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
No, not a Would you rather? question, but a genuine offer. For the third year running, Mr & Mrs Smith is getting into bed with some of the world’s finest travel bloggers (now there’s an image) in recognition of Passports with Purpose – a worldwide blog initiative intended to raise money for noble causes. The [...]
Last weekend, some of the core Smith crew set up stall at Kensington Olympia for the Condé Nast Traveller Luxury Travel Fair, where the great and the good gather to woo new travel audiences. As well as shouting about our fantastic new hotel guidebooks (France and South-East Asia), it was a great chance to remind [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
LEEDS CASTLE FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR When? 6–7 November Where? Maidstone, Kent (Not Leeds. Obviously.) What? Fireworks light up the sky (and reflect beautifully in the lake) on this proper olde English night (and day) out, amid the mediaeval splendour of Leeds Castle and its grounds – all to the strains of famous film scores. There isn’t [...]
William Drew, host of the National Restaurant Awards and editor of Restaurant magazine, dishes the dirt on last night’s winners’ dinner event in London. On the menu? Flamboyant chefs, dazzling dishes, and some of the UK’s best restaurants, boutique-hotel bistros and restaurants with rooms… ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– I’ve just emerged from a large room full of the [...]
GALWAY INTERNATIONAL OYSTER FESTIVAL When? 22–26 September 2010 Where? Galway, Ireland What? Guinness and oysters, two of the finest things in life, join up with two more: music and friendship. The Galway International Oyster Festival brings deep, simple pleasures. Style Guinness-gulping gourmets Setting Wild West of Eire Event highlights Socially inclined locals look forward to [...]
OKTOBERFEST When? 18 September–4 October 2010 Where? Munich, Germany What? Oktoberfest is a centuries-old tent-crawl with more beer, more Bavarians and more brass bands than you can shake a bratwurst at. Style Brew ha ha Setting Bavarian beer tents Event highlight? There may be a gazillion types of beer here, but we get at least [...]
SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL When? 17–25 September Where? San Sebastián, Spain What? Cannes’ cooler, smaller counterpart, the San Sebastián Film Festival is a perfect blend of arthouse and Hollywood, set in a beautiful sandy bay that is also home to some of Spain’s best food and wine. Style Lights, camera, tapas Setting Elegant Basque bay [...]
We know what you’re thinking: how on earth do I pick out the cream of the comedy and avoid the am-dram dullards at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe? How do we know this? Because entertainer, comedian and all-round showmanship-wonder Chris Cox has been peering into his murky toughened glass ball, and he told us. Not [...]
