I’ve come back around to Ayurvedic medicine recently – it influenced many of our ways of healing at home in Pakistan. I gave it to a dear friend as a birthday gift and had their initials embossed on it.Īnd the best gift I’ve received recently is an Ayurvedic treatment at Surya Spa in Santa Monica. The best gift I’ve given recently is a beautiful, sustainably made bag by Cuyana. Her handwoven Pakistani rug in her home © Rich Stapleton She’s creative and she always dresses for herself – her style is casual and effortless. Whenever I host dinner parties I like to decorate the table with a medley of candles, and this one will definitely be added to the mix. I discovered it in a little boutique in Venice Beach and I love the playfulness and unexpectedness of the shape. It’s a powerful and moving memoir of finding healing through food, family and love.Ī recent “find” is a quirky candle by Burke Decor. In many ways Locke doesn’t fit in, but the longer she spends there, immersed in the community, the more it begins to feel like home. When Locke’s husband died, she and her daughter went to his small hometown in Sicily to see his mother and try to deal with the grief. The best book I’ve read in the past year is From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home by American actress Tembi Locke.
It was a gift from my mother when I got my first apartment, and I’ve had it ever since. Its rust and terracotta patterns really warm up my living room. The best souvenir I’ve brought home is an intricate handwoven rug from Pakistan. Shahid at home, wearing a Tory Burch dress © Rich Stapleton
Most days I fry some eggs, sprinkle them with turmeric and share them with my husband it can be as simple as that. In cooking you can reconnect with your body, the food system, culture and each other. My best memories have always been made by sharing a meal at the dinner table, so I try to facilitate those moments as much as I can. It’s very much at the centre of the house and my husband and I love having people over, eating food and arguing over whose cooking is better. My favourite room in my house is the kitchen – no surprise there. Cafe Privato, Timarci Sokak 3B, Galata, Istanbul (+90212-293 2055) I like to stay at Soho House, get a Turkish breakfast spread from Cafe Privato, and go to the Grand Bazaar where I can spend days lost in the beautiful fabrics and antiques. It has the most spectacular architecture, food, people and craftsmanship. The place I can’t wait to go back to is Istanbul – it’s the perfect crossroads of east and west and I’ve always felt like I belong there. In cooking you can reconnect with your body, the food system, culture and each other
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