‘The Death of The M&S Cafe Will Hit Me (And My Nan) Hard’

‘The Death of The M&S Cafe Will Hit Me (And My Nan) Hard’

I used to dread asking my Nan where she wanted to go for lunch, because I always knew the answer, ‘the M&S café.’ ‘Are you sure?’ I’d ask, barely masking my disappointment. ‘Yes.’ She’d reply, without a beat. And so that’s where we’d end up because she’s 93 and paying and turns her hearing aid off if I complain. I don’t have an actual problem with the M&S café; I just prefer places that remind me less of my old high school canteen. Every time we…