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...Kong hotel is Spoon, tel: (852) 2721 1211, the latest restaurant by Alain Ducasse, who has nine Michelin stars to his name. Diners here can expect a free-form improvisation of flavors and textures, where the inspiration is just as likely to be Asian or Mediterranean as it is Gallic. The menu is also flexible: instead of sticking to a starter, main course and dessert, diners can tailor a meal from long lists of ingredients, accompaniments and sauces...
...travels gave her time for a tete-a-tete with French President Jacques Chirac, who despite now famous differences with the U.S. over Iraq, planted a Gallic kiss on Mrs. Bush's hand and looked, said one British paper, as if he were ready to move up her arm. Inside the closed-door meeting, things were similarly cozy. When the subject of Iraq came up, Chirac waved his hand and said, "Let bygones be bygones." By contrast, when President Bush met with Chirac in New York City a week earlier, a slightly exasperated Bush said at one point, according...
Bronfman thinks he has an ace in his close relationship with Vivendi CEO Jean-Rene Fourtou. But whether in Edgar Jr. they can trust elicits a Gallic shrug from shareholders. If he offers the right price for the Universal units, says Colette Neuville of a stock owners' group, "whether Bronfman can run it well is another matter that doesn't concern us." --With reporting by Peter Gumbel/Paris and Jeffrey Ressner and Sonja Steptoe/Los Angeles
...Rave [May 16, 17] Performed by the Ballet de Lorraine, this modern dance piece is part of the month-long French May gala, celebrating Gallic food, wine and culture. Rave synthesizes punk rock and classical ballet with the choreography of a fashion show. To learn more, click on www.frenchmay.com...
MEANWHILE IN AUSTRALIA Going Gallic Jacques Chirac's antiwar stance has earned him popularity at home - and with supporters abroad. The southern coastal city of Wollongong is threatening to "defect" to France to protest its own government's support for military action against Iraq. City councilmen will make their case this week to the French Consul General in Sydney...