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Patrick Ricard, boss of the french drinks giant that bears his name, enjoys a glass of pastis before lunch. But at a recent breakfast in his private dining room overlooking the Eiffel Tower, he was strictly a coffee man, despite having just pulled off a deal worth celebrating with something stronger. In March, Pernod Ricard stunned its rivals by landing one of the biggest prizes in the drinks sector: Absolut, the world's leading premium vodka, whose acquisition, Ricard concedes, was "a bit of a coup...
...John Paul II had a similar view. He believed that “animals possess a soul” and are “as near to God as men are.” Nor is this sentiment new: Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903) was the patron of the French Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Pope John XXIII (1958-63) declared that “man must never hurt animals, must never ill-treat them, nor torture them physically.” In Saint Thomas Moore’s Utopia, the slaughtering of animals...
...fair, the conference did not insist on serving Moroccan tagines in cities where even vegetable burgers have trouble gaining a foothold. The “dessert-flips” (think more fruit, less cheesecake) demonstrated under the instruction of Stephen Dufree—pastry chef at the French Laundry—and the Turkish Roasted Eggplant Sandwiches taught by goddess of Mediterranean cuisine Joyce Goldstein were more marketing ploys to sell the idea than specifics about the plan of implementation. Panelists and attendees consistently broke down the practical application of the nutritional advice and offered recipe alternatives that would...
Dark Suits, Buttoned Up Give or take the odd photo opportunity, such as a recent kickabout with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Arsenal soccer stadium in London, Brown's lighter side is seldom on display when he meets foreign leaders. "Tony Blair and President Sarkozy are personal friends," says an adviser to the French President. "Sarkozy's relationship with Brown is as warm and positive as it was with Blair in terms of foreign policy and European issues, but it lacks the personal friendship." Brown's joint press conference with Bush at Camp David last July was a study...
...just who will be implicated by the U.N. inquiry remains something of a mystery, despite the widespread speculation that Damascus had a hand in Hariri's killing. Last week, a star witness in the ongoing probe suddenly vanished while under French police protection. The complicated tale of the witness, identified as the chauffeur to a Syrian general suspected of involvement in planning the bomb attack that killed Hariri and 22 others, underscores some of the many problems that have surrounded the investigation. The French newspaper Le Figaro reports that evidence quickly emerged that the witness had been paid to implicate...