1. Crunchy fries
Building on its success in Lille, the new generation estaminet of northern chef Florent Ladeyn is making a splash. In January, two new addresses will open in Dunkirk (street food version) and Béthune (dedicated to Flemish cuisine). And always on the same principle: a radical local approach, which favors the producers of the region.
Bierbuik10 Grand-Place, in Béthune, and Ancienne Criée, place du Palais-de-Justice, in Dunkirk.
2. Cookies to die for
If they come from Soho and Notting Hill, the pastry chef who created them is very French. In this new school year, the cookies of Damien Leroux, passed by the brigades of Alain Ducasse, land in France. Ultra-generous, they are mainly cooked on the spot, and throughout the day, to be served piping hot… and terribly soft.
Cream, 61, rue du Temple, Paris-4e. Opening scheduled for mid-February.
3. Virtuous blueprints
With Soubacq, the designer Louise Drouhet gives a second life to the sleeping fabrics of the big fashion houses, by revisiting the traditional worker’s jacket. Produced in very limited editions in its Parisian workshops, the unisex jackets are available in cotton, wool, hemp or denim, for a twist that is as fashionable as it is responsible.
4. Stylish Thermolactyl
Rouje, the Parisian house of Jeanne Damas, has married its feminine and vintage universe to that of the expert in warm underwear Damart. The two brands have imagined a capsule collection of six essentials, cut in the inimitable Thermolactyl pointelle knit. Very seasonal and delicately retro.
www.rouje.com. From January 28.
5. Cult hair care
In 1973, Jean-Marie Greyl imagined “Flower Cream”, a very gentle cleansing care without silicone, sulphate and paraben, intended for weakened hair. Fifty years later, the signature cream of the Leonor Greyl house is available in a limited edition, on the occasion of its jubilee.
6. An in & out routine
Making nutricosmetics glamorous is the challenge that the Holite brand has set itself. The three ranges (hair, clear skin and anti-aging) combine liquid food supplements rich in natural active ingredients with topical application, in serum or oil, with the sweet scent of orange blossom or jasmine.
7. An exhibition to roar
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is much more than an endurance race, it is a mechanical epic with its joys and its dramas, its drivers and its legendary cars. In 2023, it is this adventure, now a hundred years old, that Retromobile, the Parisian fair for old and vintage cars, will retrace.
Retromobile Show: 100 years of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Paris, Porte de Versailles, from 1er to February 5.
8. An exhibition to meet
Willy Ronis (1910 -1981) photographed little people with an empathy that still shines through today. His images, presented this winter in Pont-Aven, are all the more touching as they echo the post-health crisis reunions that we have all experienced. A great lesson in humanity.
“Find yourself”, photographs by Willy Ronis at the Museum of Pont-Aven. From February 4.
9. A designer lamp
The Swedish giant asked the Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, well known to design addict, to imagine a collection of lights called Varmblixt. Sculptural lamps, with a minimalist physiognomy, but with a warm light – and which, once extinguished, become objects of art.
On ikea.comin February.
10. A decoration that feels good
The pandemic has shown how much the evolutions of design marry those of society. It is therefore natural that the Salon Maison & Objet, a major meeting place for decoration enthusiasts, has chosen the Take Care formula as its theme! As an invitation to take care of oneself, of others, of know-how, of the planet…
Maison & Objet, from January 19 to 23. house-object.com
11. A motionless adventure
If you don’t take the road, you can at least dream of it by passing through the Centquatre, in Paris, where the Objectif Aventure Festival will be held. The 40 films that will be screened there will take us to the end of the world, where man makes himself very small in front of Mother Nature. Chills guaranteed.
Objective Adventure Festival, from January 27 to 29. www.terdav.com/festival-objective-adventure
12. A pop cheese shop
After having conquered the Marais district, the Monbleu cheese dairy is arriving this winter in the 11e district of Paris. Called Père Lacheese, this new address offers a very fine selection of cheeses – to be enjoyed in a Jacques Demy film set.
Father Lacheese, 151bis, rue de la Roquette, Paris-11e.
13. A Helmet for the Metaverse
The previous model dating from 2016, it is an understatement to say that the release of Sony’s new PlayStation VR2 virtual reality headset is expected. Thinner and lighter, it promises more comfort for new video game experiences (3D audio, haptic feedback from controllers, etc.). There remains the price, which is not virtual.
PlayStation VR2, 600 euros for the basic pack and 650 euros with the game “Horizon Call of the Mountain”. Release announced on February 22.
14. A bag with attitude
For spring-summer 2023, Matthew M. Williams, the artistic director of Givenchy imagined “Voyou”, a hyphen between Parisian elegance and Californian coolness. All the character of this bag, designed for women’s daily life, lies in its details: V-shaped silhouette, versatile shoulder strap, engraved hardware and a kaleidoscope of colours.
Launching February 15.
15. A sprawling cashmere
The artist Kraken has transposed his famous drawings of black octopuses onto the cashmere knits of the Bompard house. Their long tentacles take on a new dimension in this unisex capsule collection with streetwear accents. Sweaters, t-shirts, stars and sweatshirts were produced in limited series and numbered as true works of art.
