Our cover star this month is three-time Oscar winner, Meryl Streep. Twenty years ago, she starred in the adaptation of a novel called The Devil Wears Prada. That movie, also starring Stanley Tucci, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, was, of course, a smash hit. Now the foursome are back on the big screen in The Devil Wears Prada 2.
Of reprising her role as magazine editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly, Streep says, “I love the clothes, I respect the clothes, but the shoes are a workplace hazard … 16 weeks in stilettos is not glamour. It’s combat.”
Of her 50-year acting career, Streep says modestly she is “fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time. Early in my career I had the chance to play many pioneering women’s roles at a moment in Hollywood when those films were very popular. It was a massive break.”
Her breadth of talent and subsequent career have proved that there was far more than just luck involved. Read what lies ahead for her.
On our health pages this month, Psychologist Dr Renée Bazley explains the concept of radical acceptance – the practice of incorporating life’s slings and arrows into your life without letting them defeat you or change you intrinsically. GP Dr Jo Skinner explains how and why “blue spaces” can have huge positive impacts on our mental health; and we explain why sleep and diabetes should be on your health radar.
Beauty Director Megan Bedford takes a look at long hair and why older women are refusing to chop theirs off after a certain age. Retinol has long been known as the gold-star treatment for aging skin – she explores whether it is also right for skin that is sensitive.
In our Postcard section, we travel the world, from New Zealand, Brisbane and northern Australia to Scandinavia, Egypt, Nepal and the Mediterranean coast, with a special look at the gourmet restaurants onboard modern-day cruise ships.
Getting ready to enjoy some Easter eggs? Read our story on craft chocolate – it may influence what you buy for loved ones (and yourself) this year. To celebrate our 18th birthday, we have four beautiful bundt cakes to create, while our story ‘Currying Flavour’ offers six delicious curries for you to make at home.
Our Master Sommelier Cameron Douglas looks at why we turn to sparkling wine or champagne when it’s a birthday or special occasion, and he shares what other drinks are rising in popularity for such celebrations.
We share our favourite new films, TV programs, podcasts and upcoming events and in BOOK CLUB, we highlight the best new releases you’ll want to read.
And the MiNDFOOD staff share what they’ll be getting up to over the upcoming long weekends.
All this, plus 15 pages of your favourite Puzzles!
The April issue of MiNDFOOD is on sale 9 March in New Zealand and Australia. Available in stores and online at mindfood.com/shop
