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...Readers who want less "taking apart" and more "devouring" will be glad to move on to Reynaud's abundance of recipes based on dishes from his Parisian restaurant, Villa9Trois. They range from simple and straightforward (ham-and-gherkin sandwiches, croque-monsieur snacks) to elaborate and exotic (jugged wild boar with spelt-and-saffron risotto, pot-roast confit with lemon-flavored coriander salad). All are enticingly photographed by Marie-Pierre Morel, though some of the dishes are not for the squeamish. For example, a hearty stew introduced early in the book lists pig's liver, pig's kidneys...
...view individual pieces, is one of the clearest manifestations of didactic ambition. “They provide close, intimate encounters with our works of art,” Manoogian says of the spaces.The Allston building will also house conservation labs, which Daly compared to a Renaissance studio or Parisian atelier. Both these and the study centers will be visible from the street, relating the activities of the museum to city outside.The center’s public education program will ideally serve as a cornerstone for its interaction with the neighborhood. Children will be able to paint and draw...
...Jenny Savalette de Lange A ubiquitous figure of high Parisian society, de Lange resisted marriage, leaving behind a string of rebuffed suitors-and for good reason: upon her death in 1858, coroners discovered that she was in fact a he. Rampant speculation about de Lange's true identity prompted the publication of more than a few "histories" unmasking the transvestite socialite as the last Bourbon monarch, still in hiding...
...plain high above the rest of Luxembourg City, the museum is laid out like an arrowhead, echoing the old, arrow-shaped Thüngen Fortress next door (soon to be a museum itself). Mudam's exterior is sheathed in French "Louvre" limestone that radiates the honeyed glow of its Parisian namesake. The interior - bright, airy and playful - is well-suited to the occasional zaniness of the art on display. Even the museum's café, with its indoor canopy of heat-formed textile tiles by Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec, is a visual pleasure...
...celebrate its centenary, Parisian jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels has designed an exquisite collection, Une Journe Paris. The house?founded in 1906 by Alfred van Cleef, son of a diamond merchant, and his brother-in-law Charles Arpels, son of a precious-stones wholesaler?has long been a favorite of celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Princess Grace and Uma Thurman. This new line was inspired by landmarks in the City of Light, including the Tuileries, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. The Etincelles minaudire, left, in white gold with onyx and diamonds, pays homage to the elegant parties held...