Raymond Blanc: three books that taught me how to cook
The chef arrived in Britain 45 years ago with no English and no idea how to cook. But he quickly learned both – thanks to these greats …
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Jean-Paul Goude’s best photograph: an androgynous Grace Jones
‘People thought she looked outrageous, alien even. I wanted them to be intimidated. It was a slap in the face to the entertainment of the day’
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Unnamed UK buyer pays record sum for Hans Coper piece – bought for £250 in the 1970s – suggesting a boom in ceramics market
Send me a masterpiece: the museum texting its artworks to anyone who asks
Fancy a Lichtenstein? How about a Warhol? San Francisco’s MoMA will now send you anything from its collection – all you have to do is ask the artbot
Peter Lindbergh’s best photograph: the birth of the supermodels
‘They were a revolution – fresh, fun, outspoken, poking at you, making edgy jokes, getting involved. Wow!’
French leave: Pierre Koffmann’s final meal
The three-Michelin starred chef would evoke the pace and pleasures of Provence by feasting on bouillabaisse and his grandmother’s apple dessert