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Jean-Claude Vrinat

January 11th, 2008 · Comments Off

Slate, Jean-Claude Vrinat. Remebering the world-class Paris restaurateur:

“Jean-Claude Vrinat, who died from lung cancer on Monday at the age of 71, was France’s greatest restaurateur, and his passing marks the end of a particular form of hospitality. Vrinat was the star attraction at his venerated Paris restaurant, Taillevent, but he was not its chef. Instead, he presided over the dining room and left the cooking to someone else (a very talented someone else, of course). In the era of globe-spanning celebrity chefs, this allocation of labor and limelight was nothing short of antediluvian. But having a chef tethered to the kitchen and a revered owner in the front of the house had its advantages: Taillevent commanded a loyalty like no other luxury restaurant in France, and Vrinat’s death has prompted an outpouring of grief, not just for the man but for the breed of restaurateur he represented.”

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Paris, a Roman City

February 5th, 2007 · Comments Off

Paris, a Roman City Paris, a Roman City: “The Romans believed that a city was defined by its status, in Lutetia’s case, it was the capital of the Parisii tribe.”

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Jean-Philippe Charbonnier: Psychiatric hospitals

January 26th, 2007 · Comments Off

Hopital Clermont Liminous Lint: “In 1954 Jean-Philippe Charbonnier documented French Psychiatric hospitals and this exhibition includes rarely seen photographs from the series.” (Via WMMNA.)

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links for 2006-02-05

February 5th, 2006 · Comments Off

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