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...But he regularly returned to his birthplace and his beloved motifs: the dry, rugged landscape, the fishing village of l’Estaque and the Mont Sainte-Victoire....
...None more so than the venerable De L’Europe, which has stood at the confluence of the Amstel river and two canals since 1896 and is just completing a five-year renovation....
...Forget chewing gum: Mentha spicata, not peppermint, is the one which is aptly mild and makes the best sauce for spring lamb. What is the right variety of cucumber?...
...April 4 to 7; further information and tickets here ‘Film Cycle: Deborah Stratman’, Jeu de Paume American artist and filmmaker Deborah Stratman tackles notions of power and control, investigating the dynamics...
...The six ensuite cabins, staggered over two levels, evidence this beautifully, from custom Egyptian kilim carpets to the master suite’s trompe l’oeil landscape – made by Greek artist Athan Mytilinaios using...
...This is another painted room, with trompe l’oeil decoration by Fernand Renard....
...L’hôtel de Maisons, however, wasn’t the first choice....
...Website; Directions— Tim Auld L’Atelier Robuchon 6 Clarges Street, London W1J 8AE A particular joy in Paris is to sit at the counter of L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, watching in...
...Meanwhile, a pair of Arizona Shearlings lined with lamb’s wool sell for €150 in Germany, while a pair of dusty blue synthetic Barbados sandals for the beach will set you back a mere €45....
...March 28 to June 30; further information and tickets here ‘Impressionisti: l’alba della modernità’ (Impressionists: The Dawn of Modernity), Museo della Fanteria In honour of the 150th anniversary of the...
...The idea gained momentum the following month when Ganni, the Scandinavian clothing label owned by the LVMH-backed private equity firm L Catterton, promised it would phase out virgin leather by 2023 because...
...As Charles Baudelaire put it in his poem L’Invitation au voyage: “There, all is order and beauty/Luxury, tranquillity and delight.”...
...L’Oréal: Its $2.5bn acquisition of luxury Australian soap maker Aesop is Nicolas Hieronimus’s boldest strategic move as the French group’s chief executive....
...Expect to feed, mark (and cuddle) lambs — and perhaps even see one being born....
...And the exquisite trompe-l’oeil shell “mirrors” and decorative frescoes in the main hotel corridor are the work of François Roux, who restored the ceilings in Louboutin’s Lisbon house....
...MAY August Blue by Deborah Levy (Penguin/Farrar, Straus and Giroux)Set in Athens, Levy’s new novel explores ideas of selfhood and femininity through a woman who believes she has glimpsed her double....
...Consommé à l’Impérial and lamb chops à l’Orientale were on the menu, and the programme of music for that day included, with exemplary British diplomacy, a selection from Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, an opera...
...Deborah Fuhr, founder of ETFGI, a consultancy, said Finra’s definition could include mutual funds and ETFs investing in everything from high-yield bonds and emerging markets to those based on quantitative...
...Poor lamb, he used to ring me and ask me, ‘Did you see me on TV?’ And I said, ‘No, Serge, I didn’t.’”...
...In 2020, Cato’s once almost barren farm was recognised as one of the most innovative in France and awarded the prestigious Lauréat National de l’Agro-Ecologie....
...covinovenezia.com Disappointment An invitation to lunch at Girafe, the sought-after seafood restaurant in Paris’s Cité de l’Architecture, promised a treat....
...Alex Israel contributed the enormous trompe-l’oeil mural depicting birds of paradise plants along the main stair....
...But such a deal risks inflaming arguments over Scottish and Welsh independence because the likely impact of zero-tariff imports of Australian lamb and beef will land hardest in rural areas such as Scottish...
...But Bourla opts for lamb chops, medium rare, as a main, while I pick the fish of the day, a grilled dorade royale....
...Daffodils and primroses were bursting out beside the paths, lambs a day or two old tottered on the bright green grass....
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