Xavier Netry, winner of the 2024 ‘best baguette in Paris’ award There are baguettes, good baguettes, and then there are exceptional ones. It is the latter that the City of Paris, in partnership with the Syndicat des Boulangers du Grand Paris, seeks to distinguish each year, rewarding excellence in craftsmanship. In 2024, the title of Best Baguette in Paris went to the Utopie bakery located at 20 Rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud in the 11th arrondissement, and owned by Xavier Netry. “Absolutely thrilled and very proud, I am over the moon! It’s a highly coveted prize,” exclaimed Xavier, a happy and relieved artisan…
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Mossi Traoré created Ateliers Alix – the first free haute couture school in the Parisian suburbs 📸 Joséphine Brueder/ Ville de Paris Mossi Traoré, a child of the Parisian suburbs, created the first completely free haute couture school, with parts of his workshops and school, Ateliers Alix, located in Villiers-sur-Marne, in the Val-de-Marne (94) department. A committed creator, Traoré’s practice reaffirms, in this interview, that fashion is a “social expression” in which each person blends his or her influences and origins. In a few words, how would you define your brand and your approach? Mossi Traoré: I have a high-end…
The Olympic flame in front of the Panthéon📸Joséphine Brueder / Ville de Paris It was a date in history. On 14 July (Bastille Day in France), the Olympic flame arrived Paris during the traditional parade along the Champs-Elysées. We invite you to vicariously 😊 re-live the highlights of this momentous event through the downloadable photos below, all from the official Paris 2024 Olympic collection. The Olympic flame arrived in Paris on Sunday, July 14th, after a journey that began on April 16th in Olympia, Greece. It spent two days in the capital, visiting iconic locations, and was carried by 540…