Greg Fleming reviews the latest batch of crime fiction

During these summer days it's okay to be a bit of a white wine snob - but be warned, overchill and you'll kill the aromas, dull the flavours and ruin everything.

We're between seasons (in the fashion world at least), so invest in long-term trends that will offer up plenty of mileage.

The culinary offerings of a Ponsonby stalwart won't shake its primary reputation as a drinking destination.

There was a time when a so-called business lunch happily slid into dinner time with the help of someone's company credit card and a lot of fine champagne. Paul Little looks back nostalgically at a bygone era and compares then with now.

Please add the name of Elizabeth Harrower to the embarrassingly long list of authors I should have read years ago.

Weekend Herald editor Miriyana Alexander introduces the new Weekend Herald.

Try these apps to keep you focused and help your running goals for the year.

Japanese eatery takes a simple approach with unbelievable results, and continues to live up to its high standards.

Anthony Bourdain, the bad boy of New York restaurants and intrepid travel, talks to Kirsten Matthew about life on the road, mellowing with age and his new TV series.

"The restaurant where this pilaf is served has been in existence since 1923. It is a Bombay landmark," Madhur Jaffrey writes in Vegetarian India.

Here are the highlights from tomorrow's Canvas magazine.

My first waitressing job lasted one day and ended messily. Literally. I spat sushi on a customer.

Crisp resort classics get an update with a nod to all-American sportswear.

Helpful team go all-out to ensure a memorable evening.

Sinclair McKay is enthralled by superb histories that chart mankind's flirtation with global disaster.

The ex-Spice Girl and ex-footballer now earn more than they did during the careers in which they made their names, write Gordon Rayner and Christopher Williams.

Find out what we can expect to see, use, wear, drive, drink and eat this year.