SPECIAL GUEST: BRIAN GREENE: A TIME TRAVELLER’S TALE

AUCKLAND

Where: Bruce Mason Centre,

When: 6:30PM Sunday 26 March

http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/Brian-Greene-tickets/artist/935587

 

FRANCESCA RUDKIN: Movies

Danny Boyle's Trainspotting T2 starring  Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner

Francesca’s verdict: 4 out of 5

 

Psychological horror Rings

Francesca’s verdict: 1.5 out of 5!

 

NICI WICKES: Food

Blueberry & raspberry clafoutis Clafoutis (cla-foo -tee), the much celebrated French dessert, is so simple to put together and you can use any fruit really but I’m fond of using blueberries for their gentle flavour and health-giving properties paired with the tartness of a raspberry and scenting the custard with plenty of vanilla for good measure. It’s a gentle pudding in my view, not too rich, yet perfectly satisfying and gluten free too.

The recipe is on our website but for more inspiration visit  http://www.niciwickes.com/  or her Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/#!/niciwickes

 

LYNDA HALLINAN: Gardening

Autumn is just round the corner and it brings a whole lot of new changes to your garden, like dew in the morning! So it’s good to keep an eye on your concrete paths and patios for moss build-up.

But don’t be fooled by the wet grass in the morning, because you’ll still need to water your garden.

 

MIKE YARDLEY: Travel

Legendary Movie Hotels! For more tips on sampling landmark hotels of big-screen fame, check out Mike's article on the website. www.newstalkzb.co.nz/lifestyle

 

CATHERINE RAYNES: Books

The Golden Child by Wendy James, Harpercollins $35

The One Memory Of Flora Banks by Emily Barr, Penguin $23 

 

ANDREW DICKENS: Music

Ryan Adams 'Prisoner' - Andrew's verdict: 7/10

So, it was refreshing to hear a well made pop rock record. Clear and plaintive with tasteful guitar solos and rhythmic guitar chords that remind me of Tom Petty.  He’s a sad monkey but this is a good solid record that would sound great on a long road trip.