H2 Hotel, Healdsburg: hotel of the week
The ink-black Sangiovese, regal purple pinot noir and the plump pearl of a chardonnay… we’re all about the mighty grape this time of year. So we’re off to the California wine country for a stay at H2...
View ArticleThe Australasian Circa 1858, Fleurieu Peninsula: hotel of the week
As the southern hemisphere heats up, the yearly migration of whales is coming to an end; now is your last chance to catch them swim by the South Australian coast until next year. We’re heading to the...
View ArticleTravel with #SmithTaste and win Smith vouchers!
We love food – eating it, cooking it… even just looking at pictures of it. And now we’d like to see your best food pictures: post ’em on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter and add the tag #SmithTaste from...
View ArticleTravel with #smithtaste: the winner!
Well, that was delicious. You served up several hundred drool-inspiring dishes for our #smithtaste food photography competition all last week, and yesterday we spent a stomach-rumbling hour choosing...
View ArticleConstance Le Prince Maurice, Mauritius: hotel of the week
As the nights draw longer and the winter approaches, we’re dreaming of white sand beaches, translucent lagoons and secluded coves. In short, we’re craving sunny Mauritian serenity, and our friend...
View ArticleVenice: foodie walks, cult recipes and gourmet secrets
Strike out from our favourite hotels in Venice and you'll find hidden food markets, gourmet delis and quirky enotecas – if you know where to look. Italian food writer and stylist Laura Zavan shares her...
View ArticleLuna2 Studiotel, Bali: hotel of the week
Ever dreamed of travelling to space? Forget astronaut training, we’re going to Luna2 Studiotel, earth’s answer to the cosmos. A stroll away from Seminyak Beach, this boutique bolthole couldn’t be...
View ArticleCasa Colombo, Sri Lanka: hotel of the week
Forget a traditional New Year’s, in 2015 we’re going to Sri Lanka to Casa Colombo, the cool and collected mansion in the Bambalapitiya quarter. This designer den is tidily tucked away from the...
View Article#pancakeday!
Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Carnival… whatever you call it, Pancake Day is delicious. In case you haven’t had a chance to whip out your lemon and sugar yet today, here’s a quick round-up of our...
View ArticleFrom the suitcase of… Seamus Mullen
We caught up with award-winning New York chef, restaurateur and author Seamus Mullen before he jetted off to Jamaica for Goldeneye Hotel & Resort’s food and music fest this weekend. He dished on...
View ArticleNorth Bundaleer, Clare Valley: hotel of the week
Ancient outcrops of the Flinders Ranges, ordered rows of ripening grapes on vines and rolling pastoral hills are what you’ll find in the surrounds of opulently restored homestead, North Bundaleer. Just...
View ArticleLittle Good Harbour, Barbados: hotel of the week
We’ve been daydreaming of slowing things down and taking that quiet Caribbean getaway. The haven of Little Good Harbour in Barbados will instantly put you on ‘island time’ – chill out with a day at the...
View ArticleThe Opposite House, Beijing: hotel of the week
Designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, The Opposite House features innovative architecture and interiors that embrace natural light and reclaimed materials, leaving visitors wide-eyed with...
View ArticleThe Carneros Inn, Napa Valley: hotel of the week
Unwind amid the vineyard-covered hills of gourmet heaven Napa Valley and let the rural charm of the Carneros Inn’s cottages and restaurants lull you into luxurious nostalgia for pastoral California’s...
View ArticleFontelunga Villas, Tuscany: hotel of the week
We’re craving boundless rolling hills, aromatic olive groves, authentic bruschetta and days drenched in sun – and Fontelunga Villas has all that (and plenty of Tuscan romance) down to a tee. It’s...
View ArticleThe Wallawwa, Colombo: hotel of the week
Among three acres of peaceful tropical gardens, just outside of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is where you’ll find The Wallawwa. This 200-year-old colonial manor sparkles from a careful restoration, but hasn’t...
View ArticleThe Mercer, New York: hotel of the week
Give us Manhattan’s bustling streets and 24-hour subways, its towering skyscrapers, designer-clad denizens and trendy restaurants: that’s right, this week, we’re going to New York City’s buzzy Soho...
View ArticleGreat Global Chefs app preview party with chefs Lee Westcott and Sophie...
We threw a great little gourmet gathering last night in buzzing Bethnal Green at Town Hall Hotel & Apartment‘s new Typing Room restaurant with super chefs Lee Westcott (below) and Sophie Michell....
View ArticleA weekend in: Southwold
The tiny East Anglian enclave of Southwold is used to the seasonal ebb and flow of summer visitors. But now a new hotel is attracting a fresh wave of interest from those who come to browse its...
View ArticleAn insider’s guide to the Cotswolds
Where to eat, shop and explore in England’s most famous countryside
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