Andrea Pinto

Hi, I'm a journalist, writer and brand strategist based in London, UK. 

With an interest in travel, food, culture and entertainment, I've written for publications like VOGUE, Condé Nast Traveller, GQ, Outlook Traveller, and most recently The Handbook, an independent lifestyle magazine based in London.   

The Handbook •

Inside Yazz Collective: A Hidden Beach Resort In The Mediterranean

As far as birthday celebrations go, you know you’ve done well when you find yourself on a beach with glittering, crystal clear water lapping at your feet, sipping on a chilli marg (with one more on the way), as a labrador face-plants into the sea. It’s perfect. And for my first experience of the Mediterranean, my stay at Yazz Collective, an ultra-private hideaway along the Turkish coast, really sets the bar.


Yazz (translating to summer in Turkish) really lives up to its name. Because the summ...
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This Hilarious, Indulgent Novel Makes The Perfect Summer Read

Set amidst dreamy landscapes of rolling hills, Georgian manors and high society parties, Wives Like Us is the fourth novel of London-born and Oxford-educated, Plum Sykes. Focussing on the lives of the ultra-wealthy, the book is witty, chaotic and chic, making the ideal summer read that’s equal parts escapist and fabulous.


Centred around three very rich wives of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, an American divorcée and one grieving butler, the novel is sprinkled with the drama of deceitful husbands...
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How Lyric Mariah Heard Made The World Her Runway

“That’s not giving model,” Heard says, as she talks about her first shoot. “It was for a breast cancer awareness campaign in 2015. But looking back at those photos now, I’m just like – no, that’s not giving model.” Looking at her today, makeup on point, dressed in business chic, it’s hard to believe that Heard could ever not look like she’s jumped straight out of a magazine.


A 28-year-old model from Chicago, Lyric Mariah Heard has called London home for the past three years. With a following...
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The Star Of Annabel's New Restaurant, Bolívar Is An Unlikely Contender

From the outside, Annabel’s looks unassuming when I pay my first visit to the exclusive private members’ club to review their new restaurant, Bolívar. There are no extravagant decorations on its outer facade like they have for Christmas (well obviously, it is the month of May), and while all looks calm and content on the outside, as the door swings open and I step inside, I immediately feel like I’m walking into the home of someone very important.


The feeling only gets stronger as I make my...
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