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...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?...
...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....
...That is a pretty penny, to be sure. But, to paraphrase the L’Oréal strapline, Aesop should be worth it....
...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....
...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....
...The experience isn’t cheap but it’s worth every penny if you’re Punjabi and want to be reminded of home....
...Pieces available include penny loafers from a shoemaker in Barcelona, and navy pinafore dresses from Rome’s Atelier Bomba....
...Expect to feed, mark (and cuddle) lambs — and perhaps even see one being born....
...Penny Mordaunt, leader of the Commons, was unable to conceal her exasperation with Truss’s robotic non-answers at Prime Minister’s Questions....
...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....
...Great balance and fun to drink. £17.99 MJ Wine Cellars Cosme Palacio, Glorioso Gran Reserva 2015 Rioja 14%Masses of class and interest per penny....
...Their stock seems dominated by the need to shave pennies off the selling price, not helped by successive, stealthy increases in duty....
...Lions will lie down with lambs. Maybe. Email us: robert.armstrong@ft.com and ethan.wu@ft.com....
...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...
...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....
...But as far as I'm concerned from where I'm sitting, I think this is worth every penny. Yeah, I think you're right....
...These stoppers are worth every penny and have kept my leftover sparkling wines fizzy and interesting for longer than I care to confess in print....
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