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...Roland Mary and Marina Richter rented the building in 1992 with a plan to create a Parisian-style place in the heart of Berlin. "We just knew it would work," says Mary...
...fare ranges from Parisian-style dishes, such as terrine of foie gras or entrec?te, to classic Wiener schnitzel?which are pounded flat and nearly as large as a baseball glove. The wine list offers a broad international selection. On a really good expense account? Try the 1985 Ch?teau Mouton Rothschild 1st Cru Class for a mere...
...Located on the banks of the river Maas at Leuvehaven, Rotterdam's beach is set against a backdrop of high-rises and office blocks in the heart of the action. In addition to volleyball and sunbathing, it hosts everything from dance parties to children's events. As with its Parisian counterpart, swimming is prohibited. And the beach, which opened in May, will be swept away by municipal workers in September. No matter: with sand and sun?if not surf?so close to home, few are complaining...
...When Vanessa Seward was hired by the late Loris Azzaro in November 2002 to help steer his flashy Parisian couture house back into fashion, the then 32-year-old assistant had no idea that one day she would take over the whole outfit. But she did know she had an affinity for the designer's glamorous, effortless style. In the late 1970s and 1980s, when Azzaro was famous for dressing bombshells like Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch, Seward was a schoolgirl growing up just around the corner from the glitzy Azzaro boutique on Paris's Faubourg St.-Honor?. "In fact...
...Littleby case is not in Fandorin's jurisdiction, but he becomes entangled in it aboard the Leviathan, a massive luxury liner cruising to Calcutta; Littleby's killer is known to be aboard, as is the Parisian inspector following his or her trail. All that is the setup for a ravishing jewel box of a mystery--the lock of which Fandorin gingerly, joyfully picks--and an homage to Christie, whose Death on the Nile is the mother ship of all nautical mysteries. Akunin also knows his Arthur Conan Doyle, and his Fandorin likes to indulge in showy displays of Holmesian observation...