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Go wild in the kitchen (+recipes)
Even if huntin', shootin' and fishin' aren't your cup of tea, you can still get into the wild food spirit.
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Feeling pretty on the inside
Leading Australian fashion designer Collette Dinnigan launches her latest lingerie collection at Farmers stores from today.
![<i>Marvel Grill</i>, Takapuna](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Marvel Grill</i>, Takapuna
It's worth making the trip over the bridge to Alisdair Gribben's latest venture.
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Gender benders
The blurring of the sexes is nothing new in popular culture, but androgyny is finally being accepted by the general populace.
![The Dish: Our macaron master](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The Dish: Our macaron master
Last week, one of the ways Viva recommended celebrating Bastille Day was to eat macarons. And it seems you did!
![Sam Lennon's favourite things](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sam Lennon's favourite things
Furniture designer Sam Lennon incorporates many influences into his work, not least his appreciation of architecture.
![A love-haute relationship](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
A love-haute relationship
Haute couture may be struggling in these tough economic times, but there is still a place for it on the catwalks of Paris.
![Man of the moment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man of the moment
World-famous English foodie Rick Stein brings his live stage show to New Zealand in August. Here, he tells us what to expect.
![Beauty: Best face forward](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Beauty: Best face forward
Facials these days are fit for all fancies, with many different experiences on offer.
![Retail Therapy: Bikini babe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Retail Therapy: Bikini babe
Harajuku Lovers are a very Japanese, cutesy-pie range of mini fragrances.
![Wine: French revolution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wine: French revolution
France is taking drastic measures to save its struggling wine industry.
![Vive le fromage!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Vive le fromage!
A change in importation legislation means New Zealanders will soon have access to a wider range of unpasteurised French cheeses.
![<i>Saison</i>: Epsom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Saison</i>: Epsom
An Epsom restaurant does an excellent job of satisfying a hankering for French cuisine.
![Retail Therapy: Model for Sera](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Retail Therapy: Model for Sera
Do you want to be a model? If you're 16 and older and at least 5'8" (173cm) in height, now might be your chance.
![Fashion Plate: Marie Jordan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fashion Plate: Marie Jordan
Expat Marie Jordan tells Viva about the uniquely French sense of style and how she incorporates it into her everyday life.
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Philippe Gallais' favourite things
Pilot, restaurateur and now antique buyer - multi-talented Philippe Gallais' tastes run to the fine things in life.
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Givenchy: Dressing the beautiful
Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy, founder of the famed French fashion house, is 83 and has lived his dream.
![Beauty: Twist on tradition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Beauty: Twist on tradition
Try a modern makeover of a classic hair style, writes Janetta Mackay.
![Pastry chef who takes the biscuit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pastry chef who takes the biscuit
Pierre Herme is to macarons what Heston Blumenthal was to porridge and ice-cream.
![The art of beaute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The art of beaute
Janetta Mackay test drives a host of beauty products, from Paris with love.