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...My first question is about the daunting task of running her new empire: the palace alone has 403 rooms, 3km of facade and about 2,300 staff, and the Louvre also oversees the Tuileries gardens running down...
...But for my money, the most fun is to be had at Butcher’s Block, where Hawaiian chef Jordan Keao does brilliant, kind-of-Hawaiian, kind-of-Asian things with both meat and veg in his open kitchens....
...A long-awaited branch of New York steakhouse Peter Luger is expected in Ebisu Garden Place by September....
...The meetup’s co-founder, Natalia Martinez-Kalinina, who also runs a book club and throws kitesurfing outings for newcomers, says these nights show her what the future of Miami might be....
...It’s a place for mixed grills, ox heart, buttered carrots and breakfasts that cross into Man v Food territory....
...But Dorothy dreamt of a spot where she could look at her wild flower garden in the backyard. A compromise was reached, and a floor-to-ceiling window now bisects the shelves....
...And so utterly herself. 2015, with its Oscar, promotional appearances and star turn at the Chanel couture casino, proved a timely reminder of her sartorial awesomeness....
...’s Casino Royale....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...Beaulieu Grand Casino Holding a meeting in a casino might seem rather risqué for some businesses, given the latest financial headlines....
...And for the next eight years he blew his money on French casinos and presents for dolly girls, especially the Dolly girls....
...At this year’s festival, there are so many lavish promotional parties atop yachts, on the beach, by poolsides and amid lush gardens that actors checking into the five-star hotels lining the seafront promenade...
...He has managed the Ritz and George V hotels in Paris, the Saint Géran and Touessrok in Mauritius and the Byblos hotels in St Tropez and Courchevel....
...I'm prepared to go halfway; ours can go shit in the garden. peter.chapman@ft.com...
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