The full programme for this year’s Escape! festival in Tauranga, New Zealand, is being launched on April 27, although tickets to three shows – two of them with a food theme – go on general sale tomorrow ( April 19 )   “We are breaking with tradition by putting tickets on general sale before the programme launch,” Escape! director Claire Mabey says, “but we know these performances will create a buzz and decided to help people plan their long weekend by opening sales on Tuesday, April 19.”   The books-focused festival, under the umbrella of the biennial Tauranga Arts Festival, takes place from June 3-6 (Queen’s Birthday weekend). Peter Gordon, whose new book Savour is published on May 2, will be in conversation with Jesse Mulligan, restaurant reviewer for Viva ( NZ Herald ) and Afternoons host on Radio NZ, on Saturday, June 4. The Whanganui-born chef – who created his first cookbook aged 4 –   owns two restaurants each in London and A...