John Lichfield
John Lichfield: How I became chic growing roses and parsnips
For the first time in my life, possibly only briefly, I have reached the pinnacle of Parisian chic. The newspaper, Le Figaro, has published a list of what it calls the panoplie du snob: a catalogue of 50 things which are at the furthest cutting-edge of in-your-face trendiness amongst the wealthy, Parisian chattering classes.
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Monday, 6 April 2009
It was always simplistic to see Sarkozy as a Gallic Reagan or Thatcher
John Lichfield: Sarkozy shows off his new best friend
Saturday, 4 April 2009
Obama met O banana in Strasbourg yesterday. Obama you know. But who is O banana? That is a new nickname for Nicolas Sarkozy invented by Plantu, the wonderfully insolent cartoonist of Le Monde.
John Lichfield: Even the French are giving up on lunch
Monday, 16 March 2009
Paris Notebook: How is trade? "Terrible", said the patron. "All the publishers have moved offices"
John Lichfield: France’s myth of the cheesemaking peasant
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
There is a traditional postcard image of French farming, fostered by successive governments. Small villages of warm stone nestle on hillsides, surrounded by beef cattle reared mostly on grass. Dairy cows, goats and sheep produce luscious raw-milk cheeses.
John Lichfield: French foes bury the handbag
Monday, 26 January 2009
Paris Notebook: This was like King Kong agreeing to have a quiet meal with Godzilla
John Lichfield: A reminder that theatre is booming over here
Thursday, 8 January 2009
All the world's a stage. British theatre, from William Shakespeare to Howard Barker, is packing in audiences across the Channel. The ambitious "Paris Calling" season is a timely reminder to Britons that France has a thriving theatre scene of its own.
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