St Ives: Of Foodies and Fishermen
Aah, the great British summer. Benchmarked by seaside holidays, soaked barbecues, A303 traffic and optimism,…
Author Estella Shardlow
A Sicilian Sojourn
Inspired by the new British Museum exhibition on Sicily’s eclectic cultural heritage, Estella Shardlow heads…
Mad about the Girl: Botticelli Reimagined
“It’s not bad, but it’s better on a postcard.” That’s what Surrealist painter René Magritte…
Painting the Modern Garden
From grey skies and stone in wintery London to the lush sunlit gardens of Giverny,…
Skye: A Five-Course Feast
When Storm Desmond sweeps in from the north Atlantic and you’re holidaying on the remote…
Brooklyn’s Best Bitesize Restaurants
From the smoky, low-lit bars of the beat generation, Estella Shardlow leaves the cradle of…
The Jade Hotel, New York
Continuing our slightly tenuous theme of traditions across the pond, Estella Shardlow tilts her trilby, rolls up her sleeves,…
The Witchery by the Castle, Edinburgh
Reading the guest book in my suite at The Witchery by the Castle, you’d believe…
Goya: The Portraits
Witches covens, assassinations, a cannibalistic Saturn and glowering colossus – the paintings by Francisco de…
48 Hours in Ibiza Town
She’s got her Bulgari tan and she’s packed her glow sticks, Estella Shardlow jets off to her…
Tanning, the Bulgari Way
It’s up there with spiders, mice and heights, my fear of fake tan. Dabbling with…