Chatelaine Winter 2024

IF I HAD TO PUT MONEY ON IT, I’d bet that “longevity” will be the word of the year. (We’ll have to wait until December to see whether I’m right.) It seems as though everywhere you turn, there’s a headline touting the latest lifeextending supplement, longevity hack or counterintuitive success story. “She loved beer and ice cream and lived to 97”—sign me up! This past fall, I had the good fortune to visit Stanford University and meet some of the experts from its Center on Longevity. (I was a guest of the beauty brand Estée Lauder, which supports some of the Center’s work.) While there’s a lot of high-level research going on, the number-one thing I took away from the experience is that the most effective longevity advice is also…

Pizza Mac and Cheese PREP 10 MIN; TOTAL 25 MIN SERVES 6 This household favourite came about when I was making mac and cheese and had some leftover tomato sauce to use up. It’s now the only mac and cheese I make. Fortunately, it’s endlessly customizable—perfect for cleaning out the fridge! 1 227-g pkg button mushrooms, quartered1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-in. pieces3 tbsp olive oil, divided½ tsp salt, divided454 g fusilli pasta3 tbsp butter3 tbsp all-purpose flour2 cups 3.25% milk1 cup tomato sauce1 ½ cups grated mozzarella165 g sliced provolone, cut into thin strips⅓ cup chopped pitted green olives, such as Castelvetrano¾ cup panko bread crumbs½ tsp dried oregano½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)85 g sliced pepperoni 1. Position rack in centre of oven, then preheat to 450F. 2.…

Monique Taylor-Yee Shui bymeaux 43, Pickering, Ont. The holiday season is hectic for Monique Taylor-Yee Shui, a mom of two, content creator and founder of byHER, a digital magazine and online community for Black Canadian women. Her end-of-year calendar is always packed with family gatherings and industry events. And when dressing for a party, she has two rules: make it sparkly and make it comfortable. “My personal style skews in many directions depending on my mood, but I love to make a statement,” says Taylor-Yee Shui. Here, she embraces a chic monochrome moment, adding texture and shine with a stylish pair of faux-leather culottes, a sequined button-down shirt and silver accessories. “It’s a special time of year—you want to bring that glitz, that shimmer.” From the time Taylor-Yee Shui was…

You Get a Book. You Get a Book. Everybody Gets a Book. There’s no greater pleasure than curling up on the couch and getting lost in the glossy pages of a coffee-table book. The best ones are wholly immersive—each a world unto itself. Celebrating everything from film to fashion to foods beloved by fictional British nobility, these nine spectacularly giftable books will also deliver a glorious post-holiday escape. Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik,$40 The glittering world of Hollywood in the ’60s and ’70s is immortalized in this braided biography of two California literary legends, Joan Didion and Eve Babitz, whose complicated legacies are forever entwined. Several sealed boxes of letters found in Babitz’s apartment after her death in 2021 help unravel the fraught friendship and complex rivalry that existed between the…

BEST TRADITIONAL WHISKY Glenmorangie Original Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky For this holiday season, Glenmorangie gave its classic 10-year single malt an extra two years of aging time. The result? It’s richer and creamier, and its signature balance of orange, vanilla, honey and peach is even more pronounced. $76 for 750 mL, glen morangie.com. BEST MAPLE WHISKY Sortilège The OG of maple whiskies is still one of the very best, thanks to its producers using high-quality whisky and real maple syrup to make this gorgeous blend. $36 for 750 mL, sortilegewhisky.com. BEST PORT Taylor Fladgate Reserve Tawny Historical: The Mallet This special release is a beautifully rich and complex port that tastes like butterscotch, walnuts, coffee and dried fruits—perfect for winter. $58 for 750 mL, taylor.pt. BEST GIN THAT GIVES…

It wouldn’t be an understatement to call 2024 the Year of Ozempic. Semaglutide medications—sold under the brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus—have dominated the news cycle. Celebrities from Whoopi Goldberg to the Osbournes have sung semaglutide’s praises, while gossip rags have made it their mission to identify who is on the drug. But how does Ozempic work, and how do you know if it’s right for you? Here’s everything you should know. WHAT ARE SEMAGLUTIDES? HOW DO THEY MAKE YOU LOSE WEIGHT? Ozempic actually began as a revolutionary treatment for type 2 diabetes, but it often came with a noticeable side effect: weight loss. Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist. That’s a fancy way of saying it’s a hormone, which is naturally produced in the gut in response to…