Vanessa Ortynsky satisfies her thirst for Aperol Spritz and Central Otago wines at a few of the adventure capital’s standout eateries.

Is fat still something to fear or something to revere? High-protein, low-carb diets are the diets du jour going into 2019 but if you’re dallying with keto first consider whether you could stomach 1500 calories from fat a day.

For Christmas this year, I’m going to go about dressing as Elisabeth does. I’ll be dressing for myself, regardless of trends and fads because that’s what makes style as timeless as Zambesi, after all.

Chef Tim Nott of the recently refurbished Aikman’s in Merivale has Christmas sorted three ways, with traditional, vegeterian and vegan recipes.