The Best Travel Shows to Stream Right Now AFAR 3/9/2021
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In “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy,” the actor lives the dream by exploring the best of Italy’s food and wine.While we wait for borders to open, these fuel-your-wanderlust shows will take you off the couch to Italy, England, Norway, France, and Peru (by magic shopping cart). Can you tell we’re excited about Michelle Obama’s fantastical new global food show,
Waffles and Mochi? It debuts next week on Netflix. Until then, explore the world from home by streaming any of these 26 travel shows and TV shows set in foreign countries.
Sesame Street–style kids’ TV show for the budding chef,
Waffles and Mochi follows the eponymous puppets one a sweet little monster with waffles for ears, the other a sentient pink rice ball around the world as they seek out fresh global ingredients and learn about healthy eating and cooking.
This show will appeal to adults as much as to toddlers. To start: Michelle Obama costars (this is part of the Obamas’ production deal with Netflix) as a grocery store owner who teaches Waffles and Mochi about the wide world beyond the Land of Frozen Food. Off on fabulous journeys they go to Japan, Peru, Italy, where they have friendly encounters with famous chefs like Samin Nosrat and José Andrés, as well as special guests Rashida Jones,
From Phoenicia to Finance
(8 March 2021)
The North East Times Magazine, published today, carries an interview with Dr Arzé Karam, assistant professor in finance here at the School and covers both her journey to Durham and her current research. Appropriately we share this piece on International Women s Day with thanks to the North East Times.
Growing up in a country with a history more ancient than any other, but one that was also ravaged by sectarian violence and civil war, Dr Arzé Karam had her eyes set on leaving Lebanon for France from a young age. With dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer dashed, studying for a career in finance became the path to a new beginning, a new life.
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Lupin saw the crew shooting in the famous art gallery (Image: NETFLIX)
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The show is set in Paris in various locations across the French capital with the action moving around the city.
One of the big settings is the Louvre Museum where Assane pulls off his first big con involving the necklace.
Another key location is Montmartre with Assane’s living quarters in this area with the conman having a few of the iconic Sacré-Cœur.
The show gives a modern take on the Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief stories by French writer Maurice Leblanc.
Lupin was filmed in the Louvre in Paris, France (Image: NETFLIX)