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Mind your manners
The world might be becoming more casual but the French aren’t about to drop their standards of etiquette.
Choux of a kind
Expat baker Morihide Yoshida believes the success of his Paris patisserie reflects the common culinary bond shared by Japan and France.
Fresh pickings
We take a Sunday amble among the stalls of France’s chicest culinary catwalk: Boulevard Raspail.
Bread winners
It is integral to French identity but sales of bread are falling and eating habits are changing. We meet the flour-flecked folk offering crumbs of comfort with an artisanal approach.
In the shadows
Private detectives are almost as mysterious as the cases they solve. We go undercover with a Parisian sleuth.
Top 20
Why France? Why not? It’s home to many of our favourite labels, haunts and titles; here are a few.
The opener
We eye the future of branding and assess the sartorial statement of the ‘gilets jaunes’. First up: the influence of French words and how to bring people together through a love of good food.
Bonjour, tout le monde
French influence spans the globe, be it the wine you drink, the car you drive or the clothes you wear. It’s soft power with a swagger and Breton stripe too.
French lessons
From political machinations and getting the hang of thinking like a local to freedom of the press and a love of flirting, our writers reveal what makes France tick.
