Wellness is a trend and term I try not to attach myself too. It’s too vague, too rinsed in the media, too much of a buzzword, too catchy, too expensive, too…. well, vapid.
The medicinal qualities of walking are well documented. A cursory glance over any classic reading material will tell you such, but as we soldier into 2020 is the concept of a ‘long walk’ suddenly passé?
Attilus Caviar has cemented its reputation for raising the finest sturgeon in the world. Through a conscientious farm-to-table approach, Attilus Caviar is celebrated by chefs, culinary aficionados and foodies alike, writes Catherine McMaster.
Journalist Catherine McMaster interviews the three chefs behind Genting’s flagship eateries for Quintessentially Magazine
‘Going to the seaside’ is a popular British rite of passage. Come the age of 12-14, it would be incredulous if you hadn’t visited or frequented the picturesque, balmy British coastline. Northerners might traverse to North Wales or the prettier Pembrokeshire. The Scottish stay local and go to their west coast. Southerners? It’s straight in the campervan, flooring it down…
The creation, conception and design of a Gaggenau appliance is a fusion of art and function
Catherine McMaster takes to the streets of London to discover what the Brits really think of Australians…
First impressions are very important. To describe my first impressions of India I will use three words; dirty, noisy, smelly. Such a description hardly lends itself to an appealing image. But as usual with first impressions, they can often be misleading.
The Black Truffle is a prestigious ingredient. Hailing from the French/Italian border, the future of the wild truffle is questionable.
Gagganau speaks to Francoise Gervais, an expedition leader and dive-master, pushing the boundaries for travellers venturing to the Canadian Arctic
Catherine McMaster travels to Lipsheim, France to report on the ground at the Gaggenau factory.
Catherine McMaster investigates the lifestyle afforded by a Sunseeker yacht for the latest Sunseeker Magazine.
Fernando Laposse’s CV might broadly describe him as a designer, but scratch beneath the surface and his wide-ranging creations encompass a breadth of disciplines.
Dating from antiquity, and shrouded in legend, the black cattle of Wales helped shape a country. Now they are a Welsh cultural icon, encapsulating the nation’s soul.
In picturesque and tranquil grounds near Nymphenburg Palace, we meet with Ingrid Harding and Piotr Szpryngwald, two innovative creatives working within two different fields: Ingrid in porcelain and Piotr as a designer behind Gaggenau’s Future Research. Here, they talk design, creativity and collaboration.
Lady Amelia Windsor may be only 23, but she’s already modelled for D&G and been named the ‘most beautiful royal’
Editor of Sunseeker Magazine, Catherine McMaster reports on Miami Fashion Week, 2018. Catherine McMaster also travels to Port Adriano to produce and style the latest Sunseeker fashion shoot
One really should try and visit all of Italy’s capital cities. Rome, Florence, Milan, Naples – these historical arts and cultural European capitals warrant a visit.
Summer ready? Well, you certainly will be with these swimmers in tow.
Words Catherine McMaster LET’S take a trip down memory lane and indulge in a bit of Hollywood nostalgia. Tonight, the Oscars red carpet is being rolled out for Tinseltown’s best to strut down. It’s the 90th Academy Awards and one of the biggest events of the film industry’s season. And there’s one guilty reason most of us have for tuning in…
NO city’s image is more at odds with the reality than London. So many Aussies flock to the capital with raised expectations only to encounter disappointment.
Catherine McMaster attends London Fashion Week and reports on 7 new designers rising through the ranks and who should be on your radar
London is a sprawl of intellectual and cultural stimulation. But it’s also the only place I have visited and lived where the image exported is incongruous to the reality.
An investigation into the rise in teenage suicide and depression in UK’s leading educational institutions, and how two actresses are trying to help child mental health through issue based forum drama.
In Northern Ireland the law forbids women from having an abortion unless there is a ‘serious risk to a pregnant woman’s life or of long term damage to her mental or physical health’.
The Enhance Disability spokeswoman talks about Cerebral palsy, disability fetishes and sexual desires
Alex Cavendish is a former inmate. He was moved between six prisons, and eventually was released in 2014. Adam Mac is a prisoner serving life at HMP Wakefield. Both reveal an institution marred by systematic drug abuse, assault, violence and rape.
David Wilson is a former governor of HM Grendon, an experimental psychiatric prison in Buckinghamshire. Grendon is unique within the British penal system as it operates entirely as a psychodrama and therapeutic community. Prisoners engage in drama and creative workshops, group art, music and wellbeing courses.