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
At twice Michelin-starred Ria restaurant at the Waldorf Astoria Chicago, chef Danny Grant serves elegant French fare, presenting a symphony of flavour and texture from only a few carefully chosen ingredients. We’re not the only ones in Grant’s fan club: the chef has just been named one of Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chefs. [...]
Spring’s a superb time to head for the hills. The changeable British weather won’t be a problem at Cowley Manor hotel in the Cotswolds: if the sun shines, there are acres of undulating English countryside in which to frolic… and if it rains, this boutique bolthole’s billiard room is the perfect place to hide out. [...]
Stylish bar 1105 mixologist Gromit Eduardsen – inventor of the delicious Copenhagen Cocktail – knows a thing or two about where to go for a good time. He shares his recipe for a top night out with Smith reviewer and travel blogger Heather Cowper… If you were taking friends out dinner in Copenhagen, where would [...]
Yesterday you’ll no doubt have been glued to Mr & Mrs Smith’s Christmas gift guide, on the lookout for stocking stuffers, presents for the menfolk or Mrs, and holiday geegaws to distract the kids with; we merrily obliged with a stylish selection from the good people at cult cosmetics brand Becca, online fashion boutique my-wardrobe.com [...]
While most of the world gobbles down turkey like there’s no tomorrow (or indeed Boxing Day), some prefer not to eat turkey at all – given a choice of festive fowl, I’d never pick turkey. Never. It could sit plumply on the supermarket subs’ bench till kingdom come for all I care, forever in the [...]
Oh, to be clad in chequered knitwear and tweedy plus fours, with a basket of balls beside us, a keen caddie behind us, and a green and pleasant golf course before us. In this lust for all things golf-y, our Hotel of the week spotlight glows brightly upon The Bull Inn, a pretty little pub [...]
For round two of our Sri Lankan flavour festival, Amangalla boutique hotel in Galle, Sri Lanka, shares recipes for a tasty beetroot curry and refreshing mint sambol, the perfect accompaniments to Wednesday’s seafood curry. BEETROOT CURRY INGREDIENTS 1 tbs vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 5 garlic cloves, cut into thin strips 2 tbs curry powder [...]
On our last scouting trip in search of hotels in Sri Lanka, the Smith team soaked up the local flavours with a cooking class at Amangalla boutique hotel, set in a historic fort in the coastal town of Galle, three hours south of capital Colombo. Here we share a no-brainer seafood curry recipe… Admittedly, it can [...]
On a recent 17-hour stopover in Singapore en route from London to Melbourne, Smith discovered that the Lion City’s charms can be discovered in a day. We recommend you book a hotel in Singapore for lengthier stopovers, but if you’re not overnighting in town, here’s our guide to making every hour count… TOUCHDOWN Changi Airport is [...]
After taking us through the numerous tasty delights of Lisbon and reviewing the city’s Heritage Av Liberdade on our behalf, we sent travel blogger Heather Cowper off on another adventure. This time, she’s on the front line cool-hunting in Copenhagen in the first of three guest posts, kicking off with a catch-up with Avenue Hotel’s [...]
