Tanning, the Bulgari Way
It’s up there with spiders, mice and heights, my fear of fake tan. Dabbling with…
Author Estella Shardlow
Splendour
Prepare for a strong sense of déjà vu and scintillating performances from the all-female cast…
Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for a Modern World
When someone mentions British 20th century sculpture, chances are it’s Barbara Hepworth’s curvaceous, pierced forms…
If You Go Down to the Woods Today…
From garden Jenga to riotously colourful decor, Cowley Manor isn’t your run-of-the-mill country house hotel.…
Inventing Impressionism
The National Gallery’s latest exhibition shines the spotlight on a lesser-known hero of the Impressionist…
Water Meadow Cottage
A rabbit hops across the front lawn as we arrive at Water Meadow Cottage; it’s…
The Art of Dining: East to Osterley
It’s not every night one goes to dinner at a stately home. But then pop-up…
Bermuda: A Cultural Cahoot
All places are hybrids, I suppose, bearing the imprints of various cultures and colonisers. Yet…
Brunch Matters: No. 11 Pimlico Road
Pimlico is not the most obvious of gastronomic hotspots; in fact, until last weekend I’d…
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier
Leave any pretensions of good taste at the door. In The Fashion World of Jean-Paul…
Rio: Beyond the Beaches
“Here we are, in the middle of nowhere. It seemed a bit of an exaggeration: while the deserted street in Rio’s Gávea district was admittedly poles apart from the bustling sands of Copacabana and Ipanema, it was hardly a total backwater…”
Twenty-Four Hours in Bruges
“It began with discs of black truffle on potato and celeriac …” Estella spends a day (and a bit) in Bruges, dining on more than – but certainly not omitting – beer and chocolate…