Daniel Kalderimis KC lives in Wellington with his wife and three daughters.  He has previously lived in New York and London, taught at Columbia University, and been a law firm partner.  He now practises as a dual NZ and English-qualified barrister through Thorndon Chambers (Wellington), Richmond Chambers (Auckland) and Twenty Essex (Singapore and London).  With degrees in law, English and philosophy, he has always been interested in unravelling the layers of meaning behind ordinary things. His book Zest is about what happened when that search, in his own life, became pressing rather than a pastime.