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...Equally great is the frescoed breakfast room, its trompe l’oeil columns spot-lit, its retro dining chairs painted a cheering shade of red....
...One advert for Del Monte tomato sauce that read “Hang on, little tomato” inspired her to make her own silkscreen which described Mary as “the juiciest tomato of all”....
...No doubt more will queue for the new Monte Carlo branch due to open in September....
...Christmas tree candelabra from Montes and Clark, £38 Handmade in Oaxaca from embossed tin. montesandclark.com Aria glass by Laguna~B for The Conran Shop, £99 Made in Murano, in a range of colours. conranshop.co.uk...
...He also serves up bistro classics at the hotel’s more informal L’Orange Verte....
...Next door is Beefbar, the haute “street food” concept restaurant that has played well in places like Monte Carlo, Dubai and Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda....
...From Pinot Blanc to Sangiovese, the varietals deliver quality wines – you can sample them at established producers such as Hacienda La Lomita, Monte Xanic and Santo Tomás (founded in 1888, it’s the oldest...
...Miriam l Betz Biblioteca de Menéndez Pelayo, Santander This library holds 41,500 titles from the collection of the 19th-century Spanish intellectual Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, who “donated the collection...
...When Tapie emerged from jail in 1997 he told journalist Airy Routier he would exact revenge just as the main character did in Alexandre Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo. “I am Edmond Dantès....
...“We are selling at a premium in respect to the best apartments of Barcelona but at a big discount to the equivalent units in London, Monte Carlo or New York,” Farré says....
...It can make serious wines worth ageing, as shown by the likes of Domaine Gauby, Domaine de l’Horizon, Lafage, Olivier Pithon and Le Roc des Anges in Roussillon....
...From the seduction of a poster emblazoned with “Egypt, the land of mystery and romance” to the mighty promise that “The most beautiful women in the world summer in Monte Carlo”, the allure of vintage travel...
...Geometric shot glasses by John Lewis £18, for a set of four These vibrant colours are a great way to get the party going. johnlewis.com Cone candle by Montes & Clark, from £8 Handmade by a family-run...
...for colour-loving maximalists. mindtheg.com Louise Bourgeois ‘Waves’ plate by Third Drawer Down A$65 Designed in collaboration with the artist’s studio, this design is taken from her fabric book Ode à l’...
...The grooming staple I’m never without is L’Eau d’Ambre Extrême by L’Artisan Parfumeur....
...in Ilva, ArcelorMittal’s crisis-ridden Apulian steel plant; additional money for the country’s national carrier Alitalia; and €1.5bn to strengthen the balance sheets of state-controlled companies like Monte...
...Borsa Italiana, meanwhile, operates the main stock exchange in Milan, the clearing house CC&G and settlement unit Monte Titoli....
...An elegant, uplifting production, it’s a meeting of the minds between Merzouki and the baroque ensemble which accompanies the dancers onstage, Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu....
...—David L, finance, London, UK Dukes Bar is said to have inspired Ian Fleming for James Bond’s signature martini....
...It’s often just l’art pour l’art. Still, as in most big cities, the romantic quest in Paris has mostly been outsourced to dating apps....
...Four songs from that jazzy loose-limbed gig are re-arranged here, including the opener, “Vámonos Pa’l Monte”, and “Azúcar”....
...From €34; lamy.com The grooming staple I’m never without is Diptyque’s L’Ombre dans l’Eau....
...A real bargain. 14% Vignerons Ardéchois, Viognier Grès du Trias 2017 Coteaux de l’Ardèche, France £9.95 The Wine Society, £11.50 Yap Bros The Condrieu grape seems to thrive on the sandstone of the Ardèche...
...Restaurant Pertinence, 29 Rue de l’Exposition, 75007 (restaurantpertinence.com). The best book I’ve read in the past year is Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom....
...An unforgettable place I’ve travelled to recently is Monte Grappa in the Venetian Prealps, for a shoot....
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