The Marais in the 4ème arrondissement is a chaotic cobbled enclave, worlds away from the chilly boulevards of 19th-century Paris. Gianluca Longo loses himself among the bourgeois bohemians... more
If you thought Brussels was just a dank den of bureaucracy heaving with suits on expenses, think again. Hettie Harvey has a vintage time in the Belgian capital...... more
J M G Le Clézio, who has just won this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, has many connections to Britain. The son of a British doctor, he grew up speaking both French and English. As a child, he regularly holidayed in Britain and went on to study English at Bristol University.... more
Service may be a bit hit and miss at Le Café Anglais, but it has the most interesting and original combinations of food Mark Bolland has seen in ages.... more
Les Miserables is set to become the world's longest-running musical. It will overtake Cats on 8 October by which time it will have been seen by a total of 58 million people.... more
Sofia Coppola's boyfriend is lead singer and they won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album this year. Now, Phoenix tell Nosheen Iqbal, they are set to conquer London
Move over, Mahiki. Nightclub entrepreneurs Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling are soon to launch a new Eighties-inspired club in Chelsea, in honour of Lady Thatcher
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