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...three ranks: chevalier, officier, and commandeur. After Ost’s knighting, the 60 attendees, which included close friends and family as well as local officials, sampled the French truffles and pastries which Ost and his culinary team had prepared for dessert. Born in the Alsatian town of Strasbourg, Ost cooked in kitchens around the world before he finally decided to settle down and make his home in Boston. In 1996, Ost first opened Sandrine’s Bistro, named for his daughter, after a stint as the executive chef of Le Meridien Boston, a restaurant in the city...
...There have been 55 acts of violence or aggression against Jewish individuals or installations in France since the Israeli offensive on Gaza began in late December, according to the Union of French Jewish Students. This week began with firebomb attacks on synagogues in the suburbs of Paris and Strasbourg. Similar fire-bombings or attempted arson have occurred in Sweden, Britain and Belgium. Three ethnic Arab students in Paris were attacked by seven alleged members of the Jewish Defense League. (The JDL denied any involvement.) French Interior Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie this week responded to the beatings by pleading...
...moment was indicative of Yelbi’s thirst for knowledge, Ganong says. “He was always very determined. He knew he wanted to get a better education.”At the age of seven, Yelbi, and his family left Cote d’Ivoire for Strasbourg, France. Upon entering the French lycée system—the last stage in Frane’s secondary-education system—Yelbi pushed himself to take as many baccalauréat classes as possible while maintaining his hobby, basketball.But, the limitations of the French education system threatened...
...suburban peripheries of most French cities. A total of 422 cars were burned in Paris-area housing projects, compared to 12 in the relatively well-policed Parisian intra muros. Other cities whose unemployment-racked, racially tense banlieues also lived up to their reputations for frequent car-burning included Strasbourg, Lille, Toulouse and Nantes. Across France, police arrested a total of 288 people on New Year's Eve (vs. 259 the year before) - though not all were charged, and many were apprehended for offenses unrelated to arson. (Read TIME's top 10 crime stories...
...STRASBOURG, FRANCE On rue de la Msange, Bernardaud's Constance oval platter ($434) is a winner...