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Dans son restaurant, Alexandre Gauthier a su mettre en scène un voyage gustatif et esthétique qui commence par des mots doux… La table la plus excitante du Touquet ne se situe pas au Touquet, ce serait trop facile, mais à une quinzaine de kilomètres, à La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil. À la Grenouillère (deux étoiles Michelin, 19/20 Gault&Millau), Alexandre Gauthier propose une cuisine, une esthétique, un univers. Rarement un chef a affiché une telle cohérence entre un lieu et sa cuisine. Ici, il y a un début et une faim - de déguster, de s'étonner, de s'abandonner au sortilège d'un voyage immobile. Il est facile de copier, mais très difficile est de se ressembler. Pas de doute: comme seuls les vrais grands, Gauthier, 38 ans, se ressemble. Au fil des années, le service est devenu plus souple ; aujourd'hui parfaitement délié, il a perdu une relative arrogance qui heurtait l'esprit maison. On vous remet d'abord, comme un billet doux, le menu éphémère, imprimé sur une feuille fragile, élégamment froissée: c'est toujours émouvant, de recevoir une lettre, et là, le premier frisson provient des mots et du mystère gustatif à venir qu'ils contiennent. Puis, comme un magicien vous propose de tirer une carte, on vous tend des amuse-bouches. Ce jour-là, en lever de rideau, une foudroyante association d'oxalis et de câpre: de l'acide et de la poudre, vous comprenez tout de suite que le voyage va vous emmener loin, sans recourir au subterfuge des épices car il n'y en a pas sauf, occasionnellement, du safran. On retrouvera d'ailleurs, au gré du grand menu (onze services pour 135 €, qui dit mieux dans un établissement de ce standing?), certains des ingrédients utilisés pour aiguiser l'appétit: le rite de l'amuse-bouche fait partie prenante du repas, ce n'est pas un alibi tape-à-l'œil mais une ouverture. Comme à l'opéra, quand l'orchestre dévoile les grands thèmes qu'il déclinera après, en les approfondissant. «Poisson des sables, fleur de courgette…» Les assiettes sont, depuis les origines, parmi les plus belles du monde. Le chef décentre, colore, bouscule, échafaude, c'est splendide, bouleversant parfois. Prenez le «melon d'eau, langoustine…» (il y a toujours des points de suspension dans les intitulés): des tours asymétriques de fruit à chair sucrée, telles les sentinelles toscanes de San Gimignano, avec un petit dôme de crustacé coiffé de pousses à son sommet et des glaçons poivrés en guise de douves. Magnifique. Raconter le menu dans le détail n'aurait aucun sens: il change tout le temps Ce qui compte, ce sont les fulgurances gravées dans le répertoire des émotions. La grosse huître grillée, avec son pistou de roquette et une écume de bord de mer, puissante alliance du meilleur de l'océan et de la singulière feuille de salade. L'extraordinaire atoll constitué de févettes, petits pois, feuilles de capucine, manteau vert dans lequel se blottit un œuf de caille: un plat d'anthologie. Le «poisson des sables, fleur de courgette…»: un épais filet non pas de sole ou de turbot, comme partout ailleurs, mais de vive, servi à côté de la fleur incroyablement sucrée à laquelle est attaché un bref tronçon de courgette. Le sable est là, sous forme de peau de cochon frite (du bon vieux gratton) et pulvérisée. Impeccable. Le «cuir de courgette jaune…», comme un grand carré de lasagne croquante posée sur une purée de cucurbitacée rehaussée d'éclats de cédrat confit et d'un trait d'huile d'olive. La volaille de Licques, cuite dans une marmite magique, accompagnée de quartiers de pêches et parfumée de verveine. Le miel exquis, volé à la ruche du jardin, que vous mâchez jusqu'à ce qu'il ne reste plus qu'une bille de cire dans votre bouche. La rhubarbe au sucre de bouleau - le plus cinglant des rouleaux de printemps. Apothéose: une mantille de chocolat posée sur une crème d'amandes, composition sur laquelle, à l'aide d'une pipette, une main experte dépose trois gouttes de vinaigre cristal qui vont désarmer la puissance hégémonique du cacao vénézuélien. À la Grenouillère, vous n'êtes pas au restaurant, mais chez un homme qui s'est trouvé et ne demande qu'à partager sa sensibilité, jusque dans ses «huttes», chambres de rêve éparpillées dans le jardin. Plus qu'un grand chef, Alexandre Gauthier, c'est quelqu'un. La Grenouillère. Menus à 48 et 95 € (déjeuner), 100 ou 135 €. Carte: environ 100 €. 19, rue de la Grenouillère, La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil (62). Tél.: 03 21 06 07 22.

Netflix is going to start partnering with airlines to provide them with its mobile streaming technology. This will start next year as part of an effort to get airlines to provide better in-flight Wi-Fi, according to a report from Variety. The reasoning is simple from Netflix’s perspective: the better in-flight Wi-Fi is, the more passengers can use it to watch Netflix while on planes. Netflix has, over the years, already had to develop better bandwidth technologies for streaming video on mobile devices working through unreliable cellular connections, so it seems logical that the company’s tech could be used to improve in-flight Wi-Fi, too. According to Netflix, the company’s tech could save airlines up to 75 percent in bandwidth costs while offering better internet. As Variety notes, Netflix has already partnered with airlines in the past to offer free Wi-Fi, including Virgin America, Aeromexico, Qantas, and Virgin Australia. Coming from there, the new initiative to help improve airlines’ Wi-Fi feels like a pretty natural next step for the company.

Christian Eriksen has been ruled out of Tottenham’s Champions League clash with Apoel Nicosia on Tuesday night through illness. The Dane is joined on the sidelines by Victor Wanyama and Mousa Dembele, both of whom are continuing to recover from injury, while Dele Alli serves the second of a three-match ban following his red card against Gent in the Europa League in February. Jan Vertonghen will also miss the game through suspension after being sent off in Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund earlier this month. With Tottenham so short of midfield options, youngster Harry Winks is expected to be called upon to line up alongside Eric Dier and Moussa Sissoko in the centre of the park. After surprising Dortmund at Wembley two weeks ago, Tottenham now have the opportunity to further their chances of reaching the knock-out stages of the Champions League when they take on Apoel Nicosia in Cyprus. Mauricio Pochettino’s men will then face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in what will be the toughest test of their group stage campaign.

Midsize SUVs With Plenty of Space SUVs are asked to do more now than ever. Once used for getting off the beaten path and out to the campsite, SUVs are now the de facto family hauler. From getting the kids to school and practice to taking a trek to the beach, SUVs seemingly do it all. Part of that versatility is flexible seating arrangements, but there’s no substitute for a supremely spacious interior to fit everyone and their gear. To that end, U.S. News & World Report has compiled a list of the roomiest SUVs in terms of overall passenger volume. This list also considers overall cargo space, since that is key when you have to help someone move. Read on to learn which midsize SUV boasts the most space – maybe one of these spacious utility vehicles will be right for you.

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LANDOVER, Maryland (AP) — Virginia Tech made FedEx Field feel like Lane Stadium Northeast and got to bring that Black Diamond Trophy back to Blacksburg for the first time in more than a decade. Oh, and the Hokies' new quarterback looks like a keeper, too. Josh Jackson passed for 235 yards, ran for 101 and accounted for two touchdowns in his first start for Virginia Tech, and the No. 21 Hokies made a last-second stand to beat No. 22 West Virginia 31-24 on Sunday night. The 52nd meeting between the Appalachian region rivals was the first since 2005. It ended up being a classic. The Hokies rushed the field after their defense held the Mountaineers out of the end zone on two last plays from the 15, and their fans screamed along to Metallica's "Enter Sandman" to celebrate. "This was a fantastic win," Virginia Tech safety Terrell Edmunds said with a huge grin. Jackson, the redshirt freshman who won a three-way competition for the job, was up and down with his passing, but showed off some nifty moves running in the opener for both teams. "I felt calm," said Jackson, the son of former longtime Michigan assistant coach Fred Jackson. Josh Jackson's 46-yard keeper up the middle — which ended with him taking a hard low hit — set up Travon McMillian's 3-yard touchdown run that put Virginia Tech up 31-24 with 6:30 left. "I felt that one pretty good," Jackson said about the hit. Jackson said he read a blitz on that play and the Mountaineers gave him all kinds of room inside. "That was a bad, bad call by me," West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson said. West Virginia's new quarterback was just as impressive. Florida transfer Will Grier, who left Gainesville after being suspended by the NCAA for failing a test for performance-enhancing drugs in 2015, pass for 371 yards and three touchdowns. He got one more chance to tie after usually reliable Virginia Tech kicker Joey Slye missed a 32-yard field-goal attempt with 1:55 left. Grier slinged and scrambled West Virginia down to the Virginia Tech 15. Hokies coach Justin Fuente used a timeout before the last two plays because he was worried his defense was getting gassed chasing the shaggy-haired quarterback. "You just want them to hold on for one more," Fuente said. Grier's second-to-last pass into the end zone under pressure was a little behind David Sills and it went through the falling receiver's arms. "I thought I had him," Grier said. "I got hit and I couldn't see. I thought he caught it. That's the one I'd like to have back to get it up more for him." It was a tough ball to catch, but Sills wasn't hearing that. "I just got to make that play," he said. "That's really all it comes down to." Grier's last throw sailed high and away, but a couple of penalties on the West Virginia offensive line made it moot. THE TAKEAWAY West Virginia: Along with breaking in Grier, West Virginia is looking to find him some reliable targets from an inexperienced bunch. Sills (nine catches, 94 yards and two touchdowns), the former quarterback prodigy-turned-receiver, and Gary Jennings Jr. (13 for 189 and a 60-yard touchdown that tied it at 24 early in the fourth quarter) looked good against a Virginia Tech secondary that ranks among the best in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Virginia Tech: The Hokies are going with a committee of running backs and 190-pound sophomore Deshawn McClease made a case to be in the mix along with Steve Peoples and Travon McMillian. McClease slipped three tackles on the way to a 12-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. He finished with 51 yards on eight carries. T'D UP West Virginia Coach Dana Holgorsen drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty late in the third quarter that helped push the Mountaineers out field-goal range. Holgorsen was set off by a late hit penalty on a long kickoff return by Virginia Tech moments earlier. Then on a third-and-1 at the Virginia Tech 23, West Virginia was flagged for holding. Holgorsen objected again and it cost his team another 15 on top of the 10 for holding. The NCAA rules committee made it a point of emphasis this season to rein in arguing coaches. Another unsportsmanlike was called later on an unidentified Virginia Tech assistant coach. UP NEXT West Virginia: The Mountaineers return home to take on East Carolina in Morgantown. Virginia Tech: The Hokies face FCS opponent Delaware next week before traveling to East Carolina on Sept. 16.

The accident took place when fuel from a car doing burnouts caught fire and sprayed into the crowd. Footage from the event shows people hurrying to get out of the way as the flash fire hit onlookers. The incident took place at the Red Centre NATS competition at the Alice Springs Inland Dragway in central Australia. Event organisers said one patient was in a critical condition and the remaining 11 were in a serious but stable condition. "This is a distressing situation; however, all patients are receiving the care they need," Red Centre NATS said in a statement. The remainder of Sunday's competition was suspended by the organisers and police are now investigating the incident.

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