Hints and tips:
Related Special Reports
...But it isn’t all fast cars and €500,000 watches....
...And I’m like, you can’t really. The natural wine that you want to drink, you won’t be able to find in the supermarket....
...But then a happy, appreciated team — and the staff, many of whom have worked here for decades, are great — is what makes a wonderful hotel, and De L’Europe is one I’m always delighted to stay at....
...Michel Chaudun worked at Maison du Chocolat before opening his own store on Rue de L’Université in 1986, cherished for its Wonka-like displays....
...Michel Barnier arrives, carrying, of course, two folders full of papers. Tall and debonair, the former Brexit negotiator knows the power of appearances....
...“If I’m honest, I’m sick to the back teeth of it. But every now and then I’ll eat one and go, ‘Yeah, that is good.’”...
...If the artist doesn’t have any pre-existing collectors, in most cases it won’t work so well — although often we are surprised.” This year, the artists’ ages range from 26 to 65....
...“I’m interested in small phenomena and how to harness those things to have, on a more macro level, an effect.”...
...Shepherdson argues that declining S&L tax revenue augurs poorly for future S&L spending, as this chart shows: It’s a reminder to investors that markets are sensitive to changes, not levels....
...This is especially true of his new Paris outpost, a 100sq m studio/pied-à-terre in Saint Germain-des-Prés....
...I’m joined now by the FT’s Brussels bureau chief, Henry Foy. Hey, Henry. Henry Foy Hi, Marc. Marc Filippino So Henry, Michel is stepping down. What’s the process here to replace him?...
...“If I’m wrong, I’m wrong — I don’t care. If I’m wrong, I’ll write about that.”...
...“It’s a real insult to say that I’m against it.”...
...I didn’t see anything. I don’t understand why I’m here. I’m truly innocent. They blamed me for this. They set this up for whatever reason. I shouldn’t be here.”...
...When l told my wife, she asked if I’d lost the house (which we owned outright). l said, no, even l was not that stupid. She then laughed and said that it ‘doesn’t really matter much then’....
...I’m not quite sure how to decode “easy to drink”. I find that description applies to virtually all the wines that come my way....
...“It wasn’t until recently that I finally visited his gallery, and it was a delight....
...Gianluca Cantaro, a Milan-based editor and journalist who has worked for magazines such as L’Uomo Vogue and L’Officiel, says there is still a long way to go....
...That’s labour with a lowercase l. Sorry, Keir Starmer....
...Like a magician, she won’t say, except to note that it took a long time. “I’m always looking for an oomph factor,” she says....
...In front of Les Invalides there is a café with a big terrace called Café de l’Esplanade, with the same owners as Hôtel Costes....
...Head to Carrer de l’Argenteria for provisions: Sans & Sans sells teas, and Casa Gispert, a beautiful shop from 1851, roasts all sorts of nuts over wood....
...The studio is now conducting the same research for the Comité Grande Armée, focusing on the area between Place de l’Étoile and the Bois de Boulogne....
...Design superstar Jean-Michel Gathy is behind every last vignette, including the striking shimenawa woven-rope and lattice-wood ceiling in the vast reception....
...“I’m from New Orleans, where we don’t need a reason to celebrate,” says the artist Ashley Longshore of her more-is-more philosophy....
International Edition