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With two new columns and more valuable giveaways, WIFM is continuing to answer with aplomb that piercing question: What’s in it For Me? Pierre Gagnaire launches our new People column. The classy French chef with a taste for Michelin stars shares his lifestyle with us on page 17.

And for the latest on new product styles, see our other new column on page 24, Design. From shoes to watches, and camera to teapot, there are some very nice creations out there if you look — and we found some we thought you’d like.

Whatever it is — food, drink, books, leisure — it always feels better for free, so they say. So help yourself to our everexpanding freebie list inside, including top event tickets such as for the Royal Ballet’s Mayerling, fine French cuisine on exotic river cruises, crafted & classic beer mugs, audio guided tours of Tokyo, and even a Moscow circus dinner and show. As always, winners will be picked at random.

Spring is about staying out of bed a bit longer — eating, drinking, sightseeing and shopping, all popular activities that long or cold winters often curtail.

As the June bride is a global phenomenon, we feature the best spots to tie the knot in Tokyo in our cover story, although if you have left it this late you are probably rushing things for this year and I won’t ask why.

If road testing Triumph’s latest classic monster, the 1597cc Thunderbird, is not your cup of tea (page 37), then how about one of the city’s all-you-can-eat buffets (page 34)? How they make a profit from these Viking-like spreads is beyond me, but perhaps not everyone is as greedy as I am. No longer exclusively for special occasions, cheapskates, and the less discerning, even buffet snobs have to admit the general quality has gone way up in recent years, while prices have remained steady.