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...Maybe it's just the novelty of weaving around cars stuck in traffic jams, but the Parisian motorcycle taxi certainly seems to be the most fashionable way to commute around town these days. The two-wheeled wonders shave precious minutes from journey times, and at least four different companies (Citybird, Motojet, PLD and H?g? Service) scoot around the French capital. Clients are equipped with rain gear and helmets, and Citybird and H?g? Service customers get inbuilt two-way radios. A carry-on suitcase and two laptop-sized bags can be secured to the back of the bikes. Journeys within Paris...
...that is easily avoided. Chef Yannick Alléno is a rising star at the Versailles-like Le Meurice in the Hôtel Meurice (228, Rue de Rivoli). There, relishing dishes like poularde de Bresse stuffed with foie gras (and an amazing cheese cart), I felt as pampered as a Parisian lapdog. At a fraction of the price but still a good value, Chez Paul (13, Rue de Charonne) delivers lace-curtained, cassoulet-slinging bistro fare. Georges, the whimsical Philippe Starck-- designed restaurant atop the Pompidou Centre, offers simple Mediterranean selections and one of the truly spectacular views of the city...
...going local the best bet for McDonald's in Europe? If so, Denis Hennequin, 46, the new president of McDonald's Europe, is just what the company--whose sales dipped 1.4% in May--may need. Hennequin, who started by managing a Parisian outlet, is already offering Evian and pastries at the French McDos and tweaking standard fare with Greek Macs and a "dollar menu" variant in Germany. Next up: develop McDonald's in Russia, launch sandwiches and remodel British restaurants this fall--perhaps even offer a "meat and chocolate" dish in Romania. No stranger to the short-order line, Hennequin...
...first the opera does appear to be something of a rewrite. The story certainly recalls La Traviata: Parisian Courtesan Magda meets innocent Country Boy Ruggero, loves him and then, out of concern for his family's honor, leaves him. And as in La Bohème, there is a joyous café scene and a secondary pair of quarrelsome lovers. Yet the feel of La Rondine is very different, for Magda is a more worldly-wise heroine than either Violetta or Mimi. Her affair with Ruggero is a self-deluding attempt to recapture a lost moment from her youth...
...ambition of the prosecutors in the trials of the Mafia families lies the real issue of human frailty. The decimation of these organizations will not thwart the demand for their services. In time, others, perhaps more ruthless and less insular, will fill the vacuum. Paul Riley New York City Parisian Terror...