaces award has given the team at Dunedin's Artsenta a boost, director Jill Thomson says.

Ever wondered how the great New Zealand Sunday roast tradition came about? Rebecca Fox asks Prof Helen Leach about the roast's origins.

Two very different approaches to landscape painting will be shown in Dunedin in coming weeks. Rebecca Fox talks to Jenna Packer about her work.

Two very different approaches to landscape painting will be shown in Dunedin in coming weeks. Rebecca Fox talks to Phillip Edwards about his work.

Hearing that black truffles had been discovered on his property at Bannockburn was like Christmas for Dunedin man Rod Keillor.

Performing Gretl in The Sound of Music ignited Sophie Morris' love of singing. She tells Rebecca Fox about juggling her love of show tunes with opera.

Former Dunedin man Jeremy Beck hit a major milestone in his career at the weekend - his first performance as a professional dancer with New Zealand's oldest contemporary dance company, Footnote. He tells Rebecca Fox how it felt.

Turning her love of cooking and baking into career has taken a different path for Green Island woman Petrina Robinson.

From those with delcious-looking sugary treats to healthy whole foods, there have been a range of recipe books released in recent months.

She gives wine cellar advice to The Queen, writes for the world's top wine reference guides and is one of the world's most respected wine commentators.

Masks have been part of Indian Ink's productions since its inception and its latest production Kiss the Fish is no exception. Rebecca Fox asks what influence masks have on a theatre production.

Starting your own theatre company and making it sustainable is hard work, but it does not mean you cannot have fun along the way. Rebecca Fox talks to Holly Chappell about disasters.