Donald Trump’s second presidency has sent shockwaves across industries since Monday – and fashion is no different. If, on the surface at least, the culture around fashion tends to skew centre left, this is is also ultimately a business about making money, and that means keeping the powerful onside. Major players showed their true colours…
Dzo! Viet Kitchen, 163 Upper Street, London N1 1US. Small plates £7.90-£11.90, large and sharing plates £10.90-£25.90, dessert £7.50, Saigon beer £6, wine from £35 You’ll never want for an emergency schnitzel on Islington’s Upper Street. Or a plate of Padrón peppers. Or a charred broccoli salad, heady with the scent of health consciousness. You’ll…
The Path Chardonnay, California, USA 2022 (from £10.99, brayvalleywines.co.uk; kwoff.co.uk; darcywine.co.uk) The last time I wrote about wine from the United States after a certain person won a certain election back in November, I complained about the lack of decent quality wines available from the country at prices under £20. A couple of weeks before…
The question I grew up as the scapegoat in a toxic family where my mother played her children off against each other. I went no-contact with her a few years ago and keep my interactions with my siblings to a minimum. I am now the divorced mother of four young adults, all living away from…
I have long eschewed the arduous multi-stepped skincare regime that once upon a time promised us our “best skin ever!” This was because very quickly I realised two things: 1) I lacked the commitment to the game, and 2) I discovered that using tons of products all at once is really confusing for the skin…
What’s first? I’ll take my dog out. I’m totally his servant. He doesn’t leave my side. If I sit in the woods, he’ll sit in front of me and watch in the same way. He’s amazing. Sunday grub? Maybe a bit of toast. Nothing exciting. I like a Sunday lunch, but it’s a rare event….