Wakanda forever

BY BETT KINYATTI I don’t own any piece of furniture upholstered in Ankara. Not in my home, studio or Pinterest idea boards. What I have though, are maxi Ankara dresses hanging in my closet. Those ready-made ones from La Belle at Imenti House. I wear them to church on Sundays

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Crave Kitchen: a story in Photos

BY BETT KINYATTI To comprehend the unusualness of Crave Kitchen, you must first comprehend the unusualness of the man who created the Kitchen itself. Chef Tom. I had the honour of sitting with Chef Tom for a chat back in March. And it really was an honour. Because Chef Tom

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Foreplay is overrated

BY BETT KINYATTI Life’s best moments happen off of social media. Forget the dangling carrots they tease you with. Big-budget box office movies are shit. ‘Black Panther’. ‘The Lion King’… should I go on? The money in your pocket

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Keep the lights low

BY BETT KINYATTI I’m beginning to think we made a mistake in how we’re raising Muna. Of course there are several mistakes we’ve made before as parents. Some of them began since the time she was in my belly. The first mistake I recall making was have her

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Anatomy of a desk

BY BETT KINYATTI I’m writing this from Explorer, the bar in Kilimani. I’m seated in a corner – the only corner, it seems – that has an electric outlet. The DJ is right in front of me. As in, when I look up to think, it’s his shoulders that bomb

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That Kale chick

BY BETT KINYATTI I’m running in the mornings again. I’d forgotten how good I feel after an hour of a brisk run and stretches to warm up and warm down. God, I feel good! It’s like buoying in a post-coital bubble. Only better. I’m knackered but I’m not worn out,

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