The question I’m overwhelmed by fear, shame, guilt and anxiety about my relationship with my mum. Recently, I had to isolate for health reasons and (as was the case during the lockdowns), being apart revealed the relief and peace I felt without her presence. My mum was sympathetic about my illness, but she made out…
The Great Indian, 139 Marlborough Road, London N19 4NU. Small plates £7.50-£11.50, large dishes £9.50-£23.50, desserts £6.50, wines from £23, Cobra £6.30 At the top of the menu at the Great Indian, a new and thoroughly delightful food pub in London’s Archway, there’s a set of slogans of a sort guaranteed to make my teeth…
Reyneke Organic Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, Western Cape, South Africa 2021 (£10.99, Waitrose) As someone who loves a lot of the wines that get grouped together as “natural wine”, I’m often taken aback by how much rage this loosely defined genre, with its (near) zero-tolerance attitude to winemaking additives, inspires. I’ve heard complaints about how the…
When I first started being bold with my lipstick choices, red was my daily go-to. The brighter the better. I’m not quite sure when I began automatically reaching for neutrals. It wasn’t that I gave up on red. I just found a neutral lip quick and easy, because what’s not to love about something you…
How does your Sunday start? Coffee. Definitely one, most likely two, sometimes, three. Then it’s 20 minutes of push-ups and squats on the kitchen floor to warm up, so I’m ready to face the very cold garage and finish exercising there. What’s for lunch? The beauty of living in London is that there are so…
Remove the added fuss of deciding what to wear on miserable dark mornings and instead opt for a chic, one-stop look that requires minimal effort. The new crop of knitted dresses does just that and, like a favourite snuggly jumper, they are not only comfortable but warm, too. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will…