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...Arts Experience at the landmark Raffles Hotel (Jan. 30-Feb. 3). Among those on hand will be Thomas Keller from the French Laundry in Napa Valley, California; Alain Passard from L'Arpège in Paris; Santi Santamaria from Can Fabes in Catalonia and Nicolas Le Bec from Lyon. Wineries from world-renowned regions including Chateau Haut-Brion from Bordeaux and Frescobaldi from Tuscany will host tastings, and German painter Hella Nohl will discuss red wine's place in her palette. www.rhwfae.com...
...home, Pavloff delved into French cuisine after he enrolled in college. He cooked his way through books of nouvelle cuisine, paving the way for a series of victories in French cooking contests that culminated in a fourth-place finish in the 1987 Trophée des Amateurs Gourmands in Lyon, France. “The contest itself was secondary to having a good time with food and wine for a week,” Pavloff says of his adventure abroad. “It was this week of sloth and debauchery.” Pavloff moonlighted as a chef...
...York City police department offers a model of sorts. The NYPD has officers based in 10 cities around the world, including London, Tel Aviv, Amman, Paris and Lyon, France. By building relationships with other police forces, the NYPD hopes to gather data about threats before they show up in New York City. "What we have to do is get as much information as we can and respond accordingly," says Commissioner Ray Kelly...
...close studies of Idi Amin Dada and Koko the talking gorilla. His new film, Terror's Advocate, is a biopic of Jacques Vergès, the French lawyer who has defended many of the 20th century's most notorious miscreants, from Carlos the Jackal to the Nazi "Butcher of Lyon," Klaus Barbie. Asked if he would defend Hitler, Vergès replies, "I'd even defend Bush. Of course he'd have to admit his guilt first." The answer is flippant, but it points to a question posed by this meticulous, powerful film: Why is the violence committed by individuals...
...spent many years abroad and decided to return to France. I did so for good reasons, and I am still without any remorse, even after a year and a half. Pointing out France's difficulties probably attracts more readers, but what about the country's success? Raphael F. Rousseau, LYON, FRANCE Congratulations on your insightful piece. While I fully agree with your analysis of why young French people in particular leave their country in order to find better career prospects elsewhere, one must not lose sight of two facts: tens of thousands of British people, including myself, have come...