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Jun 18 • Victor coutard

Made Where They're Worn

A selection of 14 European-made alpine footwear brands

Jun 9 • Victor coutard

Too many people to be a machine

A conversation about opera with Lucile Allio-Lucas

Jun 3 • Victor coutard

My Daughter’s Favorite Comic

A father-daughter interview with Sébastien Cosset of Kerascoët

May 28 • Victor coutard

In the cellar with... Zoé Boinet

Let's push the boundaries of exhilaration as we ask aubergiste and sommelier Zoé Boinet a few questions.

May 21 • Victor coutard

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France in a tube

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Everyday french foods you won’t find anywhere else

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Recent posts

Vive la petite route !

My book L’art du détour is finally out.

May 12 • Victor coutard

Analog, acoustic, and handmade

With the first edition of Les Ondes, Ashley Helvey and Owen Dodd are making the case for music as a form of presence.

May 7 • Victor coutard

Is it better to choose an average Airbnb or a dingy hotel?

The answer cost me 99 euros and the discovery of a piece of meat forgotten in a freezer.

Apr 29 • Victor coutard

David Wahl, writer and playwright, on falling in love with the deep.

Apr 25 • Victor coutard

In the cellar with... Justine Knapp

Let’s push the boundaries of exhilaration as we ask wine journalist Justin Knapp a few questions.

Apr 22 • Victor coutard

Christine Doublet spent 11 years running Le Fooding, France's influential food guide. Now she's hungry again.

Apr 15 • Victor coutard and Christine

Is the Coffee Shop the Most Boring Place on Earth?

Yes. An Autopsy of Caffeinated Boredom — and Four Alternatives.

Apr 11 • Victor coutard

How to get lost in… Milan

Détour n°31 — Glasses, opera, and fegato in gelatina

Apr 7 • Victor coutard

Semi-Industrial Love

France still makes things. You just have to know where to look. Proof in 21 items

Apr 1 • Victor coutard

How to read France

A selection of book by comics editor Louis Daeffler

Mar 26 • Victor coutard

How to get lost in… Saint-Gilles (Brussels)

Détour n°31 — Beer, sausages and vintage shop

Mar 23 • Victor coutard

Parisienne, apparently

Constance Dovergne, ELLE France's lifestyle editor, debunks the myth.

Mar 19 • Victor coutard and Constance Dovergne

Travel

How to get lost in… Milan

Détour n°31 — Glasses, opera, and fegato in gelatina

Apr 7 • Victor coutard

How to get lost in… Saint-Gilles (Brussels)

Détour n°31 — Beer, sausages and vintage shop

Mar 23 • Victor coutard

How to get lost in… San Sebastian

Détour n°30 — Pintxos, Shark and cheesecake

Mar 2 • Victor coutard

How to get lost in… Paris 17

Détour n°29 — Vintage suits, Macarons and toys

Feb 14 • Victor coutard

How to get lost in… Orléanais

Détour n°28 — Tempered glass, architecture and vinaigre

Feb 1 • Victor coutard