Get the low-down from the original style-seekers' latest good-time hunting expeditions, find destination inspiration and insider tips from around the world. Welcome to the official Smith blog: we hope you enjoy your stay
We’re not just obsessed with the world’s most stylish hotels. We’re also partial to a designer villa and a chic townhouse. And so, last week, to celebrate the hand-picked houses in our Smith & Friends collection, we threw a little dinner party at Chester Place to celebrate self-catering, Mr & Mrs Smith style…
‘We have such [...]
Ever fantasised about a dinner party where Nuno Mendes is cooking and you have Alain de Botton to chat to? Sign up for A Feast With Epicurus at Viajante, Tuesday 25 January (7.30–10.30pm).
‘Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily,’ said Epicurus. And were he still around, no doubt you’d spot the white [...]
‘Tis the season to enjoy the ‘Christmas Pudicure’ at Brown’s Hotel… This unique 90-minute pedicure treatment in the chic spa of this London hotel is the perfect antidote to anyone who’s been pounding the pavements to do their Christmas shopping. The Paul Smith-decorated Christmas tree is reason alone to pop into Brown’s too this season…
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No, we’re not riddled with parasites – we’re just celebrating the glories of the flea market. Partly because, taking inspiration from New York’s thriving vintage-sale scene; London’s suddenly crawling with them, partly because we’re excited about this weekend’s Kensal Flea Christmas Fair (which Smith’s own Juliet has a well-manicured hand in); and partly because we’re [...]
Smith-prized London hotel the Baglioni kicks off its final fine-dining event of 2010 at the glamorous Brunello bar & restaurant tonight, with a three-night kitchen takeover by three-Michelin-star restaurant Don Alfonso 1890.
Closing a sensational season of Italian gourmet guest appearances at the esteemed London establishment, the kitchen crew from renowned Sorrentine restaurant Don Alfonso 1890 [...]
Following up on our interview with Amanda Wakeley earlier this year (not to mention her chic weekend packing tips post), we’ve delved further into her non-stop fashion life to bring you all the best tips from her international travels.
Here, the OBE-bestowed British fashion designer, brides’ best friend and all-round wonderwoman reveals the most stylish [...]
Let us show you a good time…
Having exercised their bed-testing, cocktail-sampling, staff-assessing muscles on behalf of Mr & Mrs Smith, some of our anonymous hotel reviewers have turned Smith destination spy, feeding our travel-hungry online wanderlust generator with new and inspiring travel and destination tips (see, for example, our insider guide to the Edinburgh Festival [...]
Prepare your palates for free-range pork belly, dauphinoise potatoes, artichoke risotto with parsley and Kent cobnuts, and pan-seared Falmouth scallop and pancetta. Did we mention that this is just one of five courses? Or that you’re feasting in someone’s private dining room, with the professional chef concocting his creations in the ensuite kitchen? Welcome to [...]
Not a lot of people know this, but – let us share with you our little secret – Mr & Mrs Smith have been hard at work on a brand new, ultra-slick series of London hotel videos that will give you a Smith-style tour around some of the capital’s best luxury boutique hotels. You’ll have [...]
Never let it be said that we would turn down a friend in an hour of need. Especially when said friend is offering dinner. Travel blogger Heather Cowper (who so expertly guided the Smith blog around the gastronomic delights of Lisbon not too long ago, and penned a review of Hotel Avenide Liberdade to boot) [...]
