In this issue Dec/Jan 2020


PEOPLE 78 PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Lanie Goodman fi nds out about Céline Sciamma’s fourth feature, Portrait of a Lady on Fire


93 GILLES LELLOUCHE


He made the leap from comedy actor to director – now Lellouche is unstoppable. Gill Harris reports


96 ALPHONSE BERTILLON


Described by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as better than Sherlock Holmes, this petty clerk changed the world of criminology. Chloe Govan investigates


122 SUZANNE VALADON


Hazel Smith traces her life from street urchin to celebrated artist…


PLEASURE


18 JOIE DE VIVRE We unearth the very best in Gallic design, fashion, sights and sounds


25 WHEN MORE IS LESS


Jennifer Ladonne takes us on a tour of the Paris stores where you can bag a designer bargain for a fraction of the retail price


63 SWEET THING


Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson, of Tartine fame, share recipes from their new book


68 THE PYRÉNÉES ON A PLATE Embark on a coast-to-coast gastronomic journey with Justin Postlethwaite


70 TASTE THE TERROIR From France’s most decadent chocolate to the gooiest Loire Valley goat’s cheese, this issue we take your taste buds on a veritable journey to heaven


72 BON APPÉTIT Your tasty and topical round-up of what’s cooking


74 À LA CARTE Alexander Lobrano sets off on new culinary adventures


84 RETAIL THERAPY Make it a Yuletide to remember with these delectable festive treats


128 FRENCH STUDY GUIDE Smartphone apps and lessons and leisure all rolled into one in France – your chance to be top of the class


PLACES


34 WHAT’S HOT IN PARIS FOR 2020 The City of Light is in a constant state of fl ux, says


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