Hitting the high notes
Brunch|January 06, 2024
From flavourful grocery store sandwiches to surprisingly good movies, 2023 had a lot of unexpectedly stellar hits
SEEMA GOSWAMI
Hitting the high notes

Morocco has everything, from seaside towns to modern cities, and plenty of places to curl up with books like Lessons in Chemistry. ADOBE STOCK

This is my first column of 2024. But this week I am looking back - and giving you a taste of all that made 2023 (despite its many miseries) bearable for me. Here, in no particular order, is my best-of-2023 list.

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